The cost of a funeral varies considerably between different funerals directors and will also depend on the choices you select.

We believe it is useful to have a clear and open pricing policy so that our customers can make informed decisions.


Traditional Funeral £2300 (plus third party fee’s)

  • Professional Services
  • Professional charges include administration
  • Liaison with external agencies
  • Completion of all paperwork
  • Chapel of rest, co-ordination of funeral
  • Simple preparation of deceased, dressing deceased
  • An appropriate proportion of our overheads
  • Collection of deceased – within 15 mile radius after which £1.75pm
  • Provision of a motorised hearse & four bearers
  • Provision of York wood veneer coffin


Simple Funeral £2000 (plus third party fee’s)

Essentially the same as the traditional but with no cortege (so we meet you at the
crematorium chapel) and booked in at the early time slot at the crematorium.

Professional Services
Professional charges include administration, liaison with external agencies,
completion of all paperwork, chapel of rest, co-ordination of funeral, simple
preparation of deceased, dressing deceased and an appropriate proportion of our
overheads.

  • Collection of deceased – within 15 mile radius after which £1.75pm
  • Provision of a motorised hearse & four bearers
  • Provision of York wood veneer coffin


Direct/Unattended Funeral £1400

  • Collection of deceased – within 15 mile radius after which £1.75pm
  • Completion of necessary administration
  • A simple coffin
  • Transportation to crematorium or cemetery
  • Return of cremated remains if required
  • Unattended funeral

Optional third party fees

Newspaper notice, floral tributes, Order of Service sheets, cremated remains urns, memorial masonry – these are options that vary in cost depending on your choice.

Total cost examples

Example of cremation funeralExample burial at Norse Road
Funeral Directors fees£2300Funeral Directors fees£2300
Cremation fee£1106Cemetery Interment fee£986
Celebrant*£250Celebrant£250

Total£3656Total£3536