Unattended burial in West Yorkshire

Compare unattended burial costs in West Yorkshire using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £835 to £2,330, with a median of £1,550 across 64 funeral directors with published prices within 18 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £835 at R J Burgess Ltd (10.0 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at Dene End Funeral Home (9.8 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 64 published price lists within 18 miles of West Yorkshire.

Median price
£1,550

n=64 priced providers

Captured range
£835-£2,330
Most recent capture
9 Nov 2026

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Source

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Freshness

Most recent price list captured 9 November 2026. Based on 64 published unattended burial prices within 18 miles of West Yorkshire.

Accountability

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Published unattended burial prices

  • R J Burgess Ltd

    18 Market Place, Normanton, West Yorkshire · WF6 2AU

    Independent

    £835

    Unattended burial

    10.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Low Price Funeral

    1 Manorfields Court, Crofton, West Yorkshire · WF4 1SY

    Independent

    £835

    Unattended burial

    11.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Thomasons Funeral Services Ltd

    137 Easterly Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire · LS8 2RY

    Independent

    £900

    Unattended burial

    7.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Thomasons Funeral Services Ltd - Cross Gate Road

    120A-122 Cross Gate Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire · LS15 7NL

    Independent

    £900

    Unattended burial

    8.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • McTigue Funeral Directors Ltd

    1 - 9 Saville Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire · WF10 1PB

    Independent

    £1,000

    Unattended burial

    12.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Hubert Swainson Funeral Services Ltd

    39 Franklin Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire · HG1 5ED

    Independent

    £1,000

    Unattended burial

    17.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Bensons Funeral Service

    32 Queen Street, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE · LS27 9BR

    Independent or unknown

    £1,100

    Unattended burial

    2.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Gateway Funeral Services Ltd

    Arnold House Southfield Terrace Birkenshaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire · BD11 2AN

    Independent

    £1,125

    Unattended burial

    1.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Gateway Funeral Services Ltd - Batley

    494 Bradford Road, Batley, West Yorkshire · WF17 5JY

    Independent

    £1,125

    Unattended burial

    2.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Gateway Funeral Services Ltd - Wibsey

    432 Halifax Road Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire · BD6 2JY

    Independent

    £1,125

    Unattended burial

    5.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Robert Waddington T/A Village Undertakers

    1 Florence Avenue Wilsden, Bradford, West Yorkshire · BD15 0HE

    Independent

    £1,200

    Unattended burial

    10.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Albert Pratt Funeral Directors Ltd

    Private Chapel of Rest Rear of 146 Main Street Wilsden, Bradford, West Yorkshire · BD15 0AS

    Independent

    £1,250

    Unattended burial

    9.9 mi

    Captured 11 Sept 2026

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

  • Albert Pratt Funeral Directors Ltd (Bingley)

    27 Park Road, Bingley, West Yorkshire · BD16 4BQ

    Independent

    £1,250

    Unattended burial

    10.3 mi

    Captured 11 Sept 2026

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

  • Arthur Bell Ltd

    67 Lake Lock Road, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE · WF3 4HP

    Independent or unknown

    £1,275

    Unattended burial

    7.6 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

    7.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Desmond Jackson Funeral Director Ltd

    22 Westgate Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire · BD17 5EJ

    Independent

    £1,275

    Unattended burial

    8.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Huddersfield Funeral Service Ltd t/a Deborah Ingham

    59/61 Highgate Lane Lepton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · HD8 0DS

    Independent

    £1,300

    Unattended burial

    8.4 mi

    Captured 11 Sept 2026

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

  • J Waite and Son

    46 Main Street, ILKLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE · LS29 6LL

    Independent or unknown

    £1,300

    Unattended burial

    10.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Huddersfield Funeral Service Ltd t/a Deborah Ingham- Milnsbridge

    8 Radcliffe Road Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · HD3 4LX

    Independent

    £1,300

    Unattended burial

    10.5 mi

    Captured 11 Sept 2026

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

  • McNulty Funeral Service

    25 New North Parade, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · HD1 5JU

    Independent

    £1,320

    Unattended burial

    9.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Andrew M Ellershaw Independent Funeral Director

    Bingley Chapel of Rest Church Street, Bingley, West Yorkshire · BD16 2PU

    Independent

    £1,350

    Unattended burial

    9.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Joseph A Hey & Son Funeral Directors

    470 Great Horton Road, BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE · BD7 3HR

    Independent or unknown

    £1,400

    Unattended burial

    5.8 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

    4.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Gallagher Funeral Services

    62 Queenswood Drive, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE · LS6 3LG

    Independent or unknown

    £1,500

    Unattended burial

    5.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Gallagher Funeral Services

    59 Cawthorn Avenue, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE · HG2 7QD

    Independent or unknown

    £1,500

    Unattended burial

    17.8 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 West Yorkshire?

The median unattended burial price in West Yorkshire is £1,550, based on 64 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 18 miles. Prices range from £835 to £2,330. The lowest published price captured locally is £835 at R J Burgess Ltd (10.0 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,330 at Dene End Funeral Home (9.8 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 9 November 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 West Yorkshire compare like for like.

What can push an unattended burial price above the quoted figure in West Yorkshire?

The £1,550 median unattended burial price for West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire

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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