Unattended burial in Wakefield
Compare unattended burial costs in Wakefield using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £835 to £2,330, with a median of £1,750 across 17 funeral directors with published prices within 6 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £835 at R J Burgess Ltd (3.4 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at Taylor Funeral Service Ltd (inc Dene End Funerals) (1.4 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 6 miles of Wakefield.
- Median price
- £1,750
- Captured range
- £835-£2,330
- Most recent capture
- 16 Sept 2026
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Freshness
Most recent price list captured 16 September 2026. Based on 17 published unattended burial prices within 6 miles of Wakefield.
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Published unattended burial prices
£835
Unattended burial
3.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£835
Unattended burial
3.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,275
Unattended burial
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Arthur Bell (Wakefield) Ltd
67 Lake Lock Road Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire · WF3 4HP
Independent
£1,275
Unattended burial
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Premier Funeral Services
10b Middleton Park Circus, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE · LS10 4LU
Independent or unknown
£1,500
Unattended burial
4.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,505
Unattended burial
5.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Normington & Son - Havercroft
Newstead View Funeral Home Newstead Lane Havercroft, Wakefield, West Yorkshire · WF4 2HW
Independent
£1,505
Unattended burial
5.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
2.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
3.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,750
Unattended burial
3.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Wm Dodgson & Son Funeral Services
51-53 Aberford Road, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE · LS26 9JA
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
5.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
George Brooke Funeral Directors
14 Sharp Street, DEWSBURY, WEST YORKSHIRE · WF13 1QZ
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
5.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,790
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Howarth Funerals Ltd - Alverthorpe Road
160 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire · WF2 9PY
Independent
£1,790
Unattended burial
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Blakey Funerals Ltd - Crigglestone
122 Painthorpe Lane Crigglestone, Wakefield, West Yorkshire · WF4 3HE
Independent
£1,790
Unattended burial
3.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Taylor Funeral Service Ltd (inc Dene End Funerals)
The Mount, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE · HD4 5TY
Independent or unknown
£2,330
Unattended burial
1.4 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 Wakefield?
The median unattended burial price in Wakefield is £1,750, based on 17 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 6 miles. Prices range from £835 to £2,330. The lowest published price captured locally is £835 at R J Burgess Ltd (3.4 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at Taylor Funeral Service Ltd (inc Dene End Funerals) (1.4 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 Wakefield compare like for like.
What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in Wakefield?
The £1,750 median unattended burial price for Wakefield 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 Wakefield
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.