How much is an unattended burial in Stoke-on-Trent?

The median unattended burial price in Stoke-on-Trent is £1,350, based on 12 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 8 miles. Prices range from £700 to £1,595. The lowest published price captured locally is £700 at Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors Ltd (1.1 mi); the highest is £1,595 at J P Keates & Son Ltd (7.9 mi). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Bradwell Crematorium, about 3.4 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £990 — 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

The £1,350 median unattended burial price for Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent

Compare unattended burial costs in Stoke-on-Trent using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £700 to £1,595, with a median of £1,350 across 12 funeral directors with published prices within 8 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £700 at Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors Ltd (1.1 mi); the highest is £1,595 at J P Keates & Son Ltd (7.9 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 12 published price lists within 8 miles of Stoke-on-Trent.

Median price: £1,350
Captured range: £700-£1,595
Latest source check: 16 Sept 2026

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Source

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Freshness

Last data check: 16 September 2026. Based on 12 published unattended burial prices within 8 miles of Stoke-on-Trent.

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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

Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors Ltd
317 Hartshill Road Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST4 7NR
Independent
£700
Unattended burial
1.1 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
2.6 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
2.7 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
2.7 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
5.6 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
5.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hopkinson Wootton Lovatt
Hopkinson House 15 Chetwynd Street Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire · ST5 0EQ
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
2.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hopkinson Wootton Lovatt
15 Chetwynd Street, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST5 0EQ
Independent or unknown
£1,400
Unattended burial
2.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hopkinson Woottan Lovatt - Garage
3 Chetwynd Street Woolstanton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Staffordshire · ST5 0EQ
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
2.4 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
7.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jack Dawson Funeral Services Ltd
90 Trentham Road, STOKE_ON_TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST3 4DY
Independent or unknown
£1,450
Unattended burial
2.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
J P Keates & Son Ltd
Bank House 37 Bank Street, Cheadle, Stoke - on - Trent, Staffordshire · ST10 1NR
Independent
£1,595
Unattended burial
7.9 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 Stoke-on-Trent

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