Unattended burial in Derbyshire

Compare unattended burial costs in Derbyshire using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £850 to £2,510, with a median of £1,400 across 49 funeral directors with published prices within 22 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £850 at F Butcher and Son (20.1 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,510 at Samuel Sigley and Sons (18.8 mi, captured 16 September 2026). A burial without a service: the funeral director collects the deceased, provides a simple coffin, and takes them directly to the cemetery for interment with no mourners present. The burial counterpart of a direct cremation.

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Price summary

Based on 49 published price lists within 22 miles of Derbyshire.

Median price
£1,400

n=49 priced providers

Captured range
£850-£2,510
Most recent capture
26 Oct 2026

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Source

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Freshness

Most recent price list captured 26 October 2026. Based on 49 published unattended burial prices within 22 miles of Derbyshire.

Accountability

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Published unattended burial prices

  • F Butcher and Son

    97 Wales Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S26 6RA

    Independent or unknown

    £850

    Unattended burial

    20.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • H Lee & Son

    The Woodyard Belle Vue Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire · DE6 1AT

    Independent

    £895

    Unattended burial

    9.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Alfred Dunham and Son Ltd

    56 Snape Hill Lane, DRONFIELD, DERBYSHIRE · S18 2GL

    Independent or unknown

    £985

    Unattended burial

    14.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G. T. Edwards (Ilkeston) Ltd

    126 Nottingham Road, ILKESTON, DERBYSHIRE · DE7 5NW

    Independent or unknown

    £1,000

    Unattended burial

    14.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • H Keeton Funeral Directors

    Highfield Lane Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire · S13 9NA

    Independent

    £1,070

    Unattended burial

    20.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • H Keeton

    Highfield Lane, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S13 9NA

    Independent or unknown

    £1,070

    Unattended burial

    20.5 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • A Wass Funeral Directors Ltd

    10 Priestsic Road, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE · NG17 4EB

    Independent or unknown

    £1,093

    Unattended burial

    12.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • A Wass Funeral Directors Ltd

    50 Station Street, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE · NG17 7AS

    Independent or unknown

    £1,093

    Unattended burial

    13.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Freeman Daynes Funeral Service

    1 Church Street, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE · S43 1JG

    Independent or unknown

    £1,095

    Unattended burial

    12.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Bernard Kenney & Daughter Funeral Service

    Thornheyes, BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE · SK17 8AD

    Independent or unknown

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    17.5 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • J F Knight Funeral Directors

    339 Handsworth Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S13 9BP

    Independent or unknown

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    19.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Kinton & Daughter Funeral Services Ltd

    397 Tamworth Road Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG10 3JP

    Independent

    £1,130

    Unattended burial

    19.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Kinton & Daughter Funeral Services Ltd - Derby

    The Cemetery House 88 Barroon Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire · DE74 2PF

    Independent

    £1,130

    Unattended burial

    20.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd - Ashbourne

    5a Union Street, Ashbourne, Derbyshire · DE6 1FG

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    9.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd - Allestree

    502 Duffield Road, Allestree, Derbyshire · DE22 2DL

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    11.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd

    101 - 111 Macklin Street, Derby, Derbyshire · DE1 1LG

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    13.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd - Chaddesden

    478 Nottingham Road, Chaddesden, Derbyshire · DE21 6PF

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    13.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd - Alvaston

    1230-1232 London Road, Alvaston, Derbyshire · DE24 8QP

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    15.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd - Borrowash

    8 Nottingham Road, Borrowash, Derbyshire · DE72 3JU

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    16.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G Wathall & Son Ltd Stapenhill

    8 Main Street Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire · DE15 9AP

    Independent

    £1,183

    Unattended burial

    21.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • G A Townroe and Son

    High Street, MANSFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE · NG20 0AG

    Independent or unknown

    £1,200

    Unattended burial

    18.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • George Simnett Family Funeral Directors

    Walker House, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE · DE73 6TB

    Independent or unknown

    £1,225

    Unattended burial

    17.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • J E Nicholson

    329 Langer Lane Wingerworth, Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S42 6TY

    Independent

    £1,250

    Unattended burial

    8.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • J.P Springthorpe & Co Ltd - Melbourne

    17 Potter Street, Melbourne, Derbyshire · DE73 8DX

    Independent

    £1,365

    Unattended burial

    20.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Murray's Funeral Directors

    Holly Bank House, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE · DE65 6AG

    Independent or unknown

    £1,400

    Unattended burial

    16.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

What’s included in the unattended burial price?

Funeral director's charges only. The burial fee, exclusive right of burial (the plot), gravedigging and any memorial permit are set by the cemetery operator and paid separately — and typically cost more than the funeral director's charge itself.

Frequently asked questions

How much is an unattended burial in Derbyshire?

The median unattended burial price in Derbyshire is £1,400, based on 49 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 22 miles. Prices range from £850 to £2,510. The lowest published price captured locally is £850 at F Butcher and Son (20.1 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,510 at Samuel Sigley and Sons (18.8 mi, captured 16 September 2026). Every funeral director price is taken from the funeral director's own published CMA Standardised Price List, captured by Funeral Cost Index (most recent capture 26 October 2026).

What does the published unattended burial price include?

Funeral director's charges only. The burial fee, exclusive right of burial (the plot), gravedigging and any memorial permit are set by the cemetery operator and paid separately — and typically cost more than the funeral director's charge itself. Each funeral director's CMA Standardised Price List sets out exactly what its own unattended burial price covers, in the same fixed format, so the figures for Derbyshire compare like for like.

What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Derbyshire?

The £1,400 median unattended burial price for Derbyshire is the funeral director's published charge for the standard service. Costs commonly added on top are out-of-hours or non-hospital collection, collection from outside the funeral director's normal radius, an oversized coffin, and any doctor's or registrar's fees not already bundled. The cemetery operator's interment fee and the exclusive right of burial are separate third-party charges on an unattended burial. Each provider's own CMA Standardised Price List sets out its additional-cost options in a fixed format, which is what makes these comparable between funeral directors.

Other funeral costs in Derbyshire

Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.

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