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Standardised Price List

Our official Standardised Price List is published as a PDF so families can view, download and compare funeral costs.

The PDF below is our current official Standardised Price List. Prices should be checked with J Waite & Son when making arrangements as third-party charges can change. Prices last reviewed: November 2025.

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Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges only)

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.

Total: £2,394

  • Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements — £999
  • Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles) into the funeral director’s care during office hours — £230
  • Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities (Chapel of Rest) — £320
  • Providing a suitable coffin — wood-effect veneer — £495
  • Viewing by appointment during office hours where requested — £0
  • Taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle — £350

Unattended funeral

  • Burial (funeral director’s charges only) — POA
  • Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) — £1,300

Fees you must pay

  • Burial fee for attended or unattended burial — local typical cost: POA (depends on cemetery and circumstances)
  • Cremation fee for an attended cremation — typical local cost: £1,120

Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements with us.

Additional funeral director products and services

  • Additional mileage — £2.25 per mile
  • Collection of cremated remains — £0
  • Embalming — £125
  • Funeral officiant (celebrant, minister, etc.) — Prices on request
  • Services supplied outside normal office hours — Prices on request
  • Storage of cremated remains — £0 per month
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