Unattended burial in Suffolk
Compare unattended burial costs in Suffolk using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,150 to £1,750, with a median of £1,450 across 17 funeral directors with published prices within 22 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,150 at Hyde Chambers Funeral Home Ltd (11.8 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £1,750 at Farthing Funeral Service (21.9 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 17 published price lists within 22 miles of Suffolk.
- Median price
- £1,450
- Captured range
- £1,150-£1,750
- Most recent capture
- 12 Oct 2026
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 12 October 2026. Based on 17 published unattended burial prices within 22 miles of Suffolk.
Accountability
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Primary sources
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Published unattended burial prices
£1,150
Unattended burial
11.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,200
Unattended burial
16.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,200
Unattended burial
16.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Alec Butcher Limousine Hire Ltd t/a Alec Butcher Independent Funeral Director
33 Meredith Road, Ipswich, Suffolk · IP1 6ED
Independent
£1,295
Unattended burial
10.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Andrew Bingham Independent Funeral Service
Unit 2, Charles Industrial Estate, Stowmarket, Suffolk · IP14 5AH
Independent
£1,385
Unattended burial
1.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,395
Unattended burial
10.0 mi
Captured 12 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,395
Unattended burial
20.3 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,445
Unattended burial
21.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,450
Unattended burial
14.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,470
Unattended burial
9.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Armstrongs Funeral Service
24 St Andrews Street North, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · IP33 1TH
Independent
£1,525
Unattended burial
11.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
West & Coe Trading as Harwich and Dovercourt Funeral Service
8 Oakley Road, Dovercourt, Essex · CO12 4QR
Independent
£1,640
Unattended burial
21.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Southgate & Roberts Funeral Directors
18-20 St Matthews Street, Ipswich, Suffolk · IP1 3EU
Independent
£1,695
Unattended burial
11.6 mi
Captured 12 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
9.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
12.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
16.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
21.9 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 Suffolk?
The median unattended burial price in Suffolk is £1,450, based on 17 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 22 miles. Prices range from £1,150 to £1,750. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,150 at Hyde Chambers Funeral Home Ltd (11.8 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £1,750 at Farthing Funeral Service (21.9 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 12 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 Suffolk compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Suffolk?
The £1,450 median unattended burial price for Suffolk 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 Suffolk
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.