Cemetery fees and charges

Here you can see our latest cemetery fees and charges

From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Interment and Exclusive Rights of Burial (ERoB) Fees

(Grave is purchased at the time of need) 

A 'non-resident' fee of 10% is added to the ERoB fee if the deceased did not live in South Staffordshire.

Description Interment Fee ERoB Fee Total
Burial of NVF, stillborn or child up to one month old £0 £0 £0
Burial of child aged between two months and 17 years old £0 £0 £0
Lawn Grave - Single coffin depth £1057 £1947 £3004
Lawn Grave - Double coffin depth £1165 £1954 £3119
Lawn Grave - Triple coffin depth (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) £1347 £2364 £3711
Re-open existing lawn grave to single coffin depth £861 n/a £861
Re-open existing lawn grave to double coffin depth £1082 n/a £1082
Natural Meadow Area Grave - Single coffin depth £1002 £1138 £2140
Unpurchased Grave - Triple coffin depth where possible £1347 n/a £1347
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 1 £400 £1161 £1561
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 2 £452 £1161 £1613
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 3 £504 £1161 £1665
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 4 £556 £1161 £1717
Re-open Cremated Remains Grave £331 n/a £331
Scattering of Cremated Remains under turf in woodland area or existing grave plot £79 n/a £79
Renewal of ERoB for a lawn grave for 25 years n/a £939 £939
Renewal of ERoB for a cremated remains grave for 25 years n/a £438 £438
Transfer of ownership of ERoB to new owner(s) n/a £76 £76

Pre-Purchased Graves - Exclusive Rights of Burial (ERoB) Fees

(Grave is purchased in advance)

Interment fees for pre-purchased graves are payable at the time that each interment takes place.

A 'non-resident' fee of 10% is added to the pre-purchase fee if the purchaser does not live in South Staffordshire.

Description ERoB Fee
Lawn Grave - Single coffin depth £2610
Lawn Grave - Double coffin depth £2610
Lawn Grave - Triple coffin depth £2610
Natural Meadow Area Grave - Single coffin depth £2610
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 1 £1050
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 2 £1175
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 3 £1301
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 4 £1426

Memorial Fees

Description Fee
Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial (initial 10-year period) £235
Right to add an inscription to an existing memorial £89
Renewal of Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial when the initial 10-year period has expired £89
Extension of Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial for a 10-year period £89
Lease of Granite Bird Bath Plaque (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) - 3 years £460 + VAT
Lease of Granite Bird Bath Plaque (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) - 5 years £734 + VAT
Lease of Granite Bird Bath Plaque (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) - 10 years £1380 + VAT
Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque - 3 years £460 + VAT
Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque - 5 years £734 + VAT
Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque - 10 years £1380 + VAT
Adopt-a-Tree Scheme including granite plaque at base of tree - 3 years £348 + VAT
Adopt-a-Tree Scheme including granite plaque at base of tree - 5 years £551 + VAT
Adopt-a-Tree Scheme including granite plaque at base of tree - 10 years £1028 + VAT

Miscellaneous Fees

Description Fee
Replacement copy of Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial or deed of right to erect a memorial £61
Fee for search of burial registers £61
Charge for late notice of coffin sizes £208
Additional charge for incorrect information supplied (e.g. coffin sizes) £208
Late arrival fee - This fee will be charged for a funeral that is over 15 minutes late £90 per 15 minutes

Exhumation of coffin or cremated remains from a grave

 

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