How much is an unattended burial in Watford?

The median unattended burial price in Watford is £1,400, based on 18 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 6 miles. Prices range from £1,150 to £2,200. The lowest published price captured locally is £200 at James Funeral Service (4.9 mi); the highest is £2,200 at G Saville and Son Ltd (4.7 mi). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is West Hertfordshire Crematorium, about 3.1 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £1,150 — 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 Watford?

The £1,400 median unattended burial price for Watford 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 Watford

Compare unattended burial costs in Watford using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,150 to £2,200, with a median of £1,400 across 18 funeral directors with published prices within 6 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £200 at James Funeral Service (4.9 mi); the highest is £2,200 at G Saville and Son Ltd (4.7 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 18 published price lists within 6 miles of Watford.

Median price: £1,400
Captured range: £1,150-£2,200
Latest source check: 16 Sept 2026

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Source

Service pages compare the same published CMA price-list line across nearby funeral directors. Price is only one factor and should be checked with the provider directly.

Freshness

Last data check: 16 September 2026. Based on 18 published unattended burial prices within 6 miles of Watford.

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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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Funeral Cost Index is published by Peter Langdon FCA through Indexeli Intelligence Limited. Peter is listed in ICAEW’s Find a Chartered Accountant directory, and the project applies an accountancy-led approach to public-interest price transparency, source evidence, correction handling, and clear separation between captured prices and estimates.

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Published unattended burial prices

James Funeral Service
502 Kenton Lane, HARROW, MIDDLESEX · HA3 8RD
Independent or unknown
£200
Unattended burial
4.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
James Funeral Service Ltd
502 Kenton Lane, Harrow, Greater London · HA3 8RD
Independent
£200
Unattended burial
4.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
E Spark Limited
104 Pinner Road, NORTHWOOD, MIDDLESEX · HA6 1BS
Independent or unknown
£1,150
Unattended burial
3.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
T A Ellement and Son Ltd
21 Bridge Street, PINNER, MIDDLESEX · HA5 3HR
Independent or unknown
£1,150
Unattended burial
4.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
T A Ellement & Son Ltd
167 Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire · WD3 7DW
Independent or unknown
£1,150
Unattended burial
4.3 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
T A Ellement and Son Ltd
51 High Street, RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX · HA4 7BD
Independent or unknown
£1,150
Unattended burial
5.8 mi
verified 15 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder and Sons Funeral Directors
42 Vicarage Road, WATFORD, LONDON · WD18 0EN
Independent or unknown
£1,400
Unattended burial
<1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder & Sons - West Watford
42 Vicarage Road, West Watford, Hertfordshire · WD18 0EN
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
<1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder & Sons - St Albans Rd, Watford
170 St Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire · WD24 4AS
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
<1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder & Sons - Bushey
492 Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire · WD23 2AS
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
<1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder Ltd t/a M K Ginder & Sons
Unit 1B Greycaine Road, Watford, Hertfordshire · WD24 7GP
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
1.4 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder and Sons
5 Station Approach, WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE · WD19 7DT
Independent or unknown
£1,400
Unattended burial
2.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder & Sons - South Oxhey
5 Station Approach, South Oxhey, Hertfordshire · WD19 7DT
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
2.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder & Sons - Abbots Langley
51 High Street, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire · WD5 0AA
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
3.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder & Sons - Bricket Wood
The Old Bakery Lye Lane, Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire · AL2 3TL
Independent
£1,400
Unattended burial
3.9 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
M K Ginder and Sons Funeral Directors
The Olde Bakery, ST_ALBANS, LONDON · AL2 3TL
Independent or unknown
£1,400
Unattended burial
4.1 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
W H Putnam Funeral Directors
185 Streatfield Road, HARROW, MIDDLESEX · HA3 9DA
Funeral Partners
£1,750
Unattended burial
5.8 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
W Sherry & Sons Funeral Directors (Incorporating J R Barton & Son)
109 Victoria Road, RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX · HA4 9BN
Independent or unknown
£1,750
Unattended burial
6.0 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Calos Funeral Directors Ltd
44 Glengall Road, Edgware, Middlesex · HA8 8SX
Independent
£2,000
Unattended burial
5.6 mi
verified 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
G Saville and Son Ltd
107 High Street, WEALDSTONE, MIDDLESEX · HA3 5DL
Independent or unknown
£2,200
Unattended burial
4.7 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 Watford

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