Unattended burial in Sheffield
Compare unattended burial costs in Sheffield using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £875 to £2,330, with a median of £1,495 across 24 funeral directors with published prices within 8 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £875 at J H Clark & Son (7.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at G and M Lunt Ltd (3.0 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 24 published price lists within 8 miles of Sheffield.
- Median price
- £1,495
- Captured range
- £875-£2,330
- Most recent capture
- 26 Oct 2026
n=24 priced providers
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 26 October 2026. Based on 24 published unattended burial prices within 8 miles of Sheffield.
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Published unattended burial prices
£875
Unattended burial
7.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£875
Unattended burial
7.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£985
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Bartholomew & Sons
Nightingale House Nightingale Court Moorgate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire · S60 2AB
Independent
£995
Unattended burial
5.7 mi
Captured 21 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
H Keeton Funeral Directors
Highfield Lane Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire · S13 9NA
Independent
£1,070
Unattended burial
4.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,070
Unattended burial
4.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
J F Knight Funeral Directors
339 Handsworth Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S13 9BP
Independent or unknown
£1,100
Unattended burial
3.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,295
Unattended burial
5.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,495
Unattended burial
4.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,495
Unattended burial
4.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,495
Unattended burial
4.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,495
Unattended burial
6.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
G E Foers & Co - Sheffield
1 Aughton Road Swallownest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire · S26 4TF
Independent
£1,495
Unattended burial
6.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Peter Haigh and Sons Funeral Directors
99 Cross Hill, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S35 9WR
Independent or unknown
£1,600
Unattended burial
3.9 mi
Captured 26 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Barry Pritchard Funeral Services
88 - 90 Worksop Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S26 4WH
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
6.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
W N Allcock Funeral Services
7 Station Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S21 4FW
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
6.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,885
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,885
Unattended burial
1.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,885
Unattended burial
2.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Stannington Funeral Services
98 Oldfield Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S6 6DW
Independent or unknown
£1,885
Unattended burial
2.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hollinsend Funeral Home
354 Mansfield Road, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE · S12 2AS
Independent or unknown
£1,885
Unattended burial
3.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,885
Unattended burial
3.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,885
Unattended burial
3.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,330
Unattended burial
3.0 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 Sheffield?
The median unattended burial price in Sheffield is £1,495, based on 24 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 8 miles. Prices range from £875 to £2,330. The lowest published price captured locally is £875 at J H Clark & Son (7.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at G and M Lunt Ltd (3.0 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 26 October 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 Sheffield compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Sheffield?
The £1,495 median unattended burial price for Sheffield 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 Sheffield
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.