Unattended burial in Kent

Compare unattended burial costs in Kent using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £870 to £4,500, with a median of £1,750 across 90 funeral directors with published prices within 25 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £870 at Rouse & Co Funeral Directors Ltd (24.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £4,500 at W Uden and Sons Ltd (21.0 mi, captured 9 November 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 90 published price lists within 25 miles of Kent.

Median price
£1,750

n=90 priced providers

Captured range
£870-£4,500
Most recent capture
9 Nov 2026

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Source

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Freshness

Most recent price list captured 9 November 2026. Based on 90 published unattended burial prices within 25 miles of Kent.

Accountability

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Published unattended burial prices

  • Rouse & Co Funeral Directors Ltd

    10 Forestdale Shopping Centre Featherbed Lane, Croydon, Surrey · CR0 9AS

    Independent

    £870

    Unattended burial

    24.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Valentines Family Funeral Directors Ltd

    262 High Street, Orpington, Kent · BR6 0NB

    Independent

    £995

    Unattended burial

    19.4 mi

    Captured 28 Sept 2026

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

  • A Welch and Sons Funeral Services

    Heritage House, CANTERBURY, KENT · CT1 2HG

    Independent or unknown

    £995

    Unattended burial

    24.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors Ltd

    43 Lampits Hill, Corringham, Essex · SS17 9AA

    Independent

    £1,000

    Unattended burial

    17.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • D J Cotton & Sons Funeral Directors Limited

    43 Lampits Hill, STAMFORD, ESSEX · SS17 9AA

    Independent or unknown

    £1,000

    Unattended burial

    17.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • T Cribb and Sons

    61 High Road, BENFLEET, ESSEX · SS7 5LH

    Independent or unknown

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    18.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • T Cribb & Sons (Willows) Ltd

    The Willows 61 High Road, Benflleet, Essex · SS7 5LH

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    18.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • T Cribb & Sons (Willows) Ltd - Leigh on Sea

    The Willows 1565 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex · SS9 2SF

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    19.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • T Cribb and Sons

    1565 London Road, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS9 2SF

    Independent or unknown

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    19.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • T Cribb & Sons (Willows) Ltd - Pitsea

    3 Broadway South High Road, Pitsea, Essex · SS13 3AR

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    19.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • T Cribb and Sons

    3 The Broadway, BASILDON, ESSEX · SS13 3AR

    Independent or unknown

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    20.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Frank Rivett & Sons (Funeral Directors) Ltd - Upminster

    176 St Mary\'s Lane, Upminster, Essex · RM14 3BT

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    22.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Frank Rivett & Sons (Funeral Directors) Ltd - Rainham

    4 Southend Road, Rainham, Essex · RM13 7XH

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    22.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Frank Rivett & Sons (Funeral Directors) Ltd - Cranham

    10 Willow Parade Moor Lane, Cranham, Essex · RM14 1DZ

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    22.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Frank Rivett & Sons (Funeral Directors) Ltd

    24 The Broadway, Elm Park, Essex · RM12 4RW

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    23.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Frank Rivett & Sons (Funeral Directors) Ltd - Hornchurch

    180 High Street, Hornchurch, Essex · RM12 6QP

    Independent

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    23.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Country Funerals

    Yonderway, ASHFORD, KENT · TN25 4LE

    Independent or unknown

    £1,130

    Unattended burial

    15.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • L.E. Brand & Sons Ltd

    26-28 High Street, Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex · SS17 0HG

    Independent

    £1,130

    Unattended burial

    16.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Hergest and Cavell Funeral Directors

    128B Milton Road, GRAVESEND, KENT · DA12 2RQ

    Independent or unknown

    £1,150

    Unattended burial

    12.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Hergest and Cavell Funeral Directors

    99 - 101 Lowfield Street, DARTFORD, KENT · DA1 1HP

    Independent or unknown

    £1,150

    Unattended burial

    17.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Daniel Mercer Family Funeral Directors Ltd

    63 Baring Road Lee, London · SE12 0JS

    Independent

    £1,200

    Unattended burial

    24.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Luke Allum Funeral Directors Limited

    8 Broadway, Sheerness, Kent · ME12 1AF

    Independent

    £1,223

    Unattended burial

    15.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Hadaway & Denton Independent Funeral Directors Ltd

    41-43 Upper Denmark Road, Ashford, Kent · TN23 7TZ

    Independent

    £1,295

    Unattended burial

    18.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Penrose Funerals Ltd

    94 Bridgewater Drive, Westcliff on Sea, Essex · SS0 0DH

    Independent

    £1,508

    Unattended burial

    20.4 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

    21.7 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 Kent?

The median unattended burial price in Kent is £1,750, based on 90 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 25 miles. Prices range from £870 to £4,500. The lowest published price captured locally is £870 at Rouse & Co Funeral Directors Ltd (24.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £4,500 at W Uden and Sons Ltd (21.0 mi, captured 9 November 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 9 November 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 Kent compare like for like.

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

The £1,750 median unattended burial price for Kent 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 Kent

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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