Cheshire East Crematorium & Cemetery Price List

Local Authority fees and charges

Cheshire East Bereavement Services – Scale of Fees & Charges (From April 2026)

Shown in accordance with the Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021.

Cremations

Adult unattended service: Direct cremation (commencing at 08:30 or 08:45)** £395.00
Adult attended service: Reduced fee (30 minutes at 09:00 or 09:30)* £695.00
Adult attended service: Standard fee (45 minutes from 10:00)* £1,080.00
Child under 16 years £486.00
Still-born baby £134.00
Non-viable foetus, products of conception, blocks & slides or body parts £70.00

* including Service Development contribution of £90
** including Service Development contribution of £70

Surcharges

Extended service (60 minute service available: Macclesfield 12:15, Crewe 13:45) £96.00
Additional chapel slot (double booking in Chapel for 2 x 45 minute slots) £294.00
Out-of-hours services (e.g. Saturday am) £1,105.00

Audio/Visual Services

Live webcast £98.00
Recording of service supplied as downloadable MP4 (with/without Visual Tribute) £54.00/41.00
Recording of service supplied as DVD or USB (with/without Visual Tribute) £86.00/75.00
Visual tribute – single still image No charge
Visual tribute – additional single still image £21.00
Visual tribute – slideshow up to 25 images without music £52.00
Visual tribute – slideshow up to 25 images with music £98.00
Visual tribute – slideshow per 25 additional images £30.00
Visual tribute – family video file (included as part of slideshow/separate to slideshow) £29.00/43.00
Copy of visual tribute – downloadable MP4 file £23.00
Copy of visual tribute – DVD/USB (including postage) £41.00
Visual tribute – surcharge for orders received less than 48hrs before service £121.00
Use of chapel for service only £460.00

NB: all attended services are 45 minutes inclusive of time to enter and leave the chapel. Cremation fees include: environmental charge; medical referee; cremation certificate; eco-container. Fees for attended chapel services also include the provision of music.

Burial Fees - Purchase of graves

Exclusive Rights of Burial – Cheshire East resident*** – At-need/Pre-need £1,599.00/1,758.90
Exclusive Rights of Burial – Non-resident*** – At-need/Pre-need £3,198.00/3,517.80
Children's area (Macclesfield, including headstone) – Cheshire East resident – At-need/Pre-need £1,115.00/1,226.50
Children's area (Macclesfield, including headstone) – Non-resident - At-need/Pre-need £2,230.00/2,453.00
Extension of Exclusive Right of Burial (per annum) £10.00

*** including Service Development contribution of £50

Burial Fees - Purchase of Cremated Remains Plots

Cheshire East resident – Single*** – At-need/Pre-need £322.00/354.20
Cheshire East resident – Double*** – At-need/Pre-need £527.00/579.70
Cheshire East resident – Family (for four)*** – At-need/Pre-need £747.00/821.70
Non-resident – Single*** – At-need/Pre-need £644.00/708.40
Non-resident – Double*** – At-need/Pre-need £1,054.00/1,159.40
Non-resident – Family (for four)*** – At-need/Pre-need £1,494/1,643.40

*** including Service Development contribution of £50

Burial Fees - Interment: Coffins

Grave Opening 4’6” (re-open for second interment, or opening for a single interment where there will be no further interments)**** £1,134.00
Grave Opening 6’6” (first interment in plot for two)**** £1,267.00
Grave Opening 8’6” (rights purchased before October 2018 only, or where deed acknowledges grave for 3)**** £1,414.00
Interment of non-viable foetus or products of conception £70.00

**** including Service Development contribution of £20

Burial Fees - Interment: Cremated Remains

Single interment**** £296.00
Second interment (where two sets are interred at same appointment)**** £148.00
Placement of cremated remains in a vault or kerb £180.00
Grave or cremated remains plot selection fee £104.00
Test dig £295.00
Grave timbers/topsoil Price on request

**** including Service Development contribution of £20

Burial Fees - Exhumation

Coffin Price on request
Cremated remains £308.00

Gardens of Remembrance Fees - Placement of Cremated Remains in Gardens of Remembrance

Witnessed – cremated at our crematoria £75.00
Witnessed – cremated elsewhere £150.00
Unwitnessed – cremated at our crematoria No charge
Unwitnessed – cremated elsewhere £75.00

Surcharges and Admin Fees

Transfer of grave ownership £75.00
Copy of cremation certificate £15.00
Copy of grave deed £68.00
Papers received less than 2 working days prior to day of cremation or interment £72.00
Incorrect size of coffin supplied on paperwork £175.00
Storage of cremated remains: Charged per calendar month, effective 28 days after the date of cremation £57.00
Cremated remains collected within 24 hours of cremation £75.00
Record search fee if year unknown, per deceased person £15.00
Papers not received in accordance with rules and regulations £75.00

Surcharge for Overrun of Crematorium Chapel Service

Overrun of 15 minutes or more which does not: £294.00

a) Cause disruption to the following service
b) Prevent access to the chapel for the following service
c) Run into non-service time
Overrun of 5 minutes or more causing one or more of the above issues £347.00
Early or Late arrival of cortège in cemetery (15 minutes or more) £294.00