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Bereavement Services: fees and charges

Our fees and charges are aligned with neighbouring cemetery authorities, and we always strive to provide the best possible value for the services on offer (VAT is charged at 20%).

Effective from 1 April 2026.

* denotes other lease arrangements available.

Memorial fees and charges

Burial fees (purchase of grave and exclusive right of burial)

Item Cost
Exclusive rights 75 years £1,765
Exclusive rights 75 years (Salford resident*) £1,090
Extension of exclusive right of burial 50 years** £725
Extension of exclusive right of burial 25 years** £365
Meeting on site to select specific grave plot £35

*Proof of address may be requested
**Other Lease options available

Interment fees (burial in a purchased grave)

Item Cost
Burial fees - adult £1,560
Burial fees - adult (Salford resident*) £1,030
Child (from 24 weeks gestation under the age of 18 No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund)
Baby interment - NVF up to 24 weeks gestation (1 metre) £85
Use of chapel for burial service £210
Hire of chapel for service only £310
Use of chapel for additional 60 minutes (double slot) £260
Construction of a standard vault (underground) £415
Additional charge for interments from 2.30pm Monday to Friday (daylight permitting) £275
Pre-constructed concrete chamber for one internment – only available on plots 12 and XX £835
Additional charge for interments on weekends and Bank Holidays (five working days’ notice) £500

*Proof of address may be requested

Interments in a public grave (Salford resident only)

Item Cost
Body of a person - 18 years and over £1,090
Baby interment - NVF up to 24 weeks gestation (1 metre) £85
Use of chapel for burial service £210

Total fees for cremation (including Cremation, Chapel, Medical Referee and Environmental Fees)

Item Cost
Adult cremation £850
Child (from 24 weeks gestation under the age of 18) No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund)
Late fee/overrun service £200
Late paperwork (if not received by 10am, 48 hours before cremation) £55
Administration assistance with self-organised cremation £150
Direct cremation (no service – unattended) £325
Early morning cremation 9.40am £622
Use of chapel for additional 40 minutes (double slot) £260
Additional charge for cremation on weekend/Bank Holiday £350
All music via the media system (subject to terms and conditions) No fee

Cremated Remains

Item Cost
Exclusive rights within designated plot £780
Exclusive rights within designated plot (Salford resident*) £570
Cremated remains casket with nameplate £85
Double cremated remains casket with nameplate £115
Purchase of cremated remains urn or keepsake and jewellery (separate leaflet available on request) From £65
Cremated remains burial - 0.7 to 1 metre £310
Cremated remains burial - 0.7 to 1 metre (Salford resident*) £250
Cremated remains burial over one metre £570
Cremated remains burial over one metre (Salford resident*) £440
Additional charge for cremated remains burial (weekends/bank holiday) £210
Cremated remains strewing on Lawns of Remembrance
(weekends/bank holiday)
£125
Cremated remains strewing from other crematoria on Lawns of Remembrance (weekdays) £80
Cremated remains strewing under grave turf £125
Cremated remains strewing under grave turf (Salford resident*) £105
Cremated remains pouring under tree base only £125
Cremated remains storage per month (after initial 28 days) £30

*Proof of address may be requested

Visual tributes and webcasts/ service recordings

Item Cost
Single photo - a picture of the deceased that can be shown throughout the service, or at a selected time Free
Webcast, single photo and a slideshow or music
tribute - For young people under the age of 18, we offer a free live and on demand stream, a single photo and a choice of a slideshow or music tribute of up to 25 photos
Free
Additional single photo - a surcharge applies for each holding image beyond the first single photo, or for any extra image used before or after a visual tribute £10

Basic slideshow - a slideshow of up to 25 photos with simple transitions played on a loop or at a specific time in the service

(This option does not include music. Please discuss any playback requirements with the funeral venue staff)

£80
Extra tribute photos - for each extra 25 photos on a visual tribute £25

Music tribute - a beautifully crafted tribute of up to 25 photos, timed to a chosen piece of music with fade transitions

(To include additional videos, music tracks or additional editing outside our standard product, please see the extra work charges)

£90
Themed tribute - choose from a range of curated themes and have up to 25 photos professionally edited and timed to a chosen piece of music £100

Family Supplied Tribute - a family supplied video used as received with basic quality checks performed by Obitus team.

Multiple videos can be ordered and will be charged per video. If you would like us to combine your videos together, please refer to the Additional Support Section

£35
Additional support charges - we are happy to provide additional personalised edits to your music tribute, themed tribute, family supplied video or live and on demand stream £30
Late fees - a late fee may be applied when amendments are requested after the content
submission deadlines. Please contact us about this if you have any queries
£25

Streaming

Item Cost
Webcast - live and on demand £65

Keepsakes

Item Cost
Digital download (add-on) - a digital download link - when ordered alongside the service recording, music tribute or themed tribute £15
Digital download (stand-alone) - a digital download link of the recorded service - when ordered as a stand-alone product £50
DVD or USB - a keepsake copy of the service, visual tribute, or both, presented in a special presentation case £65
Video book - a portable, rechargeable video ‘book’ with its own screen, presented in a personalised grey linen case £100
Memory book - includes up to 25 photos professionally printed and delivered in a bespoke, personalised grey linen-wrapped box, and including a DVD and USB Stick £130
DVD or USB second copy £35
Video book second copy £75
Memory box second copy £100

Please note all Visual Tributes must be submitted 48 hours before the service time or additional charges via Obitus will apply.

Service schedules should be finalised on the Obitus Portal at least 24hours prior to the service to ensure all music is available at site. If the deadline has been missed, please contact the Crematorium.

Memorial headstones

Item Cost
Right to erect headstone up to 600mm in height £165
Right to erect headstone up to 1.05 metres in height £210
Right to erect kerbs/tablet in front of grave (to authorised size of three feet wide and two feet deep) £175
Inscription permit (including removal and replacement of headstone) £90
Granite kerb edge vases with inscribed plaque for grave space including inscription plus permit fees (available from Cemetery Office) £425
Temporary wooden cross and plaque (whilst awaiting headstone fitting, maximum 12-month period) £80

Where applicable certain graves it may be possible to have a headstone between 1.05 and 1.53 metres and kerbs authorised at 3 foot wide and 3 foot deep

Item Cost
Right to erect headstone up to 1.53 metres in height £260
Right to erect kerbs/tablet in front of grave (to authorised size of three feet wide and three feet deep) £250

Memorials Plots 3A and 12 at Agecroft and Plot XX at Peel Green only

Item Cost
Right to erect full length kerbs up to length 1800mm (6ft) x width 900mm (3ft) x height 230mm (9”) £500
Right to erect headstone from (1097mm) 3ft 6in to 1524mm (5ft) £260

Please note that these types of memorials are only permitted on Agecroft Plot 3A, 12 and Peel Green Plot XX and no other areas within the cemeteries. They are subject to the authorisation of the Bereavement Services Manager. Bereavement Services reserve the right to refuse any application not in keeping with the character of the cemetery.

Administrative charges

Item Cost
Statutory declaration £100
Transfer of exclusive right of burial by assent (probate) £40
Transfer of exclusive right of burial by assignment £55
Duplicate deeds issue (to grave owner) £35
Grave search with assistance £35
Grave searches see www.deceasedonline.com Credits

Additional fees

Item Cost
Late paperwork (not completed correctly, if not received at least three working days prior to burial) £60
Late or over run funeral £200
Additional widening of grave £250
Coffin which arrives at graveside not the same size as given on the application form £250
Headstone not removed five working days prior to burial £85
Cancellation of burial with three working days’ notice or less £250

Memorial fees and charges

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This page was last updated on 1 April 2026

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