Pricelist
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
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.
| Service | Price |
| Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements | £625 |
| Collecting and transporting the deceased (within 15 miles) | £345 |
| Care of the deceased before the funeral (at Norman McBriar & Son’s Funeral Home) | £400 |
| Oak veneer coffin | £525 |
| Viewing of the deceased by appointment | £50 |
| Transport to cemetery/crematorium in hearse (within 20 miles) | £450 |
| Total | £2395 |
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Unattended Funeral
A funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
| Service | Price |
| Burial (funeral director’s charges only) | £1550 |
| Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus cremation fee) | £1800–£2200 |
Fees You Must Pay
Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based, and/or cultural requirements with the funeral director.
| Service | Price |
| Burial fee (local residents) | £264–£600 |
| Cremation fee (local residents) | £765–£1200 |
| Doctors’ fees (2 certificates @ £82 each) | £164 |
Additional Funeral Director Products and Services
| Service | Price |
| Additional mileage (per mile) | £0.50 |
| Additional transfers of the deceased (per transfer) | £350 |
| Collection and delivery of ashes | £25 |
| Embalming | £200 |
| Funeral officiant (celebrant, minister, etc.) | £50–£250 |
| Services supplied outside normal office hours | Prices on request |
Notes:
1. Burial fee (sometimes called the interment fee) covers digging and closing a grave.
2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, doctors’ fees are usually required for cremation.
Updated: April 2025