Crematorium and cemetery price information

It is important to find out if the deceased person had a funeral plan. This would generally cover the costs of the funeral.

If the person paying for the funeral is receiving any means tested benefits they may be able to claim financial help from the Government.

Cremation fees

TypeFee
Cremation of a body, 18 years or older (mercury abatement included in fee £56) £1100
Early morning service (9.15am and 10.00am service only in the South Chapel) £765
Witness direct cremation (without service, no minister) 9.00 am West Chapel only £515
Cremation without service (no attendance by family/friends or minister) West Chapel only £345
Foetus, stillborn infant or child under 18 yearsFree of charge
Additional service time – double service requested at time of booking£565
Retention of cremated remains per month after the second month£88
Cremation for a Public Health funeral£750
Out of England Certificate (certified extract) or Copy Certificate£42
Duplicate cremation certificate£22
Additional service time where overrun affects next service or requires overtime£200

Cremation fee includes:

  • medical referee’s fee
  • use of the chapel for a 30 minute service
  • the Obitus music system, for the service music requirements
  • the environmental levy of £56

Scattering of ashes

TypeFee
Cremated remains strewn at Reading Crematorium where person was cremated elsewhere£100
Cremated remains strewn at Reading Crematorium, where the remains were removed and returned more than 12 months after the cremation took place at Reading Crematorium£50

Memorial items

Book of Remembrance

TypeFee
Two line entry£90
Five line entry £144
Eight line entry £187
Five line with illuminated capital £210
Five line with a motif or service badge £236
Eight line with illuminated capital £262
Eight line with a motif or service badge £338
A full coat of arms £431
Cost per extra line (max 11 line entry) £33

Memorial card

TypeFee
Two line entry £53
Five line entry £87
Eight line entry £120
Five line entry with any type of motif £167
Eight line entry with any type of motif £186

Bronze kerb memorial single plaque (6″ x 4″)

TypeFee
Plaque and 10 year lease £335
Plaque with motif and 10 year lease £354
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £210
Replacement/new plaque £125
Replacement/new plaque with motif £146
Additional cost for a cameo to be placed on plaque £120
Resitting or moving of plaque to another path£70
Refurbishment of plaque£30

Bronze kerb memorial double plaque (12″ x 4″)

TypeFee
Plaque and 10 year lease £630
Plaque with motif and 10 year lease £668
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £380
Replacement/new plaque £250
Replacement/new plaque with motif £298
Additional cost for a cameo to be placed on plaque £120
Resitting or moving of plaque to another path£70
Refurbishment of plaque£50

Baby memorial items

TypeFee
Renewal of lease for a further 5 years (existing wall plaques) £30
Initial set up of plaque£150 (50%) will be paid by Willow Group)
Replacement plaque£84

Memorial vase and tablet

TypeFee
Vase, tablet and 10 year lease £613
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £320

Memorial tree and memorial beds

TypeFee
Memorial tree/bed for a period of 10 years including a stem plaque £1,194
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £660

Memorial bench

TypeFee
Memorial bench for a period of 10 years including a bench plaque £1,716
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £750
Replacement/additional tree or bench plaque £186
Replacement bench£966

Birdbath memorial plaques

TypeFee
Small birdbath plaque (row 1) and 10 year lease £446
Row 2 and 10 year lease £504
Medium birdbath plaque (row 3) and 10 year lease £572
Row 4 and 10 year lease £662
Large birdbath plaque (row 5) and 10 year lease £746
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £320

Refurbishment of plaques

TypeFee
Refurbishment of single plaque£30
Refurbishment of double plaque£50

Granite wall plaque (Hall of Memory)

TypeFee
Granite wall memorial plaque and 10 year lease £518
Renewal of lease for a further 10 years £320

Leaf memorial (Hall of Memory)

TypeFee
Initial set up of leaf and lease for 5 year period £158
Renewal lease £80
Replacement leaf £78

Sanctum for cremated remains

TypeFee
Granite memorial and 25 year lease £1,242
Renewal lease for a further 25 years £750
Placing of ashes in the sanctum cremated at Reading Crematorium £50
Placing of ashes in the sanctum cremated at another crematorium £100

Cemetery fees – Henley Road including Reading Old and Victoria Road

Graves

Exclusive rights of burial for 50 years (deed of grant)

TypeFee for borough residentFee for out of borough resident
Lawn Grave (Mayfield & Westfield)£1,350£4,100
Traditional Grave (Mayfield & Westfield)£1,725£4,980
Muslim mounded (Westfield only)£1,725£4,980
Park cremated remains plot for 2 (Desk Tablet)£740£2000
Muslim Vault£3,438£7,040
Graves in older sections in the cemeteryPrice on applicationPrice on application

For all new burials please add the interment fee to the Exclusive Rights fee for your total cost

Adult interment fees (dig fee) for full burials/re-open of existing grave for full burials

TypeFee
Lawn grave£1,075
Traditional grave£1,475
Cremated remains grave£220
Cremated remains from away surcharge£65
Muslim vault£1,475
Burial of cremated remains at full burial depth (6ft 6)£1,075
Additional depth to approx. 7ft 6£350

Additional depth charge will be made for coffin/casket burials 18 inches plus in depth to allow for 2 burials within one grave and to remain with in legal requirements.

Interment fees (dig fee) for under 18 years

TypeFee
Re-open of grave for the burial of a child under 18 yrs
(including NVF, Stillborn & Body parts)
£350
Re-open of grave for the burial of cremated remains of a child under 5 years£35
Re-open of a grave for the burial of cremated remains of a child aged 5-17 yrs£50
Reopen of grave for burial of cremated remains at full burial depth£335
Additional depth to approx. 7ft 6£215

Burial into common/public grave

TypeFee
Deceased aged over 18 years£1,080
Deceased child under the age of 18yrs£345
NVF & Stillborn childFree of charge

Permit Fees for monuments, gravestones, tablets and kerb sets – for the right to erect any gravestone or monument on a grave space.

TypeFee
Traditional grave£335
Lawn grave (Park & Mayfeild)£230
Cremated remains section (flat tablets)£90
Cremated remains headstone£90
Additional inscription or works£78

Associated fees for burials

TypeFee
Use of chapel prior to burial for a person 18 years and over (30-minute service)£565
Use of chapel for under 18 years old (30-minute service)£100

Extension of exclusive right of burial lease extensions for in borough residents

Type10 years extension15 years extension25 years extension
Lawn grave & Flat Tablets Cremated Remains£260£390£650
Traditional Grave£335£500£840
Cremated remains for 2 person (double if 4 person)£142£213£355

Other fees and charges

TypeFee
Transfer of grant of exclusive right of burial £120
Exhumation of Cremated Remains£300
Public Health Administration£390
Charge for the provision of a Quran gravePrice on application
Exhumation of a bodyPrice on application
Repairs after memorial testingPrice on application
Bench maintenance (power wash and treatment with teak oil)£96

Obitus webcasting services

TypeFee
Live + on-demand webcast (28 days watch again)£60
DVD or USB of webcast/tribute or both£60
Additional physical copy of DVD or USB£32
Halo photo (static)Free
Extra single photo£15
Simple slideshow (up to 25 photos)£52
Photo music tribute (up to 25 photos)£78
Additional 25 photos for tribute£28
Themed tribute (up to 25 photos)£99
Family supplied video – checked and transferred to Obitus£34
Digital download (add on only)£14
Extra tribute photos£28
Video book£100
Memory box£137
2nd Copy of video book£75
2nd Copy of memory box£100
Personalisation any additions to music tributes/combining of personal videos etc.£22
Under 18’s live and on-demand single photo and a slideshow or tributeFree of charge
Last updated on 02/04/2026