Unattended burial in East Sussex
Compare unattended burial costs in East Sussex using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,420 to £2,953, with a median of £1,830 across 36 funeral directors with published prices within 18 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,420 at Rosedale Funeral Service Ltd (9.9 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,953 at S E Skinner & Sons Funeral Directors (17.7 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 36 published price lists within 18 miles of East Sussex.
- Median price
- £1,830
- Captured range
- £1,420-£2,953
- Most recent capture
- 16 Sept 2026
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 16 September 2026. Based on 36 published unattended burial prices within 18 miles of East Sussex.
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Published unattended burial prices
£1,420
Unattended burial
9.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Masters and Son (Lindfield) Ltd
Lewes Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX · RH16 2LE
Independent or unknown
£1,425
Unattended burial
16.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Wealden Funeral Services (Heathfield)
2 Station Road Industrial Estate, HEATHFIELD, EAST SUSSEX · TN21 8DB
Independent or unknown
£1,550
Unattended burial
4.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Wealden Funeral Services Ltd
Belmont Buildings, CROWBOROUGH, EAST SUSSEX · TN6 2QB
Independent or unknown
£1,550
Unattended burial
11.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Paul Masson Funerals Ltd
42-46 Queens Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX · RH16 1EE
Independent or unknown
£1,600
Unattended burial
17.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,640
Unattended burial
3.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,640
Unattended burial
8.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,640
Unattended burial
15.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,640
Unattended burial
17.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Douglas Mercer and Son Funeral Directors
29 Sedlescombe Road North, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX · TN37 7DA
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
13.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Banfield and Pomphrey Funeral Directors
476 Old London Road, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX · TN35 5BG
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
15.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
15.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
16.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
17.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,770
Unattended burial
11.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,770
Unattended burial
11.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,770
Unattended burial
16.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Burgess Hill Family Funeral Services
82 Church Walk, BURGESS HILL, WEST SUSSEX · RH15 9AS
Independent or unknown
£1,780
Unattended burial
17.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,880
Unattended burial
15.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,880
Unattended burial
15.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,405
Unattended burial
17.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,645
Unattended burial
15.1 mi
Captured 11 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Fuller & Scott Funeral Directors
The Wakelyns, Uckfield, East Sussex · TN22 1AJ
Independent or unknown
£2,709
Unattended burial
8.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Willows Funeral Service Ltd - Eastbourne
17 Station Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex · BN21 1BE
Independent
£2,724
Unattended burial
9.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Willows Funeral Service Ltd - St Leonards on Sea
9 Sedlescombe Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex · TN37 7DA
Independent
£2,724
Unattended burial
13.1 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 East Sussex?
The median unattended burial price in East Sussex is £1,830, based on 36 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 18 miles. Prices range from £1,420 to £2,953. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,420 at Rosedale Funeral Service Ltd (9.9 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,953 at S E Skinner & Sons Funeral Directors (17.7 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 East Sussex compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in East Sussex?
The £1,830 median unattended burial price for East Sussex 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 East Sussex
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.