Unattended burial in Leicester
Compare unattended burial costs in Leicester using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £750 to £2,647, with a median of £1,460 across 8 funeral directors with published prices within 8 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £750 at Buckminster Funerals Ltd (<1 mi); the highest is £2,647 at G Gamble & Sons (Quorn) Ltd (7.4 mi). 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 8 published price lists within 8 miles of Leicester.
- Median price
- £1,460
- Captured range
- £750-£2,647
- Latest source check
- 16 Sept 2026
n=8 priced providers
Last verified 16 Sept 2026
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Freshness
Last data check: 16 September 2026. Based on 8 published unattended burial prices within 8 miles of Leicester.
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Published unattended burial prices
£750
Unattended burial
<1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,175
Unattended burial
5.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,175
Unattended burial
5.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Paul Pender & Son Ltd
The Shakespeare 226 Braunstone Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire · LE3 3AS
Independent
£1,395
Unattended burial
2.1 mi
verified 11 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Richard Ward Funeral Services Ltd
112 Aylestone Lane, WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE18 1BA
Independent or unknown
£1,525
Unattended burial
3.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Richard Ward Funeral Services Ltd
2b Cross Street, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE19 4NJ
Independent or unknown
£1,525
Unattended burial
4.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Adkinson and Son, Wigston
5 Saffron Road, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE18 4TF
Independent or unknown
£1,610
Unattended burial
3.9 mi
verified 11 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
G Gamble & Sons (Quorn) Ltd
101a, Meeting Street Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire · LE12 8AQ
Independent
£2,647
Unattended burial
7.4 mi
verified 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.
Other funeral costs in Leicester
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.