Unattended burial in Manchester
Compare unattended burial costs in Manchester using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £723 to £1,800, with a median of £1,425 across 34 funeral directors with published prices within 8 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £723 at Harold P Heywood & Co Ltd (4.5 mi); the highest is £1,800 at Crown Funeral Services (5.4 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 34 published price lists within 8 miles of Manchester.
- Median price
- £1,425
- Captured range
- £723-£1,800
- Latest source check
- 16 Sept 2026
n=34 priced providers
Last verified 16 Sept 2026
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Freshness
Last data check: 16 September 2026. Based on 34 published unattended burial prices within 8 miles of Manchester.
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Published unattended burial prices
£723
Unattended burial
4.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£723
Unattended burial
5.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£775
Unattended burial
3.2 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£775
Unattended burial
3.7 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Aidan Gaunt Independent Family Funeral Directors
43 Market Street, HYDE, CHESHIRE · SK14 2AD
Independent or unknown
£780
Unattended burial
7.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Heathcote's Funeral Services Ltd
1339 Ashton Old Road, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER · M11 1JT
Independent or unknown
£950
Unattended burial
3.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Farrell-McCartan Funeral Services
10 Partington Street, Failsworth, Greater Manchester · M35 9RD
Independent
£1,000
Unattended burial
4.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Paul Williams Independent Funeral Directors Ltd
215 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester · M45 8GW
Independent
£1,030
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Paul Williams Independent Funeral Directors Ltd
215 Bury New Road, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER · M45 8GW
Independent or unknown
£1,030
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,119
Unattended burial
6.7 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Broadoak Independent Funeral Service
354 Worsley Road Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire · M27 0FH
Independent
£1,245
Unattended burial
4.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Owen Baker Funeral Directors Ltd
523 Wilmslow Road, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER · M20 4BA
Independent or unknown
£1,350
Unattended burial
3.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A. F. Whites Funeral Services
3 Albion Estate Mossley Road, Ashton under Lyme, Greater Manchester · OL6 6NQ
Independent
£1,395
Unattended burial
6.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A. F. Whites Funeral Services - Stanford Square
59 Stanford Square, Ashton Under Lyme, Lancashire · OL6 6QR
Independent
£1,395
Unattended burial
6.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A.F. Whites Funeral Services - Stalybridge
67 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester · SK15 2JJ
Independent
£1,395
Unattended burial
7.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,400
Unattended burial
6.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Kavanagh and Coates Funeral Services
8 - 10 Bethel Street, HEYWOOD, LANCASHIRE · OL10 1HU
Funeral Partners
£1,400
Unattended burial
7.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,450
Unattended burial
7.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,450
Unattended burial
7.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
R. Pepperdine & Sons Ltd
Alexandra House, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER · M21 9JG
Independent or unknown
£1,475
Unattended burial
3.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
R Pepperdine & Sons Ltd
Alexandra House 5 Manchester Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Greater Manchester · M21 9JG
Independent
£1,475
Unattended burial
3.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,550
Unattended burial
5.0 mi
verified 11 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,658
Unattended burial
4.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,658
Unattended burial
4.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
George Ball & Son (Heaton Norris)
52 Sandy Lane Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire · SK5 7NZ
Independent
£1,658
Unattended burial
5.4 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 Manchester
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.