Fees and charges
Fees and charges for funerals, cremations and memorials in Southampton from 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023.
Cemetery fees
Please note there are no new unpurchased graves in Millbrook Cemetery
Purchase fee
Right of burial or plot type | Cost |
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Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (Adult Standard Grave Space) | £968.00 |
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (Adult Premium Grave Space) (If you wish to purchase a Premium grave, which is larger than a standard grave space, please contact Bereavement Services for details) |
£1348.00 |
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (adult grave space – with a Burial Chamber for uncoffined burials) | £1650.00 |
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (baby/child grave space) (Child purchase fees are for babies/children up to and including 17 years of age) |
No charge |
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (baby/child grave space – with a Burial Chamber for uncoffined burials) (Child purchase fees are for babies/children up to and including 17 years of age). |
No charge |
Cremated Remains Plot for 30 years | £615.00 |
Exclusive Right of Burial for 30 years (baby/infant grave space – up to 5 years Including inscribed memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery only * Please note this fee is applicable to the cost of the memorial only – no other fees apply |
£1087.00* |
Interment fees - New graves only
Type of interment | Cost |
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Interment to 4'6" (1372 mm) for one (Adult) | £710.00 |
Interment to 6'0" (1830 mm) for two (Adult) | £890.00 |
Interment to 7'6" (2300 mm) for three (Adult) | £1020.00 |
Interment to 8'6" (2600 mm) for four (Adult) | £1140.00 |
Interment to 4’6” (1372 mm) for one (Baby/Child) (Baby/Child interment is for foetus/stillborn/babies/children up to and including 17 years) |
No Charge |
Interment of cremated remains | £270.00 |
Non residents who die outside the city may not be interred in an unpurchased grave unless they were ex residents of the city |
Interment fees - Re-open graves
Type of interment | Cost |
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Interment to single depth (4'6") | £780.00 |
Interment to double depth (6'0") | £970.00 |
Interment to triple/quadruple depth graves | Price on application |
New Fees introduced for re-opens to cover additional resources required when re-opening graves in established area. |
Miscellaneous
Description of service | Cost |
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Attended scattering on a grave | £35.00 |
For cremated remains where the cremation did not take place at Southampton Crematorium an additional fee applies | £75.00 |
Use of chapel for a one hour service prior to interment | £100.00 |
Exhumation | Cost on application |
Postponement after receiving notice of burial (if excavation has commenced) - adult | £320.00 |
Postponement after receiving notice of burial (if excavation has commenced) - child | No fee |
For staff attending for grave selection | £60.00 |
For the transfer of the Exclusive Right of Burial to a new registered owner | £99.00 |
Administration fee for cancellation of an Exclusive Right of Burial | £45.00 |
Genealogy search fee | Price on application |
Notes
- Only one fee will be charged when a mother and newly born child are interred in the same coffin
- In the event of two interments/scatterings taking place in/on a grave at the same time, half the stated fee will be charged for the second interment/scattering
- Double Purchase and Interment Fees for non-residents
- For interments on Saturdays double interment fees will be charged and are subject to cemetery staff availability
Cemetery memorials
Type of memorial | Cost |
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Right to erect a memorial on a grave (price per memorial) | £178.00 |
Right to place vase or similar memorial (entirely free standing and not an integral part of other memorial) | £58.00 |
Right to erect and place a memorial on a child’s grave (up to 18th birthday) | No charge |
Each additional name (of deceased) commemorated | £58.00 |
Right to place a temporary marker on a grave for a 12 month period | £58.00 |
All above memorials include one named inscription only – any additional inscriptions are charged at £58.00 each (deceased) name commemorated.
No memorials are allowed on unpurchased graves unless the right of burial is purchased and the memorial fee is paid.
Crematorium fees
Crematorium service | Cost |
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Adults (1 hour service - available on request) | £945.00 |
Adults (45 minute service) | £895.00 |
Adults (early/late 30 minute service) | £575.00 |
Direct cremations | £350.00 |
Children (under 18 years of age) | No Charge |
Double time fee | £235.00 |
Use of chapel only | £350.00 |
Sundries
Other crematorium items and services | Cost |
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Ashes - temporary deposit after first month (per month | £35.00 |
Strewing ashes (where the cremation took place in another crematorium) | £80.00 |
Attendance at placing/scattering of ashes in Gardens of Rest | £35.00 |
(Double fees apply on a Saturday) | |
Certificate of cremation | No charge |
Cancellation fee if no suitable reason given | £90.00 |
Selecting an area in the garden of rest for non-attended scattering | £35.00 |
Genealogy search fee | Price on application |
Charging of coffin displayed on monitor in East Chapel following service | £5.00 |
Ornamental urns and keepsakes | Cost on application |
Media services
Type of media item or service | Cost |
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Live and on demand webcast (up to 28 days) Usual fee £80 during COVID (Please contact Bereavement Services Office for current fee applicable) |
£55.00 (£80) |
Keepsake copy of the Webcast in a presentation case (available in DVD/Blu-Ray/USB or audio CD) | £60 |
Additional copies | £20.00 |
Visual tribute services
Type of media item or service | Cost |
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Halo Photo (a complimentary photo shown throughout the service) | No charge |
An additional photo (displayed at your time of choosing) | £20.00 |
Visual tribute - slideshow of up to 25 photos | £65.00 |
Professional tribute - synched to music of up to 25 photos | £80.00 |
Family supplied tribute | £20.00 |
For each additional 25 photos (shown on a visual/professional tribute) | £25.00 |
Keepsake copy of the Visual Tribute in a presentation case (available on DVD/Blu-Ray or USB) | £25.00 |
Downloadable copy of the Visual Tribute (available to download from our supplier’s website) | £12.00 |
Additional support and personalisation | |
This covers any revisions, or major departures from a standard product including:
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£25.00 |
Please Note – we are unable to accept tributes provided to us directly without being processed through our media supplier.
Southampton Crematorium and South Stoneham Garden of Rest memorial fees and charges
Type of memorial | Cost – includes VAT and 5 year lease | Cost – includes VAT and 10 year lease | Cost – includes VAT and 20 year lease |
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The Daisy Garden Sleeper plaques (children only) | £127.06 | £200.06 | £346.06 |
The Daisy Garden Memorial Tree Leaf (children only) | £114.81 | £187.81 | £333.81 |
The Daisy Garden Memorial Tree Apple (children only) | £121.33 |
£194.33 |
£340.33 |
Hollybrook Baby Garden Ellie Columbaria (children only) | £253.00 | £353.00 | £553.00 |
Hollybrook Baby Garden Dora and Harvey Mouse Bench Plaques | £98.62 | £171.62 | £317.62 |
Candle Plaque | £454.95 | £580.95 |
£832.95 |
Sanctum Vault 12 (available at the crematorium only) | From £680.80 | From £963.80 | From £1,529.80 |
Sanctum Vault 2000 | From £1,119.42 | From £1,402.42 | From £1,968.42 |
Granite Kerb Memorial Plaque | From £384.57 | From £510.57 | From £762.57 |
Memorial Mushroom Plaque | £393.75 | £519.75 | £771.75 |
Deer Glade Plaque | £361.62 | £487.62 | £739.62 |
Squirrels Corner Plaque (New for 2019) | £401.40 | £527.40 | £779.40 |
Bench Plaque (Garden of Rest) | £159.66 | £285.66 | £537.66 |
Hall of Remembrance Plaque (Large) Book of Remembrance room | £220.70 | £372.70 | £676.70 |
Hall of Remembrance Plaque (Small) Book of Remembrance room | £173.51 | £299.51 | £551.51 |
Posy Vase Memorial (South Stoneham Cemetery Garden of Rest only) | £94.43 | £167.43 | £313.43 |
Memorial Tree Plaque (Book of Remembrance Room) | £167.81 | £293.81 | £545.81 |
Valley Pond Plaques | £416.13 | £542.13 | £794.13 |
Granite Wall Plaques (single up to 3 lines) | £411.06 | £543.06 | £807.06 |
Granite Wall Plaques (double up to 6 lines) | £717.11 | £876.11 | £1,194.11 |
Granite Wall Plaques (treble up to 10 lines) | £1,024.17 | £1,211.17 | £1,585.17 |
Floris Wall Plaque | £362.40 | £488.40 | £740.40 |
Keepsakes and Jewellery | Cost on application |
Southampton Crematorium and South Stoneham Book of Remembrance/Memorial Cards and Memorial Books
Memorial | Two Line Entry | Five Line Entry | Eight Line Entry | With Illustration (not available with two line entries) |
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Book of Remembrance | £76.00 | £135.00 | £187.00 | Additional £84.00 |
Memorial Cards | £45.00 | £66.00 | £88.00 | NA |
Miniature Books | £111.00 | £123.00 | £142.00 | Additional £84.00 |
Additional entries to existing miniature books | £42.00 | £47.00 | £59.00 | Additional £84.00 |
Southampton Crematorium renewal fees (April 2022 to March 2023)
Memorial | Cost of Renewal for a period of 5 years |
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Granite Wall Plaques (single up to 3 lines) | £132 |
Granite Wall Plaques (double up to 6 lines) | £159 |
Granite Wall Plaques (treble up to 10 lines) | £187 |