How much is an unattended burial in Staffordshire?

The median unattended burial price in Staffordshire is £1,400, based on 61 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 22 miles. Prices range from £700 to £2,540. The lowest published price captured locally is £150 at Indian Funeral Company (20.4 mi); the highest is £2,540 at L Tranter and Son (inc Bailey and Tranter) (20.4 mi). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Stafford Crematorium, about 4.9 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £945 — 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 Staffordshire?

The £1,400 median unattended burial price for Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire

Compare unattended burial costs in Staffordshire using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £700 to £2,540, with a median of £1,400 across 61 funeral directors with published prices within 22 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £150 at Indian Funeral Company (20.4 mi); the highest is £2,540 at L Tranter and Son (inc Bailey and Tranter) (20.4 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 61 published price lists within 22 miles of Staffordshire.

Median price: £1,400
Captured range: £700-£2,540
Latest source check: 16 Sept 2026

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Freshness

Last data check: 16 September 2026. Based on 61 published unattended burial prices within 22 miles of Staffordshire.

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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

Indian Funeral Company
19-21 New Road, Willenham, West Midlands · WV13 2BG
Independent
£150
Unattended burial
20.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors Ltd
317 Hartshill Road Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST4 7NR
Independent
£700
Unattended burial
10.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd
1 King Street Cross Heath, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire · ST5 9HQ
Independent
£704
Unattended burial
12.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd
The Beeches 142 Waterloo Road Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST6 3HB
Independent
£704
Unattended burial
12.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tudor-Davies Funeral Services
The Beeches, STOKE_ON_TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST6 3HB
Independent or unknown
£704
Unattended burial
12.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Busby & Kane Independent Funeral Directors - Shotton
42 Chester Road East, Shotton, Flintshire · CH5 1QA
Independent
£850
Unattended burial
11.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
H Lee & Son
The Woodyard Belle Vue Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire · DE6 1AT
Independent
£895
Unattended burial
16.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hughes Funeral Directors Ltd
79a Willenhall Road, Willenhall, West Midlands · WV1 2HW
Independent
£1,000
Unattended burial
20.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Dolven Funeral Services Ltd
31 Congleton Road, STOKE_ON_TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST8 6DY
Independent or unknown
£1,050
Unattended burial
17.2 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ian Hazel Funerals Ltd
23 Anchor Road, WALSALL, WEST_MIDLANDS · WS9 8PT
Independent or unknown
£1,050
Unattended burial
19.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
C Edwards & Son (Funeral Services) Ltd
155 High Street Talke Pitts, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST7 1QQ
Independent
£1,100
Unattended burial
15.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jukes Funeral Services
26 Tamworth Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire · WS13 6JJ
Independent
£1,140
Unattended burial
16.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
G Wathall & Son Ltd - Ashbourne
5a Union Street, Ashbourne, Derbyshire · DE6 1FG
Independent
£1,183
Unattended burial
16.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
G Wathall & Son Ltd Stapenhill
8 Main Street Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire · DE15 9AP
Independent
£1,183
Unattended burial
19.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hilton's Funeral Directors Ltd
18 Wellington Road Muxton, Telford, Shropshire · TF2 8NQ
Independent
£1,200
Unattended burial
19.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Falconer Funerals Limited
193 Stafford Street, WALSALL, WEST_MIDLANDS · WS2 8ED
Independent or unknown
£1,240
Unattended burial
20.2 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Peterson Funeral Directors
5 High Street, Walsall, West Midlands · WS9 9LR
Independent or unknown
£1,263
Unattended burial
18.2 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Sellman Ltd- Stafford
St Michael's Square Clay Street Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire · ST19 5AL
Independent
£1,295
Unattended burial
10.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Sellman Ltd
70 Church Street, Cannock, Staffordshire · WS11 1DH
Independent
£1,295
Unattended burial
13.2 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Sellman Ltd - Cheslyn Hay
67 Station Street Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, Staffordshire · WS6 7EG
Independent
£1,295
Unattended burial
14.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
C W Mottram Funeral Services Ltd
The Conifers Grassy Green Lane Audley, Stoke on Trent, Audley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST7 8JB
Independent
£1,300
Unattended burial
15.5 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Trevor E W Hickton Ltd t/a Hickton Family Funeral Directors - Codsall
9 Bilbrook Road Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands · WV8 1EU
Independent
£1,325
Unattended burial
18.2 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Trevor E W Hickton Ltd t/a Hickton Family Funeral Directors - Wolverhampton
262 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands · WV4 4AD
Independent
£1,325
Unattended burial
21.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Durrant Family Funerals
81 Fernwood Drive Rugeley, Staffordshire · WS15 2PY
Independent
£1,375
Unattended burial
9.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Isobel Whittaker Funeral Services Ltd
60 Pirehill Lane Walton, Stone, Staffordshire · ST15 0JN
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
4.0 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 Staffordshire

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