Cemetery Fees & Charges
Fees and Charges for Sytch Lane Cemetery and Strawberry Lane Cemetery
1. Interment Fees
(a) Burial of Non-Viable Foetus (NVF), stillborn or child up to 1 month old Free of charge
(b) Burial of a child aged between 2 months and 17 years old Single coffin depth £390.00
(c) Lawn grave for a person whose age at death is 18 years and above
Single coffin depth £549.00
Double coffin depth £708.00
Triple coffin depth £785.00
(d) Re-open lawn grave
Single coffin depth £579.00
Double coffin depth £658.00
(e) Natural Meadow Area grave - Single coffin depth only £518.00
(f) Unpurchased grave - Triple depth wherever possible £785.00
(g) Interment of cremated remains (1, 2, 3 or 4 sets of cremated remains) £254.00
(h) Re-open of cremated remains grave £254.00
(i) Scattering of cremated remains under turf within woodland area or within an existing lawn grave £74.00
(j) Organs and other body parts removed in the course of a post-mortem examination of a body - Free of charge
2 (a). Exclusive Rights of Burial Fees (Grave is Purchased at time of need)
Premium Fees for Non-Residents of South Staffordshire - Anyone can be buried at our cemeteries but if you have never lived within South Staffordshire we charge 10% extra on top of the Exclusive Right of Burial fees shown below.
(a) Burial of Non-Viable Foetus (NVF), stillborn or child up to 1 month old - Free of charge
(b) Child whose age at death exceeds 1 month but does not exceed 17 years £539.00
(c) Lawn grave for a person whose age at death is 18 years and above (1, 2 or 3 coffin depth) £1078.00
(d) Natural Meadow Area grave £1078.00
(e) Cremated remains grave
Plot for 1 £503.00
Plot for 2 £563.00
Plot for 3 £623.00
Plot for 4 £683.00
(f) Renewal of Exclusive Right of Burial on a lawn grave for a further 25 years £539.00
(g) Renewal of Exclusive Right of Burial on a cremated remains grave for a further 25 years £251.00
(h) Transfer of ownership of Exclusive Right of Burial £72.00
2 (b). Exclusive Rights of Burial Fees (Grave is Pre-Purchased – not for imminent use)
An additional fee is payable where a grave is pre-purchased and an interment is not imminent.
Anyone can be buried at our cemeteries but if you have never lived within South Staffordshire we charge 10% extra on top of the Exclusive Right of Burial fees shown below.
(a) Lawn grave for a person whose age at death is 18 years and above (1, 2 or 3 coffin depth) £1500.00
(b) Natural Meadow Area grave £1500.00
(c) Cremated remains grave
Plot for 1 £604.00
Plot for 2 £676.00
Plot for 3 £748.00
Plot for 4 £820.00
3. Memorial Fees
(a) Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial (10 year period) £48.00
(b) Right to inscribe an additional inscription £72.00
(c) Lease of Bird Bath Plaque
3 years £264.00 + VAT
5 years £422.00 + VAT
10 years £792.00 + VAT
(d) Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque
3 years £264.00 + VAT
5 years £422.00 + VAT
10 years £792.00 + VAT
(e) Adopt a Tree Scheme
3 years £201.00 + VAT
5 years £317.00 + VAT
10 years £591.00 + VAT
(f) Motif on any of the above plaques £14.00 + VAT
4. Miscellaneous Fees
(a) Replacement copy of Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial or Deed of Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial £119.00
(b) Fee for search of burial registers £36.00
(c) Excess charge for a late notice of coffin size £119.00
(d) Additional charge for incorrect information supplied by funeral director, e.g. coffin size £119.00
(e) Late Arrival Fee – If the funeral is late arriving by over 15 minutes a fee will be charged. £53.00