Cemetery fees and charges

Here you can see our latest cemetery fees and charges

From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026

Interment and Exclusive Rights of Burial (ERoB) Fees

(Grave is purchased at the time of need) 

A 'non-resident' fee of 10% is added to the ERoB fee if the deceased did not live in South Staffordshire.

Description Interment Fee ERoB Fee Total
Burial of NVF, stillborn or child up to one month old £0 £0 £0
Burial of child aged between two months and 17 years old £0 £0 £0
Lawn Grave - Single coffin depth £1084 £1998 £3082
Lawn Grave - Double coffin depth £1195 £2005 £3200
Lawn Grave - Triple coffin depth (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) £1382 £2425 £3807
Re-open existing lawn grave to single coffin depth £883 n/a £883
Re-open existing lawn grave to double coffin depth £1110 n/a £1110
Natural Meadow Area Grave - Single coffin depth £1028 £1168 £2196
Unpurchased Grave - Triple coffin depth where possible £1382 n/a £1382
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 1 £410 £1191 £1601
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 2 £464 £1191 £1655
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 3 £517 £1191 £1708
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 4 £570 £1191 £1761
Re-open Cremated Remains Grave £340 n/a £340
Scattering of Cremated Remains under turf in woodland area or existing grave plot £81 n/a £81
Renewal of ERoB for a lawn grave for 25 years n/a £963 £963
Renewal of ERoB for a cremated remains grave for 25 years n/a £449 £449
Transfer of ownership of ERoB to new owner(s) n/a £78 £78

Pre-Purchased Graves - Exclusive Rights of Burial (ERoB) Fees

(Grave is purchased in advance)

Interment fees for pre-purchased graves are payable at the time that each interment takes place.

A 'non-resident' fee of 10% is added to the pre-purchase fee if the purchaser does not live in South Staffordshire.

Description ERoB Fee
Lawn Grave - Single coffin depth £2678
Lawn Grave - Double coffin depth £2678
Lawn Grave - Triple coffin depth £2678
Natural Meadow Area Grave - Single coffin depth £2678
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 1 £1077
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 2 £1205
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 3 £1335
Cremated Remains Grave - Plot for 4 £1463

Memorial Fees

Description Fee
Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial (initial 10-year period) £241
Right to add an inscription to an existing memorial £91
Renewal of Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial when the initial 10-year period has expired £91
Extension of Grant of Right to Erect a Memorial for a 10-year period £91
Lease of Granite Bird Bath Plaque (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) - 3 years £472 + VAT
Lease of Granite Bird Bath Plaque (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) - 5 years £753 + VAT
Lease of Granite Bird Bath Plaque (Sytch Lane Cemetery only) - 10 years £1416 + VAT
Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque - 3 years £472 + VAT
Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque - 5 years £753 + VAT
Lease of Memorial Bench Plaque - 10 years £1416 + VAT
Adopt-a-Tree Scheme including granite plaque at base of tree - 3 years £357 + VAT
Adopt-a-Tree Scheme including granite plaque at base of tree - 5 years £565 + VAT
Adopt-a-Tree Scheme including granite plaque at base of tree - 10 years £1055 + VAT

Miscellaneous Fees

Description Fee
Replacement copy of Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial or deed of right to erect a memorial £63
Fee for search of burial registers £63
Charge for late notice of coffin sizes £213
Additional charge for incorrect information supplied (e.g. coffin sizes) £213
Late arrival fee - This fee will be charged for a funeral that is over 15 minutes late £113 per 15 minutes

Exhumation of coffin or cremated remains from a grave

 

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