At County Funerals we aim to be clear with our funeral costs and to help families understand the costs involved for all our services. This means we take the time to get to know you and what you as a family want from the funeral service, so you can make an informed decision whether it is for an unattended cremation, traditional funeral, or funeral service at a venue for the day with the cremation happening privately later on.
If you have any questions regarding our funeral services and costs, please do call us and one of our team will be happy to answer any questions and explain.
| Direct Cremation £1,095 No Service | Personal Service £1,995 Service times at crematorium 9, 9.30, 10, 10.30 | Simple Funeral £3,500 Service at a Crematorium | Traditional Funeral £4,490 Service anywhere | |
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| Professional Services fees including arranging funeral service | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advice on registration and certification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| All support and guidance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bringing the deceased in to our care in office hours | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Care and Preparation of the deceased (excludes embalming) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Provision of a Hearse | X | X | X | ✓ |
| Limousine | X | X | X | ✓ |
| Standard veneered coffin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Choice of superior coffin | X | X | X | ✓ |
| Visiting loved one in chapel of rest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cremation fees | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Doctors fees (if applicable) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funeral service time booked with family | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funeral service | X | 20 minutes / 25 guests | ✓ | ✓ |
| A Celebrant or religious minister at an additional cost | X | ✓ | ✓ | Included |
| Music, Hymns, Readings, Euglogy and dress code requests | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scattering of cremated remains (if applicable) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Standardised Funeral Price List
Following the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) market investigation into the funeral sector it is compulsory that every funeral director has a Standardised Price List. The Standardised Price List is detailed below and is also available to download as a PDF. You’re also welcome to visit our funeral home to get your own copy to take away for reflection.
The Standardised Price List enables you to compare local funeral directors on a like-for-like basis based on the CMA’s attended funeral service and unattended funeral service specifications.
Download Standardised Price List
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary)
Attended Funeral
| ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director's charges only) This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation. | £2,900 | |
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| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £1,165 | |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care | £260 | |
| Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director’s branch premises. | £685 | |
| Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from oak veneer | £300 | |
| Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) | £50 | |
| At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle | £410 | |
Unattended Funeral
| UNATTENDED FUNERAL This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself. | |
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| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £700 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)2 | £995 |
Fees you must pay
| For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, In this local area, this is the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents. For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees. | £880 - £1,344 |
| For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.2 In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: | £1,020 - £1,400 |
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Additional Funeral Director Products & Services
| This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include: | ||
| Additional mileage (price per mile) | £0.60 | |
| Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) | £315 | |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £100 | |
| Embalming | £145 | |
| Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) | £P.O.A. | |
| Services supplied outside of normal office hours | £70 | |
| The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier. | ||
Price for Cremation
If you do not currently have a preference for a crematorium to hold the service, the closest three are shown below. Each crematorium has different times and seating capacities.
Crematoria
| Monday - Friday | Standard Price | Reduced Fee | Unattended Fee |
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| North Herts Hitchin Seating Capacity - 100 Visit website | £1120 (9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 15:00, 16:00) £1170 (12:00, 13:00, 14:00) (40 minute service) | £905 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30. (20 minute service, 25 mourners) | £450 |
| Harwood Park Stevenage Seating Capacity - 80 Visit website | £1,400 (35 minute service) | N/A | 395 |
| The Vale Luton Seating Capacity - 120 Visit website | £1,120 (50 minute service) | N/A | £430 before 9am or after 4pm £790 between 9am and 4pm |
| Council | Purchase of exclusive rights | Interment fee (single depth) | Interment fee (double depth) | |||
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| Resident | Non-Resident | Resident | Non-Resident | Resident | Non-Resident | |
| North Herts | £1,333 | £5,332 | £912 | £3,648 | £1,344 | £5,376 |
| Stevenage | £1,350 | £4,050 | £880 | £2,640 | £1,150 | £3,450 |
Church of England Churchyard burials
| Church of England Churchyard burials | Price |
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| Burial in a churchyard proceeding a church service | £366 |
| Burial in a churchyard on a separate occasion | £399 |
| Grave Digger for burial in churchyard | POA |
Terms of Business
For all arrangements the full invoice balance is due the day before the funeral service. County Funerals accepts payment by Credit and Debit Card, Cash, Cheque or Bank Transfer.
County Funerals retains the title to all goods supplied and rights obtained from third parties until full payment is received.
If payment has been requested from the DWP, A Bank, or the Estate we require copies of eligibility to hold the account.
Disclosure of interests
County Funerals confirms: It is owned by County Funerals. It has not made any material charitable donation, charitable contribution or payment of a gratuity to a third party connected to the funeral sector. County Funerals have no interest in any price comparison website that compare funeral director and/or crematoria services.
Funeral Disbursements
The cost of a funeral is made up of two different types of fees Funeral Director fees and Disbursements these are third-party costs associated with the funeral, such as doctor’s fees, florists, newspapers and officiant fees.
Officiant / Minister
The funeral service will usually be taken by a funeral celebrant or a minister. They will address the congregation and, if requested, provide a eulogy to your loved one. We offer guidance on choosing a minister or celebrant to preside over your loved one’s funeral service, but you are equally welcome to use somebody you already have a preference for.
Popular choices to lead a cremation service are Religious leaders, Civil celebrants, Humanist or Friends and members of the family.
The fee for an Officiant or Minister is £270.
Burial Plot & Cemetery Fees
Costs to buy the exclusive rights of burial vary for borough and cemetery. Burial plots also vary in price, depending on the location within the actual graveyard. We can let you know prices based on your specific requirements, but prices start from £1920 (North Herts Cemeteries) for the purchase of a plot and a single depth interment.
1 This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
