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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 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

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

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