Unattended burial in Gateshead
Compare unattended burial costs in Gateshead using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £743 to £2,330, with a median of £1,300 across 17 funeral directors with published prices within 6 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £743 at Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd - Hebburn (3.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at John Hindmarsh and Son (2.0 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 17 published price lists within 6 miles of Gateshead.
- Median price
- £1,300
- Captured range
- £743-£2,330
- Most recent capture
- 16 Sept 2026
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 16 September 2026. Based on 17 published unattended burial prices within 6 miles of Gateshead.
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Published unattended burial prices
Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd - Hebburn
Victoria House 7 & 9 Prince Consort Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear · NE31 1BE
Independent
£743
Unattended burial
3.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd - Jarrow
Palmer House 70 Ellison Street, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear · NE32 3HX
Independent
£743
Unattended burial
4.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
T Moore & Family Funeral Directors
21-23 High Street East, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear · NE28 8PF
Independent
£828
Unattended burial
3.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£850
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Newcastle Family Funeral Directors (Kenton)
1 Kenton Lane Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear · NE3 3BQ
Independent
£990
Unattended burial
3.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Newcastle Family Funeral Directors
Park House 71-73 Great North Road Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside · NE3 2DQ
Independent
£990
Unattended burial
4.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Mark Wait Funeral Services Ltd
19 Arlington Avenue Montagu, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear · NE3 4TS
Independent
£1,150
Unattended burial
3.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Mark Wait Funeral Services Ltd - Gosforth
Tenerife Buildings Station Road Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear · NE3 1QD
Independent
£1,150
Unattended burial
3.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
W Lauderdale & Son Funeral Services
147 Ravensworth Road, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR · NE11 9AE
Independent or unknown
£1,300
Unattended burial
1.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Walker and Morrell Funeral Directors
10 Richmond Court, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR · NE8 4AS
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Daren Persson Funeral Services
The Old Post Office, WALLSEND, TYNE AND WEAR · NE28 7SZ
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
5.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Walker and Morrell Funeral Directors
4 West View, WASHINGTON, TYNE AND WEAR · NE37 2DT
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
5.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Derwentside Funeral Service Limited - Rowlands Gill
Rowlands Gill Funeral Home Station Road, Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear · NE39 1QD
Independent
£1,800
Unattended burial
6.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Richard Bird Funeral Services
57 Great North Road Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · NE3 2DQ
Independent
£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.
Thornhill Funeral Services
7 Mistletoe Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR · NE2 2DX
Independent or unknown
£2,100
Unattended burial
2.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Watsons Funeral Directors
282 - 284 Old Durham Road, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR · NE8 4BP
Independent or unknown
£2,330
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
John Hindmarsh and Son
261 Shields Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, TYNE AND WEAR · NE6 1DQ
Independent or unknown
£2,330
Unattended burial
2.0 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 Gateshead?
The median unattended burial price in Gateshead is £1,300, based on 17 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 6 miles. Prices range from £743 to £2,330. The lowest published price captured locally is £743 at Tynedale Family Funeral Directors Ltd - Hebburn (3.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at John Hindmarsh and Son (2.0 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 Gateshead compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Gateshead?
The £1,300 median unattended burial price for Gateshead 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 Gateshead
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.