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Cambridge City Council

Bereavement fees and charges

We review our fees every year. The current fees are valid until the end of March 2024.

Our fees for 2024/25 are also available at the bottom of the page.

Cremations at Cambridge Crematorium

Attended cremations

  • Monday to Friday classic service: £963
    • From 10.30am to 3.30pm in the East Chapel
    • From 10am to 3pm in the West Chapel
  • Monday to Friday sunrise or sunset service: £695
    • 9.30am and 4.30pm in the East Chapel
    • 9am and 4pm in the West Chapel
  • Saturday service: £1,687
    • 10.30 and 11.30am in the East Chapel
    • 11am and midday in the West Chapel
  • For under-18s: No charge

Webcasts and recordings

  • Live webcast of service (available on-demand for 14 days): £66
  • Recording of service on CD, DVD or USB drive: £66
  • Additional copy of a recording: £27
  • Download link: £40

Visual tributes in the West chapel

  • Set-up: £38
  • Pictorial tribute: £2.20 per picture
  • Video tribute: £6 per minute
  • Copy of the visual tribute: £33
  • Copy of the visual tribute on the recording: £33

Unattended cremations

This is a funeral where the cremation takes place without the presence of family and friends. We will collect your loved one direct from a funeral director within 25 miles of the crematorium.

  • Crematorium fee, excluding funeral director charges: £438

Additional cremation fees

  • Additional 60 minutes in the chapel: £350
  • Over-running allotted 45-minute service time in chapel: £82
  • Use of the chapel without cremation: £443
  • Duplicate cremation certificate: £23
  • Custom certificate: £23
  • Cancellation of the service with less than four days’ notice: £197

Burials at Huntingdon Road Cemetery or Newmarket Road Cemetery

Burials

  • Burial of an adult
    • Monday to Friday: £1,006
    • Saturday: £1,368
  • Burial of ashes
    • Monday to Friday: £230
    • Saturday: £345
  • Burial of a child under 18: No charge

Exclusive right of burial

  • Exclusive right of adult burial for 50 years: £1,121
  • Exclusive right of adult burial for 75 years: £1,696
  • Exclusive right of adult burial for 99 years: £2,297
  • 5-year extension to reinstate exclusive right to 50 years: £115
  • Exclusive right of burial for a child aged 2 or younger: £186

Additional burial fees

  • Permanent wooden shoring (single-depth grave): £361
  • Permanent wooden shoring for an oversized coffin (double-depth grave with closed boarding): £1,258
  • Topsoil for family-led backfill: £432
  • Use of the chapel: £443
  • Transfer of grave ownership: £66
  • Duplicate deed of grant: £23
  • Cancellation of the service after the grave has been dug: £306

Grave pre-purchase (Huntingdon Road Cemetery only)

  • 50-year lease: £2,905
  • 75-year lease: £3,556
  • 99-year lease: £4,212

Stonemasonry

Kerbset fees show the maximum headstone size (length, then width, then height). All kerbset fees include a memorial-inspection fee.

  • Adult kerbset (84” x 36” x 48”): £345
  • Adult kerbset (84” x 36” x 54”): £520
  • Adult kerbset (84” x 36” x 60”): £771
  • Adult kerbset (84” x 36” x 66”): £1,149
  • Adult kerbset (36” x 36” x 48”): £230
  • Adult headstone (up to 36” high): £230
  • Headstone (up to 18” x 18”): £116
  • Infant kerbset (36" x 24" x 24"): £153
  • Additional inscriptions: £230
  • Permit for cleaning and renovation: £36.10
  • Memorial inspection fee: £88

Exhumations

  • Exhumation (2 years and older, full body): Price on application
  • Exhumation of a baby: £323
  • Exhumation of ashes: £202

Downloadable list of fees

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requires us to publish our bereavement fees and charges in a specific downloadable format.

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