Crematorium

Charges from 1 April 2025, Monday to Friday other than where indicated

  • Saturday funerals additional 50%
  • Sunday funerals additional 100%
ServiceCost
Persons 18 years and over£994
Children 1 year – 17 yearsFree
Under 1 yearFree
Cremation only (no Service in chapel, no attendees) at 8.20am & 8.40am (one set fee)£511
Service feesCost
Hire of chapel (Enter & leave chapel, 25 minutes services)£251
Double time slot (Extra 40 minutes to service time)£151
Use of plasma screen (Availability to display images during the services)£35
Organ hire in crematorium chapel (to use for a service, own organist required)£35
Late delivery of USB (late delivery after 48hrs)£46
Late paperwork (if not in by 10am previous working day)£69
Late/over-run funeral (Funeral over running on to next service time)£60
Assistance self organised cremation (General and administration support)£185
Bearer (Pallbearer, booked in advance of the service)£33
Additional servicesCostVATTotal
Live streaming, watch again for up to 28 days and downloadable£45£9£54
Keepsake copy (DVD/Blu-Ray/USB stick) does not include live streaming£45.83£9.17£55
Administration and storage feesCost
Funeral double booked not cancelled within 24 hrs£251
Cancelled funeral, not cancelled 5 days prior to service£251
Storage of cremated remains after temporary deposit per month£33
Cremation search (Search of details of a cremation of a deceased)£13
Interment of cremated remains in lawned Garden of Remembrance - Borough ResidentCost
First interment (plot for 3 interments)£246
Subsequent interment£164
INT.INF/NVF£56
Interment of cremated remains in lawned Garden of Remembrance - Non-Borough ResidentCost
First interment (plot for 3 interments)£492
Subsequent interment£328
Appointment interment service - Mon-Thurs (Appointment is to attended/witness an interment)£51
Appointment interment service - Weekend (Appointment is to attended/witness an interment)£62
ProductCostVATTotal
Flower tube£2.50£0.50£3
Strewing of Cremated Remains (Meadow Walk)Cost
Following cremation at Walton LeaNo charge
Following cremation elsewhere£80
Appointment strewing service - Mon-Thurs (Appointment is to attended/witness a strewing)£51
Appointment strewing service - Weekend (Appointment is to attended/witness a strewing)£62
Exhumation Fees (Lawned Garden of Remembrance)Cost
Exhumation of cremated remains to be removed from Walton Lea£200

Memorial Schemes

Sanctum 2000 Memorial (includes interment & casketing & memorial plaque with first inscription of up to 80 letters)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£851.67£170.33£1022
10 year initial lease£1,157.50£231.50£1,389
5 year lease renewal£511£0£511
10 year lease renewal£694.50£0£694.50
Additional lettering£3.33£0.67£4
Rose design£118.33£23.67£142
Photograph plaques£137.50£27.50£165
Other designs (price on application)POAPOAPOA
Single wooden casket£63.33£12.67£76
Double wooden casket£97.50£19.50£117
Replacement plaque£254.17£50.83£305
Replacement flower containers£6.67£1.33£8
Carriage£65£13£78
Re-enamel gold inscription (Sanctum/Vault/Family Vase)£65.83£13.17£79
New Family Sanctum for 4 (includes interment & casketing & memorial plaque with first inscription of up to 80 letters)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£1,704.17£340.83£2045
10 year initial lease£2320£464£2784
5 year lease renewal£1022.50£0£1022.50
10 year lease renewal£1392£0£1392
Memorial Vault (Renewal or 2nd interment only)CostVATTotal
5 year lease renewal£470£0£470
10 year lease renewal£641£0£641
Replacement plaque£254.17£50.83£305
Wooden casket£63.33£12.67£76
Memorial Vase (includes memorial plaque and first inscription)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£507.50£101.50£609
10 year initial lease£645.83£129.17£775
5 year lease renewal£304.50£0£304.50
10 year lease renewal£387.50£0£87.50
Replacement plaque£254.17£50.83£305
Replacement flower container£6.67£1.33£8
Family Vase (includes memorial plaque & first inscription) (no interment)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£628.33£125.67£754
10 year initial lease£770.83£154.17£925
5 year lease renewal£377£0£377
10 year lease renewal£462.50£0£462.50
Granite Book Plaque - Garden of RemembranceCostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£211.67£42.33£254
10 year initial lease£355£73£438
5 year lease renewal£127£0£127
10 year lease renewal£219£0£219
Replacement plaque£90£18£108
Re-enamel gold inscription (Granite Book/Vase)£35.83£7.17£43
Panorama Sanctum (includes interment & casketing & memorial plaque with first inscription of up to 80 letters)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£1278.33£255.67£1534
10 year initial lease£1740£348£2068
5 year renewal£767£0£767
10 year renewal£1044£0£1044
Memorial Wall Plaque (Large)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£628.33£125.67£754
10 year initial lease£770£154£924
5 year renewal£377£0£377
10 year renewal£462£0£462
Memorial Wall Plaque (Small)CostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£507.50£101.50£609
10 year initial lease£645.83£129.17£775
5 year renewal£304.50£0£304.50
10 year renewal£387.50£0£87.50
Garden Block Vase - Garden of ContemplationCostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£507.50£101.50£609
10 year initial lease£645.83£129.17£775
5 year renewal£377£0£377
10 year renewal£462£0 £462
Photo PlaqueCostVATTotal
Photo plaque 4cm x 3cm Memory Wall/Garden Block Vase£97.50£19.50£117
Memorial Bench Plaque - Garden of ContemplationCostVATTotal
5 year initial lease£628.33£125.67£754
10 year initial lease£770£154£924
5 year renewal£377£0£377
10 year renwal£462£0£462
Book of Memory Chapel leather memorial plaqueCostVATTotal
5 year lease£163.33£32.67£196
Renewal for 5 years£98£0£98
10 year lease£266.67£53.33£320
Renewal for 10 years£160£0£160
Memory Tree gold, silver & bronze leaves, upto 3 lines per leaf, situated in the Book of Remembrance roomCostVATTotal
1 year lease of a leaf£54.17£10.83£65
3 year lease of a leaf £148.33£29.67£178
5 year lease of a leaf£225.83£45.17£271
Book of Remembrance entry (including one viewing card)CostVATTotal
2 line entry£83.33£16.67£100
5 line entry£129.16£25.84£155
8 line entry£158.33£31.67£190
Service Badge/Heraldic Design£111.67£16£96
Flowers£80£16£96
Viewing Card£24.16£4.84£29
Additional Screen£65£13£78
Memorial Cards (White or Colour) (includes a full copy of the inscription, presentation card and envelope)CostVATTotal
2 line inscription£27.50£5.50£33
5 line inscription£49.16£9.84£59
8 line inscription£63.33£12.67£76
Service Badge/Heraldic Design£111.67£22.33£134
Flowers£80£16£96
Memorial BenchCostVATTotal
Memorial bench 10 year period£1063.33£212.67£1276
10 year renewal£638£0£638

Memory Books

Charges for miniature books include a leather bound book and the first inscription. Subsequent inscriptions are charged at memorial card rates.

Memory Books (Blue leather miniature) Initial book purchase including:CostVATTotal
2 line inscription£75£15£90
5 line inscription£88.33£17.67£106
8 line inscription£105.83£21.17£127
Service Badge/Heraldic Design£111.67£22.33£134
Flowers£80£16£96
Photographs£34.16£6.84£41
Multiple photos at costPOAPOAPOA

Sweet Dreams Baby Garden

ServiceCost
Interment Sweet Dreams Garden of Remembrance£55
Strewing areaNo charge
Appointment service (Mon-Thurs)£51
Appointment service (Weekend)£62

Memorial schemes

Memorial VaultsCostVATTotal
Private block initial 15 year lease£810.83£162.17£973
Lease renewal 15 years£486.50£0£486.50
Authority Block 15 years   
Multiple interment£305.83£61.17£367
Lease renewal 15 years£183.50£0£183.50
Memory Wall Plaque£34.17£6.83£41
Baby Caskets£30£6£36
Ellie the Elephant Baby VaultCostVATTotal
15 Year initial lease£6.27.50£125.50£753
Lease renewal 15 years£376.50£0£376.50
Photograph plaques£137.50£27.50£165
Other designs (price on application)POAPOAPOA
Book of Remembrance entry - Baby BookCostVATTotal
2 line entry£83.33£16.67£100
5 line entry£129.16£25.84£155
8 line entry£158.33£31.67£190
Heraldic Design£111£23£134
Flowers£80£16£96
Viewing Card£24.16£4.84£29
Additional Screen£65£13£78

Cemeteries

ServiceCost
Hire of Chapel - Followed by an interment in a WBC cemetery£112
Hire of Chapel only£203
Borough Residents - Purchase of Exclusive Burial Right - 50yrs*Cost
All Cemeteries sequentially£1347
(Purchase of a new grave Full Burial Grave for 3 Full Burials) 
Cremated Remains Grave (Holds 4 sets of Ashes)£800
Cremated Remains Grave (Holds 8 sets of Ashes)£898
Baby Garden inc. 1st interment£343
Baby Garden memorial plaque (incl. strewing of remains if required)£343
Interment* (all graves)Cost
Persons 18 years and over£1,123
Person 1-17 years old£558
Under 1 year old£93
Cremated Remains£269
Burial for 1 with slabs£317
Burial within 24 hours/capped grave£127
Late/over-run funeral£57
Coffin over 6'6" x 26" (burial)£114
Late paperwork£66
1 year temporary grave marker£76
Storage of memorials per month (after 6 months)£76
Non-Borough Residents - Purchase of Exclusive Burial Right - 50yrsCost
All Cemeteries sequentially£2,694
(Purchase of a new grave Full Burial Grave for 3 Full Burials) 
Cremated Remains Grave (Holds 4 sets of Ashes )£1,600
Cremated Remains Grave (Holds 8 sets of Ashes )£1,796
Baby Garden inc. 1st interment£343
Interment (all graves)Cost
Persons 18 years and over£2,246
Person 1-17 years old£1,116
Under 1 year old£93
Cremated remains£538

*Fees are subject to a 50% reduction for Warrington residents.

Saturday funerals additional 50%, Sunday funerals additional 100%

Re-purchase of expired Right of Burial is 50% of the current purchase fee.

Caskets and fixings

Caskets and fixingsCostVATTotal
Single solid oak casket£63.33£12.67£76
Single solid oak molded casket£69.17£13.83£83
Double solid oak casket£97.50£19.50£117
Aluminium urn£54.17£10.83£65
Polyurn£5£1£6
Replacement cremation box£5.83£1.17£7
Casket plate£6.67£1.33£8
End rings£3.33£0.67£4

Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial

Transfer of Exclusive Right of BurialPrice
Statutory declaration£70
Registration of transfer only£44
Deed lost declaration£44
Photocopy deed (once Lost Deed Declaration complete)£11
Duplicate deed signed by registrar (once Lost Deed Declaration complete)£30

Purchase of 50 years Exclusive Right of Burial on expired Exclusive Right of Burial 50% of current purchase cost

Additional servicesCost
Grave Search£32
Appointment to view registers£12
Certified entry of register£27
Locating grave in cemetery£12

Memorial Schemes

Right to Erect MemorialsCost
Initial approval (headstones)£273
Baby garden areaNo charge
Additional inscription£102
Kerbs/variations/replacement memorials£137
Removal of memorials per item
(replacement not undertaken by Warrington Borough Council)
£145

Please note removal of memorial for burial of grave a owner will be undertaken by Warrington Borough Council. The memorial can not be removed from site until a Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial is complete. Storage charges will occur after 6 months.

1 April 2025