Funeral Costing
How much does a funeral cost?
The cost of a funeral is made up of two parts, the funeral directors costs and the third party costs which are often referred to as disbursements. The cost of each funeral depends upon your wishes and instructions.
Standard Attended Funeral
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary).
Attended Funeral (funeral directors charges only)
This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation. This cost includes:
£2,350
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements
£1,000
Conveying the deceased person from the place of death (normally with 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care
£250
Care of the deceased before the funeral in appropriate facilities the deceased will be cared for at 14 Canada Close, Banbury
£430
Providing a suitable coffin (oak veneer)
£400
Director (where viewing is requested by the family)
£20
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased direct to the agreed cemetery or crematoria (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s Premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle
£250
Unattended Funeral
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
Burial (funeral director’s charges only)
£1200
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) 2,3
£1800
For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the typical burial fee.1 In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is:
For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.
£355-400
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is:
1 This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2 In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation
£950
Additional Funeral Director Products and Services
£300
Conveyance of deceased from home address in hours (9am-5pm within 15 miles) Or from John Radcliffe Hospital, or, Northampton General Hospital
£150
£250
£1.50
£200
£350
£140
Attendance at Thanksgiving Service
£200
£50
Horse drawn hearse
£950
£15
Price per copy
£1.00
£1.50
Coffins
The Broughton-light oak veneered coffin
£400
£450
£500
The Springfield-light oak veneered panel sided with raised lid
£540
£1,800
£750
Natural and Man Made Coffins
Cardboard Coffin
£395
£650
£650
The Willow, Traditional or curved
£670
The Seagrass, Traditional or curved (not accepted at Oxford Crematorium)
£650
The Loom, Curved only
£680
The Somerset Willow Hand painted, Traditional or curved
£900
The Somerset Willow, Traditional or curved
£800
Burial items
Solid oak moulded casket
£120
Wooden grave marker with eco brass name plate
£50
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