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); the highest is £2,330 at Dene End Funeral Home (9.8 mi). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Cottingley Hall Crematorium, about 3.1 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £1,179 — 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 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, 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 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); the highest is £2,330 at Dene End Funeral Home (9.8 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.

Get quotes

Request quotes from funeral directors near West Yorkshire

Shortlist up to 3 local funeral directors and send one enquiry. We pass your details only to the providers you choose — no obligation, and Funeral Cost Index never recommends one funeral director over another.

Request quotes near West Yorkshire

Price summary

Based on 64 published price lists within 18 miles of West Yorkshire.

Median price: £1,550
Captured range: £835-£2,330
Latest source check: 16 Sept 2026

Estimate the all-in cost for West Yorkshire — including the third-party fees a price list excludes — with the funeral cost calculator.

How we keep this trustworthy

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 64 published unattended burial prices within 18 miles of West Yorkshire.

Accountability

We do not arrange funerals, sell paid rankings, or accept commission for placement. Corrections are reviewed against the provider’s public price list.

Primary sources

CMA Order · CMA checklist · Corrections · Dataset

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.

Publisher credentials

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.

View Peter Langdon’s ICAEW directory profile · ICAEW does not endorse, verify, or operate Funeral Cost Index.

Download the underlying data: Unattended burial prices in West Yorkshire (CSV). Free for public-interest use with attribution to Funeral Cost Index.

Published unattended burial prices

R J Burgess Ltd
18 Market Place, Normanton, West Yorkshire · WF6 2AU
Independent
£835
Unattended burial
10.0 mi
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
verified 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
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 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.