How much is an unattended burial in Poole?

The median unattended burial price in Poole is £1,750, based on 11 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 6 miles. Prices range from £1,595 to £2,150. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,595 at Head & Wheble Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons (5.3 mi); the highest is £2,150 at Albert Marsh (5.8 mi). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Harbour View Crematorium, about 3.4 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £3,283 — a separate charge from the funeral director's. Every figure is taken from the funeral director's own published CMA Standardised Price List, captured by Funeral Cost Index (last updated 16 September 2026).

What can push a unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Poole?

The £1,750 median unattended burial price for Poole 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, removal of a pacemaker or other implant before cremation, hand delivery or tracked postage of the ashes, and any doctor's or registrar's fees not already bundled. The crematorium or burial authority fee, and a minister or celebrant, are separate third-party charges on an attended funeral. 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.

Unattended burial in Poole

Compare unattended burial costs in Poole using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,595 to £2,150, with a median of £1,750 across 11 funeral directors with published prices within 6 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,595 at Head & Wheble Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons (5.3 mi); the highest is £2,150 at Albert Marsh (5.8 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 11 published price lists within 6 miles of Poole.

Median price: £1,750
Captured range: £1,595-£2,150
Latest source check: 16 Sept 2026

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Freshness

Last data check: 16 September 2026. Based on 11 published unattended burial prices within 6 miles of Poole.

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Prices can change and packages differ. Always confirm the current price, what is included, availability, and any third-party costs directly with the funeral director before deciding.

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Published unattended burial prices

Head & Wheble Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons
1a Oxford Road Lansdowne Mews, Bournemouth, Dorset · BH8 8EY
Independent
£1,595
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Head and Wheble Funeral Directors and Monumental Masons
1a Oxford Road, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET · BH8 8EY
Independent or unknown
£1,595
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tapper Funeral Service
32 - 34 Parkstone Road, POOLE, DORSET · BH15 2PG
Independent or unknown
£1,672
Unattended burial
<1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tapper Funeral Service
173 Lower Blandford Road, BROADSTONE, DORSET · BH18 8DH
Independent or unknown
£1,672
Unattended burial
3.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Alan Rice and Tapper Funeral Service
987 Wimborne Road, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET · BH9 2BS
Independent or unknown
£1,672
Unattended burial
5.7 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
14 Neighbourhood Centre, POOLE, DORSET · BH17 9DW
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
2.7 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
38 Seamoor Road, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET · BH4 9AS
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
3.7 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors
38 Rowlands Hill, WIMBORNE, DORSET · BH21 1AW
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
6.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ives and Shand Funeral Service
568 Ashley Road, POOLE, DORSET · BH14 0AG
Independent or unknown
£2,150
Unattended burial
2.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Lesley Shand Funeral Service
184 Wareham Road, WIMBORNE, DORSET · BH21 3LL
Independent or unknown
£2,150
Unattended burial
3.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Albert Marsh
St Michaels Road, WAREHAM, DORSET · BH20 4QU
Independent or unknown
£2,150
Unattended burial
5.8 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 Poole

Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.