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 2021.
Burial fees (purchase of grave and exclusive right of burial)
Item |
Cost |
Exclusive rights 75 years |
£1,700 |
Exclusive rights 75 years (Salford resident*) |
£1,050 |
Extension of exclusive right of burial 50 years |
£700 |
Extension of exclusive right of burial 25 years |
£350 |
*Proof of address may be requested
Interment fees (burial in a purchased grave)
Item |
Cost |
Body of a person 18 years and over |
£1,500 |
Body of a person 18 years and over (Salford resident) |
£990 |
Child under 18 |
No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund) |
Use of chapel for burial service |
£180 |
Hire of chapel for service only (40 minutes) |
£280 |
Use of chapel for additional 40 minutes (double slot) |
£250 |
Use of chapel for burial service for a person or child under 18 (Salford resident) |
N/A |
Use of chapel for burial service for a person or child under 18 (non-resident) |
£140 |
Construction of vault (underground) |
From £400 |
Additional charge for interments on weekend or bank holiday - Salford resident (five working days notice) |
£400 |
Additional charge for interments on weekends or bank holiday - non-resident (five working days notice) |
£480 |
Additional charge for interments from 2.30pm Monday to Friday (daylight permitting) |
£265 |
*Proof of address may be requested
Interments in a public grave (Salford resident only)
Item |
Cost |
Body of a person 18 years and over |
£325 |
Body of person under 18 |
N/A |
Use of chapel for burial service |
£140 |
Use of chapel for burial service for person or child under 18 |
N/A |
Additional fees
Meeting onsite to select specific grave plot£35
Item |
Cost |
Late paperwork (not completed correctly, if not received three working days prior to burial) |
£55 |
Late or overrun funeral |
£45 |
Additional widening of grave |
£250 |
Cremation fees
Item |
Cost |
Body of person 18 years and over, including chapel |
£698 |
Body of person under 18, including chapel |
No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund) |
Medical referee fee (over the age of 18) |
£20.50 |
Use of chapel for additional 40 minutes (double slot) |
£250 |
Additional charge for cremation on weekends or bank holidays |
£350 |
Environment fee (over the age of 18) |
£59.50 |
All music via the media system (subject to terms and conditions) |
N/A |
Cremation services have a 40 minutes time slot, 30 minutes service plus 5 minutes for entry and 5 minutes for exit.
Total fees for cremation (including cremation, chapel, medical referee and environmental fees)
Item |
Cost |
Adult |
£778 |
Person or child under 18 (Salford resident) |
N/A |
Late fee/overrun service |
£65 |
Late paperwork (if not received 10am, 48 hours before cremation) |
£55 |
Administration assistance with a self-organised cremation |
£95 |
Direct cremation (no service) |
£545 |
Early morning cremation 9.40am |
£622 |
Visual tributes and webcasts or service recordings
Item |
Cost |
Visual tribute - set up and administration |
£30 |
Visual tribute - each photograph/image |
£2 |
Visual tribute - each minute of video |
£5 |
Visual tribute keepsake copy on USB/DVD |
£25 |
Video tribute keepsake copy sent by downloadable link |
£10 |
Video recording of service supplied on keepsake copy (DVD or USB) |
£50 |
Additional copies of the of the above keepsake copy (each) |
£20 |
Video recording sent by downloadable link |
£35 |
Video recording with visual tribute incorporated (additional fee) |
£15 |
Live webcast of service and seven day link to rewatch service |
£45 |
Please note all visual tributes must be submitted 48 hours before the service time or additional charges will apply.
Cremated remains
Item |
Cost |
Exclusive rights within designated plot |
£700 |
Exclusive rights within designated plot (Salford resident*) |
£500 |
Cremated remains casket with nameplate |
£75 |
Cremated remains urn or keepsake and jewellery |
From £55 |
Cremated remains burial to one metre |
£300 |
Cremated remains burial to one metre (Salford resident*) |
£240 |
Cremated remains burial over one metre |
£550 |
Cremated remains burial over one metre (Salford resident) |
£420 |
Cremated remains burial (under the age of 18) |
No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund) |
Additional charge for cremated remains burial on weekends or bank holiday |
£180 |
Charge for weekend and bank holiday cremated remains strewing on Lawns of Remembrance |
£120 |
Strewing cremated remains from other crematoria on Lawns of Remembrance (weekdays only) |
£60 |
Strewing of cremated remains under grave turf |
£120 |
Strewing of cremated remains under grave turf (Salford resident*) |
£100 |
Cremated remains storage per month (after initial 28 day period) |
£30 |
*Proof of address may be requested
Memorial headstones
Item |
Cost |
Right to erect headstone (up to 1.05 metres) |
£180 |
Right to erect headstone not exceeding 600 millimetres |
£140 |
Right to erect kerbside in front of grave (to authorised size of three feet wide by two feet deep) N.B. such kerbs are not permitted on cremated remains grave spaces |
£150 |
Inscription permit f(including removal and replacement of headstone) |
£75 |
Wooden cross including plaque - 12 month lease (whilst awaiting headstone fitting) |
£70 |
Memorials plot 3A Agecroft and plot I Peel Green ONLY
Items |
Cost |
Right to erect full length kerbs up to: length 1800mm (6ft) x width 900mm (3ft) x height 230mm (9”) |
£480.00 |
Right to erect headstone from (1097mm) 3ft 6in to 1524mm (5ft) |
£240.00 |
Please note that these type of memorials are only permitted on Agecroft plot 3A, Peel Green plot I 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.
Memorial benches
Items |
Cost |
Memorial granite bench including one inscription - ten year lease |
£900 |
Memorial granite bench including two inscribed plaques - ten year lease |
£1000 |
Memorial bench lease renewal - ten year lease |
£250 |
Additional/replacement metal plaque for existing wooden bench |
£85 |
Additional/replacement inscription plaque for granite bench |
£115 |
Memorialisation choices
Item |
Cost |
Columbarium for two cremated remains (first placing and inscription) 20 year lease |
£495 |
Columbarium additional or second inscription |
£120 |
Slate plaque — ten year lease (Agecroft Garden of Remembrance) * |
£295 |
Slate plaque lease renewal - ten years * |
£155 |
Granite tower plaque and vase - ten year lease * |
£240 |
Granite tower plaque lease renewal - ten years * |
£140 |
Metal kerb plaque renewal - ten years (Agecroft only) |
£100 |
Granite kerb with vase including inscription - ten year lease |
£300 |
Granite kerb with vase for grave (includes permit) |
£300 |
Granite kerbside lease renewal - ten years * |
£145 |
Granite tower, kerbs and slate replacement plaque |
£140 |
Metal plaque in reserved space - ten year lease (Peel Green only) * |
£150 |
Metal plaque in reserved space lease renewal ten year lease * |
£85 |
Metal plaque replacement |
£65 |
Flower vase lease renewal - five years * |
£95 |
Flower vase renewal |
£65 |
Flower vase purchase for grave space |
£65 |
Memorial tree with granite kerb - ten years lease |
£480 |
Memorial tree with granite lawn tablet and inscription (up to 50 letters) - ten year lease * |
£420 |
Memorial tree lease renewal - ten years * |
£200 |
Rose bush and plaque (Peel Green only) - five year lease * |
£180 |
Rose bush lease renewal - five years * |
£80 |
Rose bush plaque |
£65 |
Forget-me-not memorial tree – ten year leaf lease |
£110 |
* denotes other lease arrangements available.
Book of Remembrance entries
Item |
Cost |
Two line entry |
£95 |
Five line entry |
£145 |
Five line entry with floral emblem/badge/crest |
£195 |
Eight line entry |
£220 |
Eight line entry with floral emblem/badge/crest |
£275 |
The book of remembrance can be viewed online.
Memorial cards
Item |
Cost |
Two line entry |
£40 |
Five line entry |
£50 |
Five line entry with any emblem of your choice |
£65 |
Eight line entry |
£60 |
Eight line entry with any emblem of your choice |
£75 |
Administrative charges
Item |
Cost |
Statutory declaration |
£75 |
Transfer of exclusive right of burial |
£35 |
Duplicate deeds issue (to grave owner) |
£30 |
Grave searches: Go to the Deceased Online website
Downloadable documents
- Confirmatory notice of interment form (Adobe PDF format, 188kb)
- Preliminary application form for cremation (Adobe PDF format, 106kb)
- Application form for granite memorial kerb and plaque (Adobe PDF format, 519kb)
- Application form for granite memorial flower vase and plaque (Adobe PDF format, 489kb)
- Application form for inscribed granite plaque on memorial tower (Adobe PDF format, 71kb)
- Application form for inscribed memorial wall plaque on rack system (Adobe PDF format, 496kb)
- Application form for the right to lease a memorial bench (Adobe PDF format, 86kb)
- Application form for a memorial tree and tree-base stone (Adobe PDF format, 87kb)
- Application form for inscribed slate memorial wall plaque (Adobe PDF format, 82kb)
- Application form for a standard rose bush and memorial plaque (Adobe PDF format, 83kb)
- Application form for a metal kerb plaque in reserved space (Adobe PDF format, 81kb)
- Application form for insertion in the Book of Remembrance (Adobe PDF format, 237kb)
- Application form for placing cremated remains in the columbarium (Adobe PDF format, 73kb)
- Application form for columbarium niche and inscribed granite plaque with first inscription (Adobe PDF format, 78kb)
- Application form to purchase a grave space (Adobe PDF format, 143kb)
- Application form for a metal plaque on the rack system (Adobe PDF format, 81kb)
- Application form for a leaf on the 'forget me not' tree (Adobe PDF format, 155kb)
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.
This page was last updated on 1 April 2021