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 2024.
| 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 |
| Meeting on site to select specific grave plot | £35 |
*Proof of address may be requested
| 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) |
| Non viable foetus interment (1 metre) | £80 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Construction of vault (underground) | £400 |
| Additional charge for interments on weekends or bank holiday (five working days notice) | £480 |
| Additional charge for interments from 2.30pm Monday to Friday (daylight permitting) | £265 |
*Proof of address may be requested
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Body of a person 18 years and over | £990 |
| Body of person under 18 | No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund) |
| Use of chapel for burial service | £180 |
| Use of chapel for burial service for person or child under 18 | N/A |
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Body of person 18 years and over, including chapel | £767 |
| 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 fee for non-regular cremation times (weekday) | £180 |
| Additional charge for cremation on weekends or bank holidays | £350 |
| Environment fee (over the age of 18) | £62.50 |
| All music via the media system (subject to terms and conditions) | No fee |
Cremation services have a 40 minutes time slot (30 minutes service plus five minutes for entry and five minutes for exit).
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Adult | £850 |
| Person or child under 18 (Salford resident) | No charge (fees are paid by the Children's Funeral Fund) |
| Late fee/overrun service | £150 |
| Late paperwork (if not received by 10am, 48 hours before cremation) | £55 |
| Administration assistance with a self-organised cremation | £150 |
| Direct cremation (no service - unattended) | £450 |
| Early morning cremation 9.40am | £622 |
| 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 | £30 |
| Video tribute keepsake copy sent by downloadable link | £20 |
| Video recording of service supplied on keepsake copy (DVD or USB) | £50 |
| Additional copies of the of the above keepsake copy (each) | £30 |
| Video recording sent by downloadable link | £35 |
| Video recording with visual tribute incorporated | £50 |
| Live webcast of service and seven day link to rewatch service | £55 |
Please note all visual tributes must be submitted 48 hours before the service time or additional charges will apply.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Exclusive rights within designated plot | £750 |
| Exclusive rights within designated plot (Salford resident*) | £550 |
| Cremated remains casket with nameplate | £75 |
| Doubled cremated remains casket with nameplate | £100 |
| Cremated remains urn or keepsake and jewellery | From £65 |
| Cremated remains burial - 0.7 to one metre | £300 |
| Cremated remains burial - 0/7 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 |
| Cremated remains strewing from other crematoria on Lawns of Remembrance (weekdays) | £60 |
| Strewing of cremated remains under grave turf | £120 |
| Strewing of cremated remains under grave turf (Salford resident*) | £100 |
| Cremated remains pouring under tree base only | £120 |
| Cremated remains storage per month (after initial 28 day period) | £30 |
*Proof of address may be requested
| 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). Kerbs on cremated remains graves are available in a smaller size | £150 |
| Inscription permit (including removal and replacement of headstone) | £75 |
| Granite kerb for grave space including permit | £350 |
| Temporary wooden cross and (whilst awaiting headstone fitting, maximum 12-month period) | £70 |
| Items | Cost |
|---|---|
| Right to erect full length kerbs up to: length 1800mm (6ft) x width 900mm (3ft) x height 230mm (9”) | £480 |
| Right to erect headstone from (1097mm) 3ft 6in to 1524mm (5ft) | £240 |
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.
| Items | Cost |
|---|---|
| Memorial granite bench including one inscription - ten year lease | £1,050 |
| Memorial granite bench including two inscribed plaques - ten year lease | £1,200 |
| Memorial bench lease renewal - ten year lease | £300 |
| Plaque on Shared Bench – ten year lease | £300 |
| Additional/replacement inscription plaque for granite bench | £150 |
| Additional photo plaque for granite bench | £120 |
| Items | Cost |
|---|---|
| Columbarium for two cremated remains (first placing and inscription) 20 year lease | £500 |
| Columbarium additional or second inscription | £130 |
| Granite sanctum 20-year lease (including first inscription and placing of first cremated remains) | £920 |
| Sanctum additional placing of remains and new inscription | £220 |
| Sanctum renewal fee for 20 years | £350 |
| Slate plaque - ten year lease (Agecroft Garden of Remembrance)* | £300 |
| Slate plaque lease renewal - ten years* | £150 |
| Granite tower plaque and vase - ten-year lease** | £260 |
| Granite tower plaque lease renewal - ten years** | £160 |
| Granite kerb with vase including inscription – ten-year lease** | £350 |
| Granite kerb lease renewal - ten years | £160 |
| Granite tower, kerb and slate replacement plaque | £160 |
| Metal wall plaque in reserved space - ten-year lease (Peel Green Only) | £150 |
| Metal wall plaque in reserved space lease renewal - ten years | £90 |
| Metal plaque replacement | £80 |
| Metal kerb plaque in reserved space (Agecroft only) | £260 |
| Metal kerb plaque renewal - ten years (Agecroft only) | £100 |
| Memorial tree with granite kerb - ten years lease | £520 |
| Memorial tree lease renewal - ten years** | £210 |
| Rose bush and plaque (Peel Green only) - ten-year lease** | £330 |
| Rose bush lease renewal – Ten years** | £220 |
| Rose bush plaque replacement | £100 |
| Forget-me-not memorial tree - ten-year leaf lease | £110 |
* denotes other lease arrangements available.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Two line entry | £110 |
| Five line entry | £165 |
| Five line entry with floral emblem/badge/crest | £220 |
| Eight line entry | £245 |
| Eight line entry with floral emblem/badge/crest | £300 |
The book of remembrance can be viewed online.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Two line entry | £45 |
| Five line entry | £60 |
| Five line entry with any emblem of your choice | £70 |
| Eight line entry | £75 |
| Eight line entry with any emblem of your choice | £85 |
| 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 | £30 |
Cheques should be made payable to ‘Salford City Council’.
Card payments can be made in the main office at Agecroft Cemetery or via the telephone on 0161 686 7290.
Grave searches: Go to the Deceased Online website
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Late paperwork (not completed correctly, wrong coffin size, provided if not received three working days prior to burial) | £55 |
| Late or overrun funeral | £150 |
| 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 |
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 2024