Unattended burial in Dorset
Compare unattended burial costs in Dorset using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £750 to £2,150, with a median of £1,595 across 27 funeral directors with published prices within 22 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £750 at Stuart Foster Funeral Services Ltd (18.3 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,150 at A E Jolliffe and Son (20.2 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 27 published price lists within 22 miles of Dorset.
- Median price
- £1,595
- Captured range
- £750-£2,150
- Most recent capture
- 16 Sept 2026
n=27 priced providers
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 16 September 2026. Based on 27 published unattended burial prices within 22 miles of Dorset.
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Published unattended burial prices
£750
Unattended burial
18.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
10.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
15.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
17.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
17.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
18.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
18.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
21.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Wakely & Sons Ltd - Wincanton
The Old Police Station Carrington Way, Wincanton, Somerset · BA9 9JS
Independent
£1,500
Unattended burial
21.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Unattended burial
21.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,575
Unattended burial
6.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,575
Unattended burial
18.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Head & Wheble Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons
1a Oxford Road Lansdowne Mews, Bournemouth, Dorset · BH8 8EY
Independent
£1,595
Unattended burial
21.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Head and Wheble Funeral Directors and Monumental Masons
1a Oxford Road, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET · BH8 8EY
Independent or unknown
£1,595
Unattended burial
21.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,672
Unattended burial
15.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,672
Unattended burial
16.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Alan Rice and Tapper Funeral Service
987 Wimborne Road, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET · BH9 2BS
Independent or unknown
£1,672
Unattended burial
20.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
38 Rowlands Hill, WIMBORNE, DORSET · BH21 1AW
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
16.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
14 Neighbourhood Centre, POOLE, DORSET · BH17 9DW
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
16.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
38 Seamoor Road, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET · BH4 9AS
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
19.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
128 Station Road, FERNDOWN, DORSET · BH22 0JB
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
20.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Lesley Shand Funeral Service
28 East Street, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET · DT11 7DR
Independent or unknown
£2,150
Unattended burial
10.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,150
Unattended burial
11.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,150
Unattended burial
14.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,150
Unattended burial
17.4 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 Dorset?
The median unattended burial price in Dorset is £1,595, based on 27 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 22 miles. Prices range from £750 to £2,150. The lowest published price captured locally is £750 at Stuart Foster Funeral Services Ltd (18.3 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,150 at A E Jolliffe and Son (20.2 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 16 September 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 Dorset compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Dorset?
The £1,595 median unattended burial price for Dorset 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 Dorset
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.