Unattended burial in Essington
Compare unattended burial costs in Essington using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,000 to £2,406, with a median of £1,520 across 19 funeral directors with published prices within 6 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,000 at Hughes Funeral Directors Ltd (3.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,406 at Walsh Funerals & Memorials - Great Wyrley (2.7 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 19 published price lists within 6 miles of Essington.
- Median price
- £1,520
- Captured range
- £1,000-£2,406
- Most recent capture
- 28 Sept 2026
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 28 September 2026. Based on 19 published unattended burial prices within 6 miles of Essington.
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Published unattended burial prices
£1,000
Unattended burial
3.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Falconer Funerals Limited
193 Stafford Street, WALSALL, WEST MIDLANDS · WS2 8ED
Independent or unknown
£1,240
Unattended burial
4.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,263
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Sellman Ltd - Cheslyn Hay
67 Station Street Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, Staffordshire · WS6 7EG
Independent
£1,295
Unattended burial
2.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,295
Unattended burial
4.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Trevor E W Hickton Ltd t/a Hickton Family Funeral Directors - Codsall
9 Bilbrook Road Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands · WV8 1EU
Independent
£1,325
Unattended burial
5.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Trevor E W Hickton Ltd t/a Hickton Family Funeral Directors - Wolverhampton
262 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands · WV4 4AD
Independent
£1,325
Unattended burial
5.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jennifer Ashe & Son Funeral Directors Ltd
19-21 New Road, Willenhall, West Midlands · WV13 2BG
Independent
£1,495
Unattended burial
3.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jennifer Ashe & Son Funeral Directors Ltd - Brownhills
78 High Street, Brownhills, West Midlands · WS8 6EW
Independent
£1,495
Unattended burial
5.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,520
Unattended burial
4.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,520
Unattended burial
5.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Roy Quinton Funeral Directors
83 Westcroft Avenue, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS · WV10 8LN
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
1.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
2.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Burgess & Harper Funeral Directors
258 Penn Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS · WV4 4AD
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
5.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Dean Harper Funeral Directors and Stonemasons Ltd
21 - 23 Lichfield Street, WALSALL, WEST MIDLANDS · WS1 1TJ
Independent or unknown
£1,950
Unattended burial
4.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,950
Unattended burial
4.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,115
Unattended burial
5.0 mi
Captured 28 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,406
Unattended burial
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Walsh Funerals & Memorials - Great Wyrley
Unit 2 Quinton Court Wardles Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands · WS6 6DY
Independent
£2,406
Unattended burial
2.7 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 Essington?
The median unattended burial price in Essington is £1,520, based on 19 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 6 miles. Prices range from £1,000 to £2,406. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,000 at Hughes Funeral Directors Ltd (3.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,406 at Walsh Funerals & Memorials - Great Wyrley (2.7 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 28 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 Essington compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Essington?
The £1,520 median unattended burial price for Essington 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 Essington
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.