Unattended burial in Tunbridge Wells

Compare unattended burial costs in Tunbridge Wells using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,550 to £2,645, with a median of £1,750 across 9 funeral directors with published prices within 8 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,550 at Wealden Funeral Services Ltd (6.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,645 at Abbey Funeral Services Limited (4.6 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 9 published price lists within 8 miles of Tunbridge Wells.

Median price
£1,750

n=9 priced providers

Captured range
£1,550-£2,645
Most recent capture
16 Sept 2026

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Source

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Freshness

Most recent price list captured 16 September 2026. Based on 9 published unattended burial prices within 8 miles of Tunbridge Wells.

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Published unattended burial prices

  • Wealden Funeral Services Ltd

    Belmont Buildings, CROWBOROUGH, EAST SUSSEX · TN6 2QB

    Independent or unknown

    £1,550

    Unattended burial

    6.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • T W Boorman Funeral Services

    31 Mount Ephraim, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT · TN4 8AA

    Funeral Partners

    £1,750

    Unattended burial

    <1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • W F Groombridge Funeral Directors

    49 St. Johns Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT · TN4 9TP

    Funeral Partners

    £1,750

    Unattended burial

    <1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Doves Funeral Directors

    Maxted House, TONBRIDGE, KENT · TN12 0AH

    Funeral Partners

    £1,750

    Unattended burial

    4.5 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • T W Boorman Funeral Services

    6 Shipbourne Road, TONBRIDGE, KENT · TN10 3DJ

    Funeral Partners

    £1,750

    Unattended burial

    4.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • E R Hickmott & Son

    41 Grove Hill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent · TN1 1SD

    Independent

    £1,880

    Unattended burial

    <1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • J Kempster & Sons - Tunbridge Wells

    2-4 Albion Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent · TN1 2PE

    Independent

    £1,880

    Unattended burial

    <1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Abbey Funeral Services Ltd - Rusthall

    31 High Street, Rusthall, Kent · TN4 8RL

    Independent

    £2,645

    Unattended burial

    <1 mi

    Captured 11 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Abbey Funeral Services Limited

    173 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent · TN9 1BX

    Independent

    £2,645

    Unattended burial

    4.6 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 Tunbridge Wells?

The median unattended burial price in Tunbridge Wells is £1,750, based on 9 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 8 miles. Prices range from £1,550 to £2,645. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,550 at Wealden Funeral Services Ltd (6.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,645 at Abbey Funeral Services Limited (4.6 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 16 September 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 Tunbridge Wells compare like for like.

What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Tunbridge Wells?

The £1,750 median unattended burial price for Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells

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

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