Bereavement services fees and charges

Fees are for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

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)£1,060
Direct Cremation (8am, 8.30am & 9am – no service or family present)£325
Double adult cremation (one service)£1594
Early morning cremation service - 30 minutes only (8.30am and 9.00am)£519
Cremation of a child (6 -16 years old)£471
Cremation of a child (under five years old)£80
Cremation on Saturday morning (by arrangement only)£1,685
Cremation on a Sunday morning (by arrangement only)£2,226
Cremation of body parts or tissue£146
Cremation Bond – prepaid cremation fee for plans£1060

Crematoria Visual and Webcasting

Webcasting ServicesFee
Live and 28 days Watch Again£73
Physical Copy –DVD/Blu-Ray/USB/CD£83
Additional Physical Copies£46

*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)£22
Extra Single Photo£12
Simple Slideshow£59
Family Supplied Video£29
Checking physical copy of pro photo tribute (DVD/Blu Ray/USB)£46
Downloadable copy of tribute£22
Postage of Physical Copies£7

Variances

VarianceFee
Each extra 25 photos£38
Extra Work£38

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)£271
Late to crematorium or missing allocated time slot*£68
Late Cancellation fee (for notice less than 48 hours before service)£68

*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)£42
Request to have ashes returned within 72 hours £38
Additional Cremated Remains Container£72
Appointment to enclose remains in niche or sanctum£83
Weekend fee to enclose, inter or scatter remains£176
Transfer of remains into own casket or multiple keepsakes£83
Temporary Deposit Fee for one calendar year £270
Scattering cremated remains from another crematorium£120
Booked weekend office appointment (collection of remains)£48
Wooden casket for cremated remains£110
Retention of remains (monthly charge after three months)£43

Miscellaneous fees

ServiceFee
Overseas certificate (must be ordered from the office)£51
Duplicate cremation certificate£51
Witness charge (by arrangement only at Lambeth)£57

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£4,408
Adult grave (19 years old and over)50 years£7,685
Adult grave (19 years old and over)75 years£10,850
Child grave (0-5 years old)25 years£864
Child grave (0-5 years old)50 years£1,728
Child grave (0-5 years old)75 years£2,591
Child grave (6-18 years old)25 years£1,683
Child grave (6-18 years old)50 years£3,370
Child grave (6-18 years old)75 years£5,053

Non-residents

PersonExclusive Rights of BurialFee
Adult grave (19 years old and over)25 years£7,155.
Adult grave (19 years old and over)50 years£14,442
Adult grave (19 years old and over)75 years£21,389
Child grave (0-5 years old)25 years£1,668
Child grave (0 -5 years old)50 years£3,338
Child grave (0-5 years old)75 years£5,005
Child grave (6-18 years old)25 years£3,743
Child grave (6-18 years old)50 years£7,488
Child grave (6-18 years old)75 years£11,232

Natural graves

Lambeth Cemetery only – no memorial rights.

Residents

Resident YearFee
Resident natural grave25 years£3,489
Resident natural grave50 years £6,082
Resident natural grave75 years£8,589

Non residents

Non ResidentYearFee
Non resident natural grave25 years£5,393
Non resident casket grave50 years£10,887
Non resident casket grave75 years £16,123

Casket graves

Depth for one Interment only. 10am Interment only.

Residents

Resident YearFee
Resident casket grave25 years£4,628
Resident casket grave50 years £8,069
Resident casket grave75 years £10,394

Non residents

Non ResidentYearFee
Non resident casket grave25 years£7,155
Non resident casket grave50 years£17,558
Non resident casket grave75 years £21,389

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£2,606£7,705
Cremated remains grave50 years£5,216£15,399
Cremated remains grave75 years£7,823£23,076

ALL RENEWALS OF GRAVE TENURE AS ABOVE FOR THE RELEVANT GRAVE AND TENURE

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*£17,507
Purchase of exclusive rights for 50 years for side-charging mausoleum£17,528

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

Memorial Included

£28,527
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£511
Photo proof£28
Stencil to match existing inscription£146

Interment fees

TestFee
Adult interment fee£2,295
Adult Interment - Casket Area£3,380
Adult interment into private vault£2,227
Child interment fee (over five years)£1,108

Cremated remains interment including wooden casket

In Cremated Grave or Private Grave

£430 

£822

Cremated Remains – each multiple interment on same day£82
Interment in adult public grave (Lambeth Cemetery only)£4,224
Second Interment in a burial chamber£1,112
Oversize coffin fee (over 6’6 by 26)£1,122
Additional interment in same earthen grave on same day£3e3

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
Alteration to coffin size after initial confirmation£82
Appointment to locate grave (weekdays£82
Use of burial chapel (30 minutes)£158
Use of burial chapel (60 minutes)£253
Graveside booked service (30 minutes)£111
Request to use chapel for rehearsal or preparation (30 minutes)£41
Late to burial graveside or chapel or missing allocated time slot£68
Late cancellation fee (notice being received less than 48 hours before service)£68
Photograph request of located grave or memorial£47
Transfer of current Exclusive Rights of Burial£125
Search Fee (per name)£41
Saturday morning burial surcharge (by arrangement only)£1,195
Sunday morning burial surcharge (by arrangement only)£1,645
Late payment fee£31

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£384/£762/£1,143
Rights to add kerbs (Lambeth only where available)£190
Rights to place a full memorial for 25/50/75 years (Lambeth only)£518/£1,040/£1,560
Replacement memorial or additional inscription or photo plaque on existing memorials£190
Permit to add vase or tablet (where permitted)£58
Permit for Cleaning/ Renovation£58
Grave tidy appointment (booked in advance)£83
Top up grave (after 1st year)£83
Top up with topsoil£147
Remove a headstone for burial – notice required£209
Storage of memorial removed before burial£140
Grave peg£30

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 grave or chamber£5,458
Exhumation of first coffin from a public grave£5,458
Exhumation of any subsequent coffins on the same day£942
Exhumation of cremated remains from a private grave£1,334
Exhumation of cremated remains from a cremated remains grave£913
Exhumation of subsequent cremated remains on same day£871

Miscellaneous fees

ServiceFee
Consultancy Fee (one off)£81
Agreed Room Booking (all sites) One hour (weekday rate) 8 Hours maximum£41
Agreed Room Booking (all sites) One hour (weekend rate) 8 Hours maximum£80
Parking on site per day (Fee levied if not attending a funeral or visiting the cemetery)£29
Request to open or close cemetery (outside working times)£168
Filming or Reece Request (per hour outside working times)£168
Filming Request for Catacombs (accompanied hourly rate)£168

All offices continue to operate by appointment only.


Staff availability – Monday to Friday
8am-12.30am and 1.30pm-4pm


ALL PAPERWORK AND PAYMENTS MUST BE RECIVED AT LEAST 3 WORKING DAYS AHEAD OF THE SERVICE.


Lambeth Cemetery and Crematorium and Streatham Cemetery
Office at Streatham Cemetery
Garratt Lane, London, SW17 OLT


West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium
Norwood Rd, West Norwood, London, SE27 9JU


0207 926 4221
bereavementservices@lambeth.gov.uk