Bereavement services fees and charges

Fees are for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

Cremations

Cremation fees

The cremation fee includes:

  • the use of the chapel
  • chapel attendant
  • the playing of recorded music using CDS, MP3 players or from our online music library (Obitus) where available
  • the scattering of cremated remains on a weekday by appointment
  • medical referee fee
  • provision of one container for the cremated remains.

The fees apply at both Lambeth and West Norwood Crematoria.

ServiceFee
Adult Cremation (16 years or over)£1000
Direct cremation (no service)£339
Double adult cremation (one service)£1504
Early morning cremation service - 30 minutes only (8.30am and 9.00am)£490
Cremation of a child (6 -16 years old)£444
Cremation of a child (under five years old)£0
Cremation on Saturday morning (by arrangement only)£1,590
Cremation on a Sunday morning (by arrangement only)£2,100
Cremation of body parts or tissue£139
Cremation Bond – pre purchased slot for Pre-Paid Planning£1000

Crematoria Visual and Webcasting

Webcasting ServicesFee
Live and 28 days Watch Again£69
Physical Copy –DVD/Blu-Ray/USB/CD£78
Additional Physical Copies£43

*Please note this service is dependent on internet connection, we cannot accept responsibility for any service disruption or power outage.

The streaming begins at the allocated funeral time, please note if the cortege is late or the service overruns the funeral may not be fully captured.


Visual Tribute Services

Visual Tribute ServiceFee
Halo Photo (displayed throughout)£0
Single Photo (displayed at time of choosing)£21
Extra Single Photo£12
Simple Slideshow£56
Family Supplied Video£27
Checking physical copy of pro photo tribute (DVD/Blu Ray/USB)£43
Downloadable copy of tribute£21
Postage of Physical Copies£4

Variances

VarianceFee
Each extra 25 photos£36
Extra Work£36

Packages

PackagesFee
Services for Young People – Live, Single photo and Basic Slideshow£0

Chapel and service fees

ServiceFee
Additional crematorium chapel time or memorial service (45 minutes)£246
Late to crematorium or missing allocated time slot*£65
Late Cancellation fee (for notice less than 48 hours before service)£65
Use of organ (organist to be provided)£34
Coffin waiting - to convey deceased to chapel at any time prior to committal£40

*This fee is levied to the funeral director who is responsible for the timing of the cortege.

Cremated remains fees

For cremation graves see 'Burial fees'.

ServiceFee
Cremated Remains Delivery (within Lambeth Borough)£40
Request to have ashes returned within 72 hours £36
Additional Cremated Remains Container£66
Appointment to enclose remains in niche or sanctum£79
Weekend fee for interment of ashes or scattering appointment£168
Transfer of remains into own casket or multiple keepsakes£79
Temporary Deposit Fee for one calendar year £257
Scattering cremated remains from another crematorium£168
Weekend surcharge for appointments£168
Booked weekend office appointment£46
Wooden casket for cremated remains£103
Retention of cremated remains (monthly charge over first month)£41

Miscellaneous fees

ServiceFee
Overseas certificate (must be ordered from the office)£49
Duplicate cremation certificate£49
Certified extract from the cremated remains register£46
Witness charge (by arrangement only at Lambeth)£54
Transfer of exclusive rights of burial£116
Search fee (per name)£39

Burials

Burial fees

New earthen graves are only available at Lambeth and Streatham cemeteries. Metal and wooden caskets are not permitted.

Lambeth and Wandsworth residents

All renewals of grave tenure for the relevant grave and tenure are subject to pricing.

Proof of residence in Lambeth or Wandsworth is required.

PersonExclusive Rights of BurialFee
Adult grave (19 years old and over)25 years£4206
Adult grave (19 years old and over)50 years£7333
Adult grave (19 years old and over)75 years£10,353
Child grave (0-5 years old)25 years£824
Child grave (0-5 years old)50 years£1,649
Child grave (0-5 years old)75 years£2,472
Child grave (6-18 years old)25 years£1,606
Child grave (6-18 years old)50 years£3,216
Child grave (6-18 years old)75 years£4,822

Non-residents

PersonExclusive Rights of BurialFee
Adult grave (19 years old and over)25 years£6,827
Adult grave (19 years old and over)50 years£13,781
Adult grave (19 years old and over)75 years£20,409
Child grave (0-5 years old)25 years£1,592
Child grave (0 -5 years old)50 years£3,185
Child grave (0-5 years old)75 years£4,776
Child grave (6-18 years old)25 years£3,572
Child grave (6-18 years old)50 years£7,145
Child grave (6-18 years old)75 years£10,436

Natural graves

Lambeth Cemetery only – no memorial rights.

Residents

Resident YearFee
Resident natural grave25 years£4,361
Resident natural grave50 years £7,603
Resident natural grave75 years£10,736

Non residents

Non ResidentYearFee
Non resident natural grave25 years£6,741
Non resident casket grave50 years£13,609
Non resident casket grave75 years £20,154

Casket graves

Depth for one Interment only. 10am Interment only.

Residents

Resident YearFee
Resident casket grave25 years£4,416
Resident casket grave50 years £7,699
Resident casket grave75 years £10,872

Non residents

Non ResidentYearFee
Non resident casket grave25 years£6,827
Non resident casket grave50 years£16,754
Non resident casket grave75 years £20,409

Cremation graves

Proof of residence in Lambeth or Wandsworth is required to pay the resident price. Suitable for four sets of ashes.

TypeYearsResidentNon-resident
Cremated remains grave25 years£2,487£7,352
Cremated remains grave50 years£4,977£14,694
Cremated remains grave75 years£7,465£22,019

Other

There is a fee of £82 for testing grave depth.

Chambers and mausoleums

These are only available at Lambeth and Streatham cemeteries.

The same fees apply for resident and non-residents of Lambeth and Wandsworth.

ServiceFee
Purchase of exclusive rights for 50 years for burial chamber*£16,705
Purchase of exclusive rights for 50 years for side-charging mausoleum£16,725

Purchase of exclusive rights for 50 years for a granite clad mausoleum

Memorial Included

£27,220
Additional Work for Chamber InscriptionPOA
Characters, modern language inscriptionPOA
Side-charging mausoleum front piece inscriptionPOA
Second inscription to existing tabletPOA
Photo plaque to be added to chamber tablet£488
Photo proof£27
Stencil to match existing inscription£139

*This includes the first 80 letters on in situ memorial and first interment. Please note the Streatham offer incorporates a new design and can accommodate two American style caskets.

Interment fees

TestFee
Adult interment fee£2.125
Adult Interment - Casket Area£3,225
Adult interment into private vault£2,104
Child interment fee (over five years)£1,057

Cremated remains interment including wooden casket

In Cremated Grave or Private Grave

£410 

£784

Cremated Remains – each multiple interment on same day£78
Interment in adult public grave (Lambeth Cemetery only)£4,031
Second Interment in a burial chamber£1,061
Oversize coffin fee (over 6’6 by 26)£1,071
Late Payment Fee £30
Additional interment in same grave on same day£308
Alteration to coffin size after initial confirmation£78.00

We must be notified and agree to coffin sizes over 6’6 by 26’ 48 hours before the interment for any non casket grave.

Burial chapel fees

Weekend services are by appointment only

ServiceFee
Appointment to locate grave£78
Use of burial chapel (30 minutes)£151
Use of burial chapel (60 minutes)£241
Graveside booked service (30 minutes)£106
Additional service time in burial chapel (after 1st hour, per 30 minutes)£97
Request to use chapel for rehearsal or preparation£39
Late to burial graveside or chapel or missing allocated time slot£65
Late cancellation fee (notice being received less than 48 hours before service)£65
Photograph request of located grave or memorial£45
Preparation of affidavit (where deed is lost)£46
Saturday morning burial surcharge (by arrangement only)£1,140
Sunday morning burial surcharge (by arrangement only)£1,570

Burial memorial fees

These apply to Lambeth, Streatham and West Norwood cemeteries.

Please check the regulations of the relevant cemetery before submitting a permit. You'll need to ensure that if it is consecrated ground, you will also complete a faculty application.

ServiceFee
Rights to place a memorial on a private grave for 25/50/75 years£356/£706/£1058
Rights to add kerbs (Lambeth only where available)£176
Rights to place a full memorial for 25/50/75 years (Lambeth only)£480/£963/£1,444
Replacement memorial or additional inscription or photo plaque on existing memorials£176
Permit to add vase or tablet (where permitted)£54
Cleaning or renovation (permit required)£54
Grave tidy appointment£79
Top up grave (after 1st year)£79
Top up topsoil£140
Remove a headstone for burial – notice required£199

Exhumation fees

Please discuss with the relevant cemetery office. Exhumation can only take place with the proper lawful authority, the consent of the holder of the exclusive rights for burial, and with the permission of the council.

ServiceFee
Exhumation of first coffin from a private or public grave£5,208
Exhumation of any subsequent coffins on the same day£899
Exhumation of cremated remains from a private grave£1,273
Exhumation of cremated remains from a cremated remains grave£722
Exhumation of subsequent cremated remains on same day£871

Miscellaneous fees

ServiceFee
Parking on site per day (Fee levied if not attending a funeral or visiting the cemetery)£28
Request to open or close cemetery (outside working times)£160
Filming or Reece Request (per hour outside working times)£160
Filming Request for Catacombs (accompanied hourly rate)£160

Call us on 0207 926 7999 to discuss the hire of rooms for non-funeral purposes. Room hire is charged at £38 for one hour (weekdays) and £73 (weekends) for 8 hours maximum.