Unattended burial in Truro
Compare unattended burial costs in Truro using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,600 to £2,480, with a median of £1,978 across 4 funeral directors with published prices within 12 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,600 at Penryn and Falmouth Funeral Directors (7.5 mi, captured 12 October 2026); the highest is £2,480 at L J Tregunna Funeral Directors (<1 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 4 published price lists within 12 miles of Truro.
- Median price
- £1,978
- Captured range
- £1,600-£2,480
- Most recent capture
- 12 Oct 2026
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 12 October 2026. Based on 4 published unattended burial prices within 12 miles of Truro.
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Published unattended burial prices
£1,600
Unattended burial
7.5 mi
Captured 12 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,600
Unattended burial
11.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,355
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,480
Unattended burial
<1 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 Truro?
The median unattended burial price in Truro is £1,978, based on 4 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 12 miles. Prices range from £1,600 to £2,480. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,600 at Penryn and Falmouth Funeral Directors (7.5 mi, captured 12 October 2026); the highest is £2,480 at L J Tregunna Funeral Directors (<1 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 Truro compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Truro?
The £1,978 median unattended burial price for Truro 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 Truro
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.