Cremation Statistics UK 2022

Below you will find current UK cremation statistics. Data is correct as of January 1st 2022 – information compiled with blessings of the Cremation Society of Great Britain


Statistics Overview

  • The cremation rate in the UK is 78.4%
    England & Wales = 80.4%, Scotland = 70.7% & NI = 22.2%)
  • The busiest crematorium in 2021 was Andover with 5,465
  • The most expensive crematorium in 2021 was Friockheim (£1,100)
  • The cheapest crematorium in 2021 was Belfast (£392)
  • The average crematorium fee in the UK is £836.77 (up 2.11% vs 2020)
  • The Average cost of a basic cremation in the UK is £3290.98
  • There were 543,293 cremations in the UK in 2020 across 310 crematoriums.
  • On average there were 2,131 cremations every day in 2021 (we based this on weekdays only across the country)

Crematorium Fees & Price Increase

CrematoriumCountyBasic Cremation Fee 2020Basic Cremation Fee 2021Percentage Increase 2020 v 2021Price Increase 2020 v 2021Average Total Cost Of Cremation
LutonBEDFORDSHIRE760.00780.002.63%£20.00£3,231.00
BedfordBEDFORDSHIRE810.80849.954.83%£39.15£3,343.00
ReadingBERKSHIRE810.00830.002.47%£20.00£3,301.00
SloughBERKSHIRE795.00835.005.03%£40.00£3,291.00
BracknellBERKSHIRE875.00900.002.86%£25.00£3,371.00
West BerkshireBERKSHIRE995.00995.000.00%£0.00£3,466.00
Bristol SouthBRISTOL890.00940.005.62%£50.00£3,411.00
Bristol North WestBRISTOL890.00940.005.62%£50.00£3,411.00
WesterleighBRISTOL985.00985.000.00%£0.00£3,456.00
AylesburyBUCKINGHAMSHIRE645.00645.000.00%£0.00£3,116.00
AmershamBUCKINGHAMSHIRE630.00650.003.17%£20.00£3,121.00
BiertonBUCKINGHAMSHIRE630.00650.003.17%£20.00£3,121.00
Milton KeynesBUCKINGHAMSHIRE960.00960.000.00%£0.00£3,431.00
CambridgeCAMBRIDGESHIRE830.00830.000.00%£0.00£3,301.00
MarchCAMBRIDGESHIRE988.00988.000.00%£0.00£3,459.00
PeterboroughCAMBRIDGESHIRE958.001,002.004.59%£44.00£3,408.00
MacclesfieldCHESHIRE750.00750.000.00%£0.00£3,221.00
CreweCHESHIRE750.00750.000.00%£0.00£3,221.00
WidnesCHESHIRE745.00765.002.68%£20.00£3,236.00
WarringtonCHESHIRE786.00810.003.05%£24.00£3,281.00
ChesterCHESHIRE757.00869.2514.83%£112.25£3,341.00
LachdennisBirches)openedApril2020)CHESHIRE875.00NANA
NorthwichCHESHIRE875.00875.000.00%£0.00£3,346.00
HartlepoolCLEVELAND761.00761.000.00%£0.00£3,232.00
MiddlesbroughCLEVELAND772.00790.002.33%£18.00£3,261.00
KirkleathamCLEVELAND875.00890.001.71%£15.00£3,346.00
Trurocornwall784.00875.0011.61%£91.00£3,402.00
Cambornecornwall890.00890.000.00%£0.00£3,361.00
BodminCORNWALL999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
CarlisleCUMBRIA845.00870.002.96%£25.00£3,341.00
WhitehavenCUMBRIA805.00892.0010.81%£87.00£3,346.00
Barrow in FurnessCUMBRIA906.00906.000.00%£0.00£3,377.00
MilnthorpeCUMBRIA975.00975.000.00%£0.00£3,446.00
Aston-on-TrentDERBYSHIRE729.00729.000.00%£0.00£3,200.00
ChesterfieldDERBYSHIRE770.00770.000.00%£0.00£3,241.00
Derbyderbyshire759.00782.003.03%£23.00£3,230.00
AlfretonDERBYSHIRE875.00875.000.00%£0.00£3,346.00
BarnstapleDEVON680.00715.005.15%£35.00£3,186.00
East DevonDEVON895.00895.000.00%£0.00£3,366.00
Plymouth WestDEVON915.00915.000.00%£0.00£3,386.00
Plymouth EastDEVON915.00915.000.00%£0.00£3,386.00
TorquayDEVON995.00995.000.00%£0.00£3,466.00
ExeterDEVON999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
Lytchett MinsterDORSET538.00538.000.00%£0.00£3,299.00
BournemouthDORSET783.00805.002.81%£22.00£3,276.00
PooleDORSET898.00805.00-10.36%-£93.00£3,276.00
WeymouthDORSET813.75830.002.00%£16.25£3,301.00
Durham NorthDURHAM700.00720.002.86%£20.00£3,171.00
Durham CentralDURHAM700.00720.002.86%£20.00£3,151.00
Stockton-on-TeesDURHAM765.00765.000.00%£0.00£3,236.00
Bishop AucklandDURHAM884.00884.000.00%£0.00£3,355.00
DarlingtonDURHAM875.00900.002.86%£25.00£3,371.00
WeeleyESSEX775.00775.000.00%£0.00£3,246.00
Southend-on-Seaessex785.00785.000.00%£0.00£3,296.00
ChelmsfordESSEX777.00793.002.06%£16.00£3,264.00
ColchesterESSEX765.00809.005.75%£44.00£3,259.00
Saffron Waldenessex850.00850.000.00%£0.00£3,321.00
South EssexESSEX905.00955.005.52%£50.00£3,426.00
Hainaultessex970.00970.000.00%£0.00£3,441.00
Harlowessex970.00970.000.00%£0.00£3,441.00
BrentwoodESSEX973.00973.000.00%£0.00£3,444.00
BasildonESSEX995.00995.000.00%£0.00£3,466.00
Braintreeessex999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
BarryGlamorganshire875.00890.001.71%£15.00£3,346.00
GloucesterGLOUCESTERSHIRE873.00912.004.47%£39.00£3,383.00
CheltenhamGLOUCESTERSHIRE915.00915.000.00%£0.00£3,386.00
Forest of DeanGLOUCESTERSHIRE930.00930.000.00%£0.00£3,401.00
PortsmouthHAMPSHIRE630.00650.003.17%£20.00£3,121.00
SouthamptonHAMPSHIRE825.00860.004.24%£35.00£3,331.00
HavantHAMPSHIRE875.00895.002.29%£20.00£3,346.00
AndoverHAMPSHIRE900.00900.000.00%£0.00£3,371.00
AldershotHAMPSHIRE926.00926.000.00%£0.00£3,397.00
EastleighHAMPSHIRE945.00945.000.00%£0.00£3,416.00
RomseyHAMPSHIRE945.00945.000.00%£0.00£3,416.00
BasingstokeHAMPSHIRE1,025.001,025.000.00%£0.00£3,496.00
WatfordHEREFORDSHIRE650.00700.007.69%£50.00£3,171.00
HerefordHEREFORDSHIRE729.00744.002.06%£15.00£3,215.00
HitchinHEREFORDSHIRE925.00951.002.81%£26.00£3,396.00
WoollensbrookHEREFORDSHIRE960.00960.000.00%£0.00£3,431.00
StevenageHEREFORDSHIRE1,025.001,025.000.00%£0.00£3,496.00
DouglasISLE OF MAN814.00814.000.00%£0.00
Isle of WightISLE OF WIGHT807.00863.006.94%£56.00£3,334.00
MaidstoneKENT672.50710.005.58%£37.50£3,181.00
MedwayKENT700.00710.001.43%£10.00£3,181.00
GravesendKENT740.00765.003.38%£25.00£3,236.00
SittingbourneKENT740.00765.003.38%£25.00£3,236.00
Tunbridge Wellskent768.00820.006.77%£52.00£3,291.00
Margatekent861.75885.002.70%£23.25£3,356.00
CharingKENT975.00975.000.00%£0.00£3,446.00
BarhamKENT975.00975.000.00%£0.00£3,446.00
FolkestoneKENT999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
AccringtonLANCASHIRE670.00720.007.46%£50.00£3,191.00
Lytham St. AnnesLANCASHIRE724.00753.004.01%£29.00£3,195.00
PrestonLANCASHIRE738.00753.002.03%£15.00£3,224.00
BlackpoolLANCASHIRE725.00765.005.52%£40.00£3,196.00
BurnleyLANCASHIRE785.00797.001.53%£12.00£3,256.00
BlackburnLANCASHIRE790.00805.001.90%£15.00£3,276.00
BurscoughLancashire870.00870.000.00%£0.00£3,341.00
ChorleyLANCASHIRE999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
LancasterLANCASHIRE1,055.001,055.000.00%£0.00£3,526.00
LeicesterLEICESTERSHIRE870.00890.002.30%£20.00£3,361.00
Great GlenLEICESTERSHIRE915.00915.000.00%£0.00£3,386.00
CountesthorpeLEICESTERSHIRE965.001,020.005.70%£55.00£3,421.00
LoughboroughLEICESTERSHIRE1,035.001,035.000.00%£0.00£3,506.00
GrimsbyLINCOLNSHIRE705.00705.000.00%£0.00£3,176.00
ScunthorpeLINCOLNSHIRE715.00715.000.00%£0.00£3,186.00
AlfordLINCOLNSHIRE700.00720.002.86%£20.00£3,171.00
BostonLINCOLNSHIRE735.00760.003.40%£25.00£3,231.00
SurfleetLINCOLNSHIRE775.00795.002.58%£20.00£3,246.00
LincolnLINCOLNSHIRE750.00795.006.00%£45.00£3,251.00
GainsboroughLINCOLNSHIRE805.00805.000.00%£0.00£3,276.00
GranthamLINCOLNSHIRE999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
City of LondonLONDON445.00465.004.49%£20.00£3,401.00
FelthamLONDON535.00535.000.00%£0.00£3,006.00
MordenLONDON605.00605.000.00%£0.00£3,076.00
MortlakeLONDON620.00620.000.00%£0.00£3,091.00
WandsworthLONDON625.00625.000.00%£0.00£3,096.00
East FinchleyLONDON630.00645.002.38%£15.00£3,116.00
RuislipLONDON649.00649.000.00%£0.00£3,120.00
IslingtonLONDON625.00650.004.00%£25.00£3,121.00
LewishamLONDON650.00650.000.00%£0.00£3,121.00
BarnetLONDON725.00655.00-9.66%-£70.00£3,171.00
Kingston upon TamesLONDON655.00670.002.29%£15.00£3,141.00
Kensal GreenLONDON685.00685.000.00%£0.00£3,156.00
West NorwoodLONDON665.00695.004.51%£30.00£3,166.00
TootingLONDON665.00695.004.51%£30.00£3,166.00
ElthamLONDON704.00722.002.56%£18.00£3,193.00
Golders GreenLONDON715.00730.002.10%£15.00£3,201.00
SouthwarkLONDON772.00772.000.00%£0.00£3,243.00
East LondonLONDON844.00844.000.00%£0.00£3,315.00
Manor Park (London)LONDON845.00875.003.55%£30.00£3,316.00
CroydonLONDON857.00885.003.27%£28.00£3,356.00
SouthgateLONDON925.00925.000.00%£0.00£3,396.00
EnfieldLONDON949.00949.000.00%£0.00£3,420.00
StreathamLONDON999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
BeckenhamLONDON1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,541.00
StockportMANCHESTER (GREATER)675.00675.000.00%£0.00£3,146.00
Manchester NorthMANCHESTER (GREATER)704.00729.003.55%£25.00£3,215.00
WiganMANCHESTER (GREATER)731.00731.000.00%£0.00£3,202.00
OldhamMANCHESTER (GREATER)732.00732.000.00%£0.00£3,103.00
DukinfieldMANCHESTER (GREATER)715.00745.004.20%£30.00£3,216.00
AltrinchamMANCHESTER (GREATER)730.00750.002.74%£20.00£3,221.00
RochdaleMANCHESTER (GREATER)754.00754.000.00%£0.00£3,255.00
MiddletonMANCHESTER (GREATER)754.00754.000.00%£0.00£3,255.00
EcclesMANCHESTER (GREATER)778.00778.000.00%£0.00£3,249.00
SalfordMANCHESTER (GREATER)778.00778.000.00%£0.00£3,249.00
Manchester SouthMANCHESTER (GREATER)780.00795.001.92%£15.00£3,217.00
BoltonMANCHESTER (GREATER)825.00875.006.06%£50.00£3,231.00
AthertonMANCHESTER (GREATER)895.00885.00-1.12%-£10.00£3,356.00
BuryMANCHESTER (GREATER)999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
St. HelensMERSEYSIDE638.00638.000.00%£0.00£3,109.00
BirkenheadMERSEYSIDE770.00800.003.90%£30.00£3,241.00
TorntonMERSEYSIDE855.00860.000.58%£5.00£3,331.00
SouthportMERSEYSIDE855.00860.000.58%£5.00£3,331.00
Liverpool NorthMERSEYSIDE871.00871.000.00%£0.00£3,342.00
Liverpool SouthMERSEYSIDE871.00871.000.00%£0.00£3,342.00
Kings Lynnnorfolk785.40799.001.73%£13.60£3,270.00
ScoultonNORFOLK820.00840.002.44%£20.00£3,291.00
Great YarmouthNORFOLK840.00840.000.00%£0.00£3,321.00
CromerNORFOLK980.00980.000.00%£0.00£3,451.00
Norwich NorthNORFOLK1,060.001,060.000.00%£0.00£3,531.00
Norwich CentralNORFOLK1,060.001,060.000.00%£0.00£3,531.00
KetteringNORTHAMPTONSHIRE788.00878.0011.42%£90.00£3,349.00
WellingboroughNORTHAMPTONSHIRE899.00899.000.00%£0.00£3,370.00
NorthamptonNORTHAMPTONSHIRE1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,541.00
belfastNORTHERN IRELAND392.00392.000.00%£0.00
BlythNORTHUMBERLAND800.00820.002.50%£20.00£3,291.00
NottinghamNOTTINGHAMSHIRE680.00700.002.94%£20.00£3,171.00
BramcoteNOTTINGHAMSHIRE730.00730.000.00%£0.00£3,201.00
LambleyNOTTINGHAMSHIRE770.00770.000.00%£0.00£3,241.00
BarnbyNOTTINGHAMSHIRE795.00815.002.52%£20.00£3,266.00
MansfieldNOTTINGHAMSHIRE738.50817.0010.63%£78.50£3,268.00
BabworthNOTTINGHAMSHIRE820.00820.000.00%£0.00£3,291.00
OllertonNOTTINGHAMSHIRE999.00999.000.00%£0.00£3,470.00
BanburyOXFORDSHIRE895.00915.002.23%£20.00£3,386.00
AbingdonOXFORDSHIRE1,015.001,040.002.46%£25.00£3,486.00
KidlingtonOXFORDSHIRE1,040.00
OxfordOXFORDSHIRE1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,541.00
South LanarkshireSCOTLAND635.90635.900.00%£0.00£2,943.00
Glasgow NorthSCOTLAND640.00640.000.00%£0.00£2,947.00
Glasgow SouthSCOTLAND670.00670.000.00%£0.00£2,977.00
Glasgow EastSCOTLAND670.00670.000.00%£0.00£2,977.00
AberdeenSCOTLAND704.00704.000.00%£0.00£3,011.00
FalkirkSCOTLAND689.00709.703.00%£20.70£3,107.00
GreenockSCOTLAND701.50722.553.00%£21.05£3,030.00
ClydebankSCOTLAND695.00723.004.03%£28.00£3,030.00
Glasgow WestSCOTLAND729.00729.000.00%£0.00£3,036.00
KircaldySCOTLAND706.00762.007.93%£56.00£3,069.00
DunfermlineSCOTLAND706.00762.007.93%£56.00£3,069.00
Dumbarton (Cardross)SCOTLAND685.00788.0015.04%£103.00£3,095.00
PerthSCOTLAND788.00788.000.00%£0.00£3,120.00
CrathesSCOTLAND795.00795.000.00%£0.00£3,102.00
Eyemouth (Houndwood)SCOTLAND799.00799.000.00%£0.00£3,106.00
EdinburghSCOTLAND783.00806.002.94%£23.00£3,113.00
WarristonSCOTLAND785.00810.003.18%£25.00£3,117.00
LeithSCOTLAND785.00810.003.18%£25.00£3,117.00
PaisleySCOTLAND849.00849.000.00%£0.00£3,106.00
DumfriesSCOTLAND789.00855.008.37%£66.00£3,162.00
AyrSCOTLAND882.00882.000.00%£0.00£3,189.00
North LanarkshireSCOTLAND887.00887.000.00%£0.00£3,194.00
West LothianSCOTLAND895.00895.000.00%£0.00£3,202.00
StirlingSCOTLAND895.00895.000.00%£0.00£3,203.00
MelroseSCOTLAND920.00895.00-2.72%-£25.00£3,202.00
KilbirnieSCOTLAND958.00958.000.00%£0.00£3,265.00
InvernessSCOTLAND931.00959.003.01%£28.00£3,266.00
IrvineSCOTLAND981.00981.000.00%£0.00£3,288.00
MoraySCOTLAND1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,377.00
DundeeSCOTLAND1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,377.00
FriockheimSCOTLAND1,070.001,100.002.80%£30.00£3,377.00
ShrewsburySHROPSHIRE766.00766.000.00%£0.00£3,237.00
TelfordSHROPSHIRE924.00924.000.00%£0.00£3,395.00
Weston-super-MareSOMERSET715.00730.002.10%£15.00£3,449.00
YeovilSOMERSET765.00780.001.96%£15.00£3,236.00
TauntonSOMERSET795.00820.003.14%£25.00£3,291.00
BridgwaterSOMERSET875.00875.000.00%£0.00£3,346.00
Shepton MalletSOMERSET909.00909.000.00%£0.00£3,380.00
BathSOMERSET934.00953.002.03%£19.00£3,424.00
Weston-super-MareSOMERSET978.00978.000.00%£0.00£3,449.00
LichfieldSTAFFORDSHIRE715.00715.000.00%£0.00£3,186.00
Stoke-on-TrentSTAFFORDSHIRE715.00750.004.90%£35.00£3,221.00
StaffordSTAFFORDSHIRE740.00755.002.03%£15.00£3,211.00
Newcastle-under-LymeSTAFFORDSHIRE744.00767.003.09%£23.00£3,235.00
Burton on TrentSTAFFORDSHIRE0.00860.00£3,186.00
IpswichSUFFOLK750.00773.003.07%£23.00£3,221.00
NactonSUFFOLK750.00775.003.33%£25.00£3,246.00
ElloughSUFFOLK875.00900.002.86%£25.00£3,346.00
Bury St. EdmundsSUFFOLK985.00985.000.00%£0.00£3,456.00
WokingSURREY930.00848.50-8.76%-£81.50£3,401.00
GuildfordSURREY925.00925.000.00%£0.00£3,396.00
LeatherheadSURREY1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,541.00
ChichesterSUSSEX (WEST)1,070.001,077.000.65%£7.00£3,541.00
Brighton (Downs)SUSSEX (EAST)658.00658.000.00%£0.00£3,129.00
Brighton (Woodvale)SUSSEX (EAST)658.00691.005.02%£33.00£3,162.00
EastbourneSUSSEX (EAST)715.00715.000.00%£0.00£3,186.00
HastingsSUSSEX (EAST)791.00791.000.00%£0.00£3,262.00
WealdenSUSSEX (EAST)849.00885.004.24%£36.00£3,356.00
WorthingSUSSEX (WEST)995.00995.000.00%£0.00£3,466.00
CrawleySUSSEX (WEST)1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,541.00
GatesheadTYNE & WEAR739.00739.000.00%£0.00£3,210.00
BirtleyTYNE & WEAR739.00739.000.00%£0.00£3,210.00
Whitley BayTYNE & WEAR765.40789.003.08%£23.60£3,237.00
TynemouthTYNE & WEAR765.40789.003.08%£23.60£3,237.00
South ShieldsTYNE & WEAR816.00816.000.00%£0.00£3,287.00
SunderlandTYNE & WEAR865.00865.000.00%£0.00£3,336.00
Newcastle-upon-TyneTYNE & WEAR842.00872.003.56%£30.00£3,313.00
Port TalbotWALES617.00617.000.00%£0.00£3,088.00
BangorWALES622.00658.005.79%£36.00£3,032.00
BridgendWALES680.70696.402.31%£15.70£3,191.00
Cardiffwales640.00700.009.38%£60.00£3,171.00
NarberthWALES587.00700.0019.25%£113.00£3,161.00
AberdareWALES710.00721.001.55%£11.00£3,161.00
Pontypriddwales710.00721.001.55%£11.00£3,192.00
SwanseaWALES695.00730.005.04%£35.00£3,201.00
WrexhamWALES727.00742.002.06%£15.00£3,213.00
Colwyn BayWALES695.00745.007.19%£50.00£3,216.00
LlanelliWALES810.00810.000.00%£0.00£3,281.00
CwmbranWALES770.00828.007.53%£58.00£3,299.00
BlackwoodSirhowyValley)openedFeb’21)wales790.00840.006.33%£50.00
Newportwales840.00840.000.00%£0.00£3,311.00
AberystwythWALES865.00865.000.00%£0.00£3,336.00
CardiffWALES875.00890.001.71%£15.00£3,171.00
NorthopWALES875.00900.002.86%£25.00£3,346.00
St AsaphWALES875.00900.002.86%£25.00£3,346.00
ColeshillWARWICKSHIRE760.00790.003.95%£30.00£3,251.00
RugbyWARWICKSHIRE795.00835.005.03%£40.00£3,306.00
Leamington SpaWARWICKSHIRE800.00920.0015.00%£120.00£3,271.00
NuneatonWARWICKSHIRE1,070.001,070.000.00%£0.00£3,541.00
West BromwichWEST MIDLANDS724.00775.007.04%£51.00£3,246.00
Rowley RegisWEST MIDLANDS724.00775.007.04%£51.00£3,246.00
SolihullWEST MIDLANDS760.00790.003.95%£30.00£3,251.00
Yardley (Birmingham)WEST MIDLANDS875.00875.000.00%£0.00£3,346.00
Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)WEST MIDLANDS875.00875.000.00%£0.00£3,346.00
Lodge Hill (Birmingham)WEST MIDLANDS875.00875.000.00%£0.00£3,346.00
WolverhamptonWEST MIDLANDS920.00880.00-4.35%-£40.00£3,296.00
CoventryWEST MIDLANDS885.00885.000.00%£0.00£3,356.00
WalsallWEST MIDLANDS878.00905.003.08%£27.00£3,349.00
Perry Barr (Birmingham)WEST MIDLANDS924.00924.000.00%£0.00£3,395.00
StourbridgeWEST MIDLANDS912.00930.001.97%£18.00£3,383.00
DudleyWEST MIDLANDS912.00930.001.97%£18.00£3,383.00
SwindonWiltshire895.00895.000.00%£0.00£3,366.00
SalisburyWILTSHIRE872.00900.003.21%£28.00£3,371.00
North WiltshireWILTSHIRE925.00925.000.00%£0.00£3,396.00
SemingtonWILTSHIRE985.00985.000.00%£0.00£3,456.00
RedditchWORCESTERSHIRE717.20746.004.02%£28.80£3,217.00
WorcesterWORCESTERSHIRE806.00822.001.99%£16.00£3,353.00
EveshamWORCESTERSHIRE850.00850.000.00%£0.00£3,321.00
StourportWORCESTERSHIRE984.00984.000.00%£0.00£3,455.00
HullYORKSHIRE (EAST)760.00799.005.13%£39.00£3,270.00
HaltempriceYORKSHIRE (EAST)909.00909.000.00%£0.00£3,380.00
DriffieldYORKSHIRE (EAST)995.00995.000.00%£0.00£3,466.00
SkiptonYORKSHIRE (NORTH)713.00742.004.07%£29.00£3,213.00
ScarboroughYORKSHIRE (NORTH)830.00830.000.00%£0.00£3,301.00
HarrogateYORKSHIRE (NORTH)860.00886.003.02%£26.00£3,357.00
YorkYORKSHIRE (NORTH)895.00920.002.79%£25.00£3,366.00
Sheffield NorthYORKSHIRE (SOUTH)769.00769.000.00%£0.00£3,240.00
DoncasterYORKSHIRE (SOUTH)820.00820.000.00%£0.00£3,291.00
BarnsleyYORKSHIRE (SOUTH)790.00827.004.68%£37.00£3,348.00
Sheffield CentralYORKSHIRE (SOUTH)900.00900.000.00%£0.00£3,371.00
Sheffield SouthYORKSHIRE (SOUTH)900.00900.000.00%£0.00£3,371.00
RotherhamYORKSHIRE (SOUTH)943.00943.000.00%£0.00£3,414.00
HuddersfieldYORKSHIRE (WEST)727.00727.000.00%£0.00£3,198.00
DewsburyYORKSHIRE (WEST)727.00727.000.00%£0.00£3,198.00
ShipleyYORKSHIRE (WEST)812.00750.00-7.64%-£62.00£3,283.00
KeighleyYORKSHIRE (WEST)812.00750.00-7.64%-£62.00£3,283.00
BradfordYORKSHIRE (WEST)812.00750.00-7.64%-£62.00£3,283.00
HalifaxYORKSHIRE (WEST)860.00860.000.00%£0.00£3,331.00
PontefractYORKSHIRE (WEST)937.00937.000.00%£0.00£3,408.00
WakefieldYORKSHIRE (WEST)937.00937.000.00%£0.00£3,408.00
Leeds NorthYORKSHIRE (WEST)853.00939.0010.08%£86.00£3,382.00
Leeds North WestYORKSHIRE (WEST)853.00939.0010.08%£86.00£3,382.00
Leeds South WestYORKSHIRE (WEST)853.00939.0010.08%£86.00£3,382.00

** Total cost figures were obtained from the Royal London Funeral Cost Index Report. Average costs include collection/care of the deceased, a basic coffin, a hearse a simple service at a crematorium

Most Expensive Crematorium

CrematoriumCost Ranking 2021Basic Cremation Fee 2021CrematoriumCost Ranking 2021Basic Cremation Fee 2021
Friockheim11,100.00Rugby157835.00
Chichester21,077.00Reading158830.00
Beckenham31,070.00Cambridge159830.00
Northampton41,070.00Weymouth160830.00
Oxford51,070.00Scarborough161830.00
Dundee61,070.00Cwmbran162828.00
Moray71,070.00Barnsley163827.00
Leatherhead81,070.00Worcester164822.00
Crawley91,070.00Tunbridge Wells165820.00
Nuneaton101,070.00Blyth166820.00
Norwich Central111,060.00Babworth167820.00
Norwich North121,060.00Taunton168820.00
Lancaster131,055.00Doncaster169820.00
Kidlington141,040.00Mansfield170817.00
Abingdon151,040.00South Shields171816.00
Loughborough161,035.00Barnby172815.00
Basingstoke171,025.00Douglas173814.00
Stevenage181,025.00Warrington174810.00
Countesthorpe191,020.00Leith175810.00
Peterborough201,002.00Warriston176810.00
Bodmin21999.00Llanelli177810.00
Exeter22999.00Colchester178809.00
Braintree23999.00Edinburgh179806.00
Folkestone24999.00Poole180805.00
Chorley25999.00Bournemouth181805.00
Grantham26999.00Blackburn182805.00
Streatham27999.00Gainsborough183805.00
Bury28999.00Birkenhead184800.00
Ollerton29999.00Kings Lynn185799.00
West Berkshire30995.00Eyemouth (Houndwood)186799.00
Torquay31995.00Hull187799.00
Basildon32995.00Burnley188797.00
Worthing33995.00Lincoln189795.00
Driffield34995.00Surfleet190795.00
March35988.00Manchester South191795.00
Westerleigh36985.00Crathes192795.00
Bury St. Edmunds37985.00Chelmsford193793.00
Semington38985.00Hastings194791.00
Stourport39984.00Middlesbrough195790.00
Irvine40981.00Coleshill196790.00
Cromer41980.00Solihull197790.00
Weston-super-Mare42978.00Tynemouth198789.00
Milnthorpe43975.00Whitley Bay199789.00
Barham44975.00Perth200788.00
Charing45975.00Dumbarton (Cardross)201788.00
Brentwood46973.00Southend-on-Sea202785.00
Harlow47970.00Derby203782.00
Hainault48970.00Luton204780.00
Milton Keynes49960.00Yeovil205780.00
Woollensbrook50960.00Salford206778.00
Inverness51959.00Eccles207778.00
Kilbirnie52958.00Weeley208775.00
South Essex53955.00Nacton209775.00
Bath54953.00Rowley Regis210775.00
Hitchin55951.00West Bromwich211775.00
Enfield56949.00Ipswich212773.00
Romsey57945.00Southwark213772.00
Eastleigh58945.00Chesterfield214770.00
Rotherham59943.00Lambley215770.00
Bristol North West60940.00Sheffield North216769.00
Bristol South61940.00Newcastle-under-Lyme217767.00
Leeds South West62939.00Shrewsbury218766.00
Leeds North West63939.00Widnes219765.00
Leeds North64939.00Stockton-on-Tees220765.00
Wakefield65937.00Sittingbourne221765.00
Pontefract66937.00Gravesend222765.00
Forest of Dean67930.00Blackpool223765.00
Dudley68930.00Dunfermline224762.00
Stourbridge69930.00Kircaldy225762.00
Aldershot70926.00Hartlepool226761.00
Southgate71925.00Boston227760.00
Guildford72925.00Stafford228755.00
North Wiltshire73925.00Middleton229754.00
Telford74924.00Rochdale230754.00
Perry Barr (Birmingham)75924.00Preston231753.00
Leamington Spa76920.00Lytham St. Annes232753.00
York77920.00Crewe233750.00
Plymouth East78915.00Macclesfield234750.00
Plymouth West79915.00Altrincham235750.00
Cheltenham80915.00Stoke-on-Trent236750.00
Great Glen81915.00Bradford237750.00
Banbury82915.00Keighley238750.00
Gloucester83912.00Shipley239750.00
Shepton Mallet84909.00Redditch240746.00
Haltemprice85909.00Dukinfield241745.00
Barrow in Furness86906.00Colwyn Bay242745.00
Walsall87905.00Hereford243744.00
Bracknell88900.00Wrexham244742.00
Darlington89900.00Skipton245742.00
Andover90900.00Birtley246739.00
Ellough91900.00Gateshead247739.00
St Asaph92900.00Oldham248732.00
Northop93900.00Wigan249731.00
Salisbury94900.00Golders Green250730.00
Sheffield South95900.00Bramcote251730.00
Sheffield Central96900.00Weston-super-Mare252730.00
Wellingborough97899.00Swansea253730.00
East Devon98895.00Aston-on-Trent254729.00
Havant99895.00Manchester North255729.00
Melrose100895.00Glasgow West256729.00
Stirling101895.00Dewsbury257727.00
West Lothian102895.00Huddersfield258727.00
Swindon103895.00Clydebank259723.00
Whitehaven104892.00Greenock260722.55
Kirkleatham105890.00Eltham261722.00
Camborne106890.00Pontypridd262721.00
Barry107890.00Aberdare263721.00
Leicester108890.00Durham Central264720.00
Cardiff109890.00Durham North265720.00
North Lanarkshire110887.00Accrington266720.00
Harrogate111886.00Alford267720.00
Margate112885.00Barnstaple268715.00
Croydon113885.00Scunthorpe269715.00
Atherton114885.00Lichfield270715.00
Wealden115885.00Eastbourne271715.00
Coventry116885.00Medway272710.00
Bishop Auckland117884.00Maidstone273710.00
Ayr118882.00Falkirk274709.70
Wolverhampton119880.00Grimsby275705.00
Kettering120878.00Aberdeen276704.00
Northwich121875.00Watford277700.00
LachdennisBirches)openedApril2020)122875.00Nottingham278700.00
Truro123875.00Narberth279700.00
Alfreton124875.00Cardiff280700.00
Manor Park (London)125875.00Bridgend281696.40
Bolton126875.00Tooting282695.00
Bridgwater127875.00West Norwood283695.00
Lodge Hill (Birmingham)128875.00Brighton (Woodvale)284691.00
Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham)129875.00Kensal Green285685.00
Yardley (Birmingham)130875.00Stockport286675.00
Newcastle-upon-Tyne131872.00Kingston upon Tames287670.00
Liverpool South132871.00Glasgow East288670.00
Liverpool North133871.00Glasgow South289670.00
Carlisle134870.00Brighton (Downs)290658.00
Burscough135870.00Bangor291658.00
Chester136869.25Barnet292655.00
Sunderland137865.00Bierton293650.00
Aberystwyth138865.00Amersham294650.00
Isle of Wight139863.00Portsmouth295650.00
Southampton140860.00Lewisham296650.00
Southport141860.00Islington297650.00
Tornton142860.00Ruislip298649.00
Burton on Trent143860.00Aylesbury299645.00
Halifax144860.00East Finchley300645.00
Dumfries145855.00Glasgow North301640.00
Saffron Walden146850.00St. Helens302638.00
Evesham147850.00South Lanarkshire303635.90
Bedford148849.95Wandsworth304625.00
Paisley149849.00Mortlake305620.00
Woking150848.50Port Talbot306617.00
East London151844.00Morden307605.00
Great Yarmouth152840.00Lytchett Minster308538.00
Scoulton153840.00Feltham309535.00
Newport154840.00City of London310465.00
BlackwoodSirhowyValley)openedFeb’21)155840.00belfast311392.00
Slough156835.00

Number of Cremations per Town/City

CrematoriaNumber of creamtions (1st Jan – 31st Dec 2016)Number of Creamtions (1st jan – 31st Dec 2017)County Total 2017% increase 2016 – 2017
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)3,633
Bedford1,7661,8142.72%
Luton1,8371,819-0.98%
BERKSHIRE (4)6,028
Bracknell1,9971,899-4.91%
Reading1,7311,8094.51%
Slough1,1741,1760.17%
West Berkshire (Thatcham)1,1591,144-1.29%
BRISTOL (3)6,177
Bristol (Canford)1,5691,548-1.34%
Bristol (South)1,9121,9240.63%
Westerleigh2,5152,7057.55%
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)5,772
Amersham (Chilterns)3,4913,7647.82%
Milton Keynes2,0482,008-1.95%
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (3)5,936
Cambridge2,7862,683-3.70%
March (Fenland)9101,01111.10%
Peterborough2,1542,2424.09%
CHESHIRE (6)8,414
Chester2,0391,986-2.60%
Crewe1,1081,100-0.72%
Macclesfield1,6641,6690.30%
Northwich1,0981,1050.64%
Warrington1,9521,921-1.59%
Widnes700633-9.57%
CLEVELAND (3)5,224
Hartlepool9029313.22%
Kirkleatham1,0891,1757.90%
Middlesbrough3,1103,1180.26%
CORNWALL (3)4,569
Bodmin1,6311,589-2.58%
Camborne1,2591,39410.72%
Truro1,6431,586-3.47%
CUMBRIA (3)3,513
Barrow-in-Furness1,002950-5.19%
Carlisle1,5561,516-2.57%
Distington (Whitehaven)9461,04710.68%
DERBYSHIRE (3)6,337
Alfreton (Amber Valley)1,1901,34613.11%
Chesterfield2,1782,3397.39%
Derby2,5912,65210,8552.35%
DEVON (6)
Barnstaple1,5731,5971.53%
Exeter2,4432,376-2.74%
Plymouth (Efford)1,1661,2456.78%
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,7011,592-6.41%
Torquay2,5052,476-1.16%
Whimple (East Devon)1,5661,5690.19%
DORSET (4)7,373
Bournemouth3,3003,5296.94%
Poole2,6102,408-7.74%
Purbeck (Opened Sept ‘17)0137
Weymouth1,3621,299-4.63%
DURHAM (4)6,278
Darlington1,6361,6420.37%
Durham2,3132,299-0.61%
Mountsett1,3911,371-1.44%
Wear Valley9629660.42%
ESSEX (11)18,122
Basildon2,2752,237-1.67%
Braintree9621,0549.56%
Brentwood73485616.62%
Chelmsford2,1812,154-1.24%
Colchester1,4531,4801.86%
Harlow1,8241,719-5.76%
Redbridge (Forest Park)1,3211,234-6.59%
Saffron Walden (Cam Valley)00
(Opened January ‘18)
Southend-on-Sea2,4202,5143.88%
South Essex3,1933,2110.56%
Weeley1,7031,663-2.35%
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)4,841
Cheltenham2,0471,945-4.98%
Gloucester (Coney Hill)1,8141,8170.17%
Gloucester (Forest of Dean)1,0711,0790.75%
HAMPSHIRE (7)12,985
Aldershot1,6461,7144.13%
Basingstoke1,7761,8383.49%
Havant1,5421,6627.78%
Portchester3,3553,334-0.63%
Romsey (Opened August ‘17)0309
Southampton2,3512,296-2.34%
Southampton (Wessex Vale)1,8501,832-0.97%
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)1,605
Hereford1,6601,605-3.31%
HERTFORDSHIRE (4)6,447
Harwood Park2,3672,135-9.80%
Hitchin (Opened June ‘17)0637
Hoddesdon  (Woollensbrook)0402
(Opened March ‘17)
West Hertfordshire3,1143,2735.11%
ISLE OF MAN (1)611
Douglas5976112.35%
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)1,548
Whippingham1,4681,5485.45%
KENT (9)14,639
Barham2,4722,5131.66%
Charing1,4081,397-0.78%
Folkestone66878918.11%
Gravesend (Opened Jan ‘17)31,05435033.33%
Maidstone1,6621,635-1.62%
Margate1,7071,648-3.46%
Medway2,6321,957-25.65%
Sittingbourne1,2171,2321.23%
Tunbridge Wells2,3462,4142.90%
LANCASHIRE (9)12,516
Accrington9801,0335.41%
Blackburn1,3011,224-5.92%
Blackpool1,9831,9980.76%
Burnley1,5041,6217.78%
Chorley (Charnock Richard)1,1911,2313.36%
Lancaster & Morecambe1,8291,224-33.08%
Lytham St Annes1,7471,7550.46%
Ormskirk69597340.00%
Preston1,3911,4574.74%
LEICESTERSHIRE (4)5,582
Countesthorpe1,4621,387-5.13%
(South Leicester)
Great Glen (Opened March ‘17)0505
Leicester2,3642,119-10.36%
Loughborough1,6951,571-7.32%
LINCOLNSHIRE (7)9,541
Alford1,0331,1107.45%
Boston88398111.10%
Grantham1,0941,1545.48%
Great Grimsby1,7691,750-1.07%
Lincoln1,8501,9083.14%
Scunthorpe1,6381,6903.17%
South Lincolnshire80394818.06%
LONDON (24)36,362
Beckenham1,6531,502-9.13%
Croydon1,7581,7720.80%
Eltham3,8753,680-5.03%
Enfield2,0241,874-7.41%
Golders Green2,0492,31312.88%
Hendon9951,0616.63%
Honor Oak1,3151,94848.14%
Islington9099605.61%
Kingston-upon-Thames964919-4.67%
Lambeth791675-14.66%
Lewisham1,2231,2350.98%
London (City of)2,4322,4741.73%
London (East)520451-13.27%
London (South)888836-5.86%
London (West)1,0271,025-0.19%
Manor Park38046522.37%
Mortlake2,3432,292-2.18%
New Southgate8078363.59%
North East Surrey1,7261,90310.25%
Putney Vale1,2811,232-3.83%
Ruislip3,0823,062-0.65%
St Marylebone6746821.19%
South West Middlesex2,3742,63510.99%
West Norwood909530-41.69%
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (14)19,968
Altrincham1,5521,6687.47%
Atherton (Howe Bridge)1,1861,1991.10%
Bolton2,1952,112-3.78%
Bury1,0111,0493.76%
Dukinfield2,0352,0862.51%
Manchester (Blackley)1,1121,095-1.53%
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 2,0211,991
Middleton3773903.45%
Oldham1,5861,502-5.30%
Peel Green6697014.78%
Rochdale1,3221,268-4.08%
Salford1,1671,120-4.03%
Stockport2,4792,5693.63%
Wigan1,1281,2187.98%
MERSEYSIDE (6)12,386
Birkenhead3,2293,041-5.82%
Liverpool (Anfield)2,1882,054-6.12%
Liverpool (Springwood)2,3432,3891.96%
St Helens2,5122,401-4.42%
Southport1,3991,198-14.37%
Thornton (Crosby)1,2501,3034.24%
NORFOLK (5)7,695
Cromer (Opened in January ‘17)0749
Great Yarmouth1,5931,434-9.98%
King’s Lynn2,2092,130-3.58%
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,6481,558-5.46%
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,2421,824-18.64%
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (3)4,459
Kettering2,4272,017-16.89%
Northampton1,6671,7474.80%
Wellingborough (Nene Valley)181695283.98%
(Opened September ‘16)
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)1,590
Blyth1,5661,5901.53%
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (5)9,231
Bramcote2,9732,762-7.10%
Gedling (Opened January ‘17)0998
Mansfield2,5882,501-3.36%
Nottingham2,1811,839-15.68%
Sherwood Forest1,1771,131-3.91%
OXFORDSHIRE (3)4,109
Abingdon (South Oxfordshire)1,4231,57910.96%
Banbury1,072991-7.56%
Oxford1,6291,539-5.52%
SHROPSHIRE (2)3,465
Shrewsbury1,9771,902-3.79%
Telford1,4801,5635.61%
SOMERSET (6)8,503
Bath1,6571,645-0.72%
Mendip70880113.14%
Sedgemoor87097111.61%
Taunton1,9911,9980.35%
Weston-Super-Mare1,3761,336-2.91%
Yeovil1,7181,7521.98%
STAFFORDSHIRE (5)8,277
Bretby1,7661,8353.91%
Lichfield41872673.68%
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,5921,507-5.34%
Stafford1,8481,9063.14%
Stoke-on-Trent2,1652,3036.37%
SUFFOLK (4)6,181
Bury St Edmunds2,2882,270-0.79%
Ipswich8208938.90%
Nacton (Seven Hills)1,8111,8743.48%
Waveney7721,14448.19%
SURREY (3)5,367
Guildford1,7411,434-17.63%
Leatherhead2,1822,2824.58%
Woking1,6191,6511.98%
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)7,128
Brighton (The Downs)1,2851,127-12.30%
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)2,0181,967-2.53%
Eastbourne2,6262,554-2.74%
Hastings1,4481,4802.21%
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)8,529
Chichester1,9061,838-3.57%
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,0173,0651.59%
Worthing3,2663,62611.02%
TYNE & WEAR (7)10,899
Birtley45951512.20%
Gateshead1,3381,3460.60%
Newcastle upon Tyne2,9622,926-1.22%
South Shields1,4421,5024.16%
Sunderland2,4322,4731.69%
Tynemouth1,0941,075-1.74%
Whitley Bay9411,06212.86%
WARWICKSHIRE (4)5,682
Coleshill (Woodlands)81994315.14%
Leamington Spa1,7111,8809.88%
Nuneaton1,9281,9883.11%
Rugby (Rainsbrook)875871-0.46%
WEST MIDLANDS (12)21,401
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)1,9372,0716.92%
Birmingham (Perry Barr)932729-21.78%
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)1,9191,9471.46%
Birmingham (Yardley)1,1731,67142.46%
Coventry2,4782,6004.92%
Dudley1,7651,756-0.51%
Rowley Regis9141,04914.77%
Solihull1,8771,223-34.84%
Stourbridge1,3281,3904.67%
Walsall2,0092,0924.13%
West Bromwich2,0382,1435.15%
Wolverhampton2,5702,7306.23%
WILTSHIRE (3)5,745
Salisbury1,5091,5693.98%
Swindon2,0012,0904.45%
West Wiltshire2,0182,0863.37%
WORCESTERSHIRE (3)4,906
Redditch1,7431,620-7.06%
Stourport (Wyre Forest)1,0361,0996.08%
Worcester1,9422,18712.62%
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (3)5,408
East Riding1,1731,1982.13%
Haltemprice1,5121,6327.94%
Hull2,4432,5785.53%
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)6,057
Harrogate1,5841,6151.96%
Scarborough1,1561,1630.61%
Skipton1,0231,012-1.08%
York2,3042,267-1.61%
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)11,722
Barnsley1,9322,1209.73%
Doncaster2,5282,5500.87%
Rotherham1,9781,913-3.29%
Sheffield (City Road)1,3081,3553.59%
Sheffield (Grenoside)2,0162,0320.79%
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,7471,7520.29%
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)16,774
Bradford1,1071,089-1.63%
Dewsbury Moor1,3651,290-5.49%
Halifax1,7751,8826.03%
Huddersfield1,7141,7492.04%
Keighley629563-10.49%
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,5891,75310.32%
Leeds (Lawnswood)1,9521,839-5.79%
Pontefract1,9021,9824.21%
Rawdon1,9402,0153.87%
Shipley1,3461,315-2.30%
Wakefield1,2021,2977.90%
SCOTLAND (28)39,226
Aberdeen2,4352,169-10.92%
Ayr1,3441,3701.93%
Cardross716714-0.28%
Clydebank1,3251,3914.98%
Crathes (Opened May ‘16)254548115.75%
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)86095010.47%
Dundee1,7081,8769.84%
Dunfermline9781,18020.65%
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)6471,627151.47%
Edinburgh (Seafield)1,4921,145-23.26%
Edinburgh (Warriston)2,9082,234-23.18%
Falkirk2,0461,755-14.22%
Friockheim8328785.53%
Glasgow (Craigton)9049040.00%
Glasgow (Daldowie)2,8742,9873.93%
Glasgow (The Linn)1,9052,14112.39%
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,6941,668-1.53%
Greenock1,0421,1025.76%
Holytown1,2851,3908.17%
Inverness1,0881,1132.30%
Irvine1,4971,5282.07%
Kirkcaldy1,9641,9700.31%
Melrose (Borders)777733-5.66%
Moray6226585.79%
Paisley1,5921,6513.71%
Perth1,177942-19.97%
South Lanarkshire1,5841,5940.63%
West Lothian1,0031,0080.50%
WALES (16)23,695
Aberdare1,2581,48017.65%
Aberystwyth697659-5.45%
Bangor1,0771,1123.25%
Barry (Cardiff & Glamorgan)1,0141,17115.48%
Bridgend1,5891,6201.95%
Cardiff2,7872,8201.18%
Colwyn Bay1,4391,047-27.24%
Gwent2,9702,945-0.84%
Llanelli1,3861,4796.71%
Margam1,5361,496-2.60%
Narberth1,4321,5115.52%
Newport (Opened Nov ‘17)070
Pontypridd1,3521,147-15.16%
St Asaph (Opened May ‘16)6191,17890.31%
Swansea2,0832,0860.14%
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,9761,874-5.16%
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)1065
Guernsey37643415.43%
Jersey6266310.80%
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)3,372
Belfast3,5213,372-4.23%
TOTAL459,693467,7481.75%

Busiest Crematorium in the UK

PositionCrematoriaNumberPositionCrematoriaNumberPositionCrematoriaNumber
1Amersham (Chilterns)3,76497Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,874193Sittingbourne1,232
2Eltham3,68098Leeds (Lawnswood)1,839194Chorley (Charnock Richard)1,231
3Worthing3,62699Nottingham1,839195Blackburn1,224
4Bournemouth3,529100Basingstoke1,838196Lancaster & Morecambe1,224
5Belfast3,372101Chichester1,838197Solihull1,223
6Portchester3,334102Bretby1,835198Wigan1,218
7West Hertfordshire3,273103Southampton (Wessex Vale)1,832199Atherton (Howe Bridge)1,199
8South Essex3,211104Norwich (Horsham St Faith)1,824200East Riding1,198
9Middlesbrough3,118105Luton1,819201Southport1,198
10Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,065106Gloucester (Coney Hill)1,817202Dunfermline1,180
11Ruislip3,062107Bedford1,814203St Asaph1,178
12Birkenhead3,041108Reading1,809204Slough1,176
13Glasgow (Daldowie)2,987109Croydon1,772205Kirkleatham1,175
14Gwent2,945110Dudley1,756206Barry (Cardiff & Glamorgan)1,171
15Newcastle upon Tyne2,926111Falkirk1,755207Scarborough1,163
16Cardiff2,820112Lytham St Annes1,755208Grantham1,154
17Bramcote2,762113Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,753209Pontypridd1,147
18Wolverhampton2,730114Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,752210Edinburgh (Seafield)1,145
19Westerleigh2,705115Yeovil1,752211Waveney1,144
20Cambridge2,683116Great Grimsby1,750212West Berkshire (Thatcham)1,144
21Derby2,652117Huddersfield1,749213Sherwood Forest1,131
22South West Middlesex2,635118Northampton1,747214Brighton (The Downs)1,127
23Coventry2,600119Harlow1,719215Salford1,120
24Hull2,578120Aldershot1,714216Inverness1,113
25Stockport2,569121Scunthorpe1,690217Bangor1,112
26Eastbourne2,554122Birmingham (Yardley)1,671218Alford1,110
27Doncaster2,550123Macclesfield1,669219Northwich1,105
28Southend-on-Sea2,514124Altrincham1,668220Greenock1,102
29Barham2,513125Glasgow (Maryhill)1,668221Crewe1,100
30Mansfield2,501126Weeley1,663222Stourport (Wyre Forest)1,099
31Torquay2,476127Havant1,662223Manchester (Blackley)1,095
32London (City of)2,474128Paisley1,651224Bradford1,089
33Sunderland2,473129Woking1,651225Gloucester (Forest of Dean)1,079
34Tunbridge Wells2,414130Margate1,648226Tynemouth1,075
35Poole2,408131Bath1,645227Whitley Bay1,062
36St Helens2,401132Darlington1,642228Hendon1,061
37Liverpool (Springwood)2,389133Maidstone1,635229Braintree1,054
38Exeter2,376134Haltemprice1,632230Gravesend (Opened Jan‘17)1,054
39Chesterfield2,339135Edinburgh (Mortonhall)1,627231Bury1,049
40Golders Green2,313136Burnley1,621232Rowley Regis1,049
41Stoke-on-Trent2,303137Bridgend1,620233Colwyn Bay1,047
42Durham2,299138Redditch1,620234Distington (Whitehaven)1,047
43Southampton2,296139Harrogate1,615235Accrington1,033
44Mortlake2,292140Hereford1,605236London (West)1,025
45Leatherhead2,282141Barnstaple1,597237Skipton1,012
46Bury St Edmunds2,270142South Lanarkshire1,594238March (Fenland)1,011
47York2,267143Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,592239West Lothian1,008
48Peterborough2,242144Blyth1,590240Gedling (Opened Jan ‘17)998
49Basildon2,237145Bodmin1,589241Banbury991
50Edinburgh (Warriston)2,234146Truro1,586242Boston981
51Worcester2,187147Abingdon (South Oxfordshire)1,579243Ormskirk (Opened Feb ‘16)973
52Aberdeen2,169148Loughborough1,571244Sedgemoor971
53Chelmsford2,154149Salisbury1,569245Wear Valley966
54West Bromwich2,143150Whimple (East Devon)1,569246Islington960
55Glasgow (The Linn)2,141151Telford1,563247Barrow-in-Furness950
56Harwood Park2,135152Norwich (Earlham Road)1,558248Dumfries (Roucan Loch)950
57King’s Lynn2,130153Bristol (Canford)1,548249South Lincolnshire948
58Barnsley2,120154Whippingham1,548250Coleshill (Woodlands)943
59Leicester2,119155Oxford1,539251Perth942
60Bolton2,112156Irvine1,528252Hartlepool931
61Walsall2,092157Carlisle1,516253Kingston-upon-Thames919
62Swindon2,090158Narberth1,511254Glasgow (Craigton)904
63Dukinfield2,086159Newcastle-under-Lyme1,507255Ipswich893
64Swansea2,086160Beckenham1,502256Friockheim878
65West Wiltshire2,086161Oldham1,502257Rugby (Rainsbrook)871
66Birmingham (Lodge Hill)2,071162South Shields1,502258Brentwood856
67Liverpool (Anfield)2,054163Margam1,496259London (South)836
68Sheffield (Grenoside)2,032164Aberdare1,480260New Southgate836
69Kettering2,017165Colchester1,480261Mendip801
70Rawdon2,015166Hastings1,480262Folkestone789
71Milton Keynes2,008167Llanelli1,479263Cromer (Opened Jan ‘17)749
72Blackpool1,998168Preston1,457264Melrose (Borders)733
73Taunton1,998169Great Yarmouth1,434265Birmingham (Perry Barr)729
74Manchester1,991170Guildford1,434266Lichfield726
75Nuneaton1,988171Charing1,397267Cardross714
76Chester1,986172Camborne1,394268Peel Green701
77Pontefract1,982173Clydebank1,391269Wellingborough (Nene Valley)695
78Kirkcaldy1,970174Holytown1,390270St Marylebone682
79Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)1,967175Stourbridge1,390271Lambeth675
80Medway1,957176Countesthorpe (South Leicester)1,387272Aberystwyth659
81Honor Oak1,948177Mountsett1,371273Moray658
82Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)1,947178Ayr1,370274Hitchin (Opened June ‘17)637
83Cheltenham1,945179Sheffield (City Road)1,355275Widnes633
84Bristol (South)1,924180Alfreton (Amber Valley)1,346276Jersey631
85Warrington1,921181Gateshead1,346277Douglas611
86Rotherham1,913182Weston-Super-Mare1,336278Keighley563
87Lincoln1,908183Shipley1,315279Crathes548
88Stafford1,906184Thornton (Crosby)1,303280West Norwood530
89North East Surrey1,903185Weymouth1,299281Birtley515
90Shrewsbury1,902186Wakefield1,297282Great Glen (Opened March ‘17)505
91Bracknell1,899187Dewsbury Moor1,290283Manor Park465
92Halifax1,882188Rochdale1,268284London (East)451
93Leamington Spa1,880189Plymouth (Efford)1,245285Guernsey434
94Dundee1,876190Lewisham1,235286Hoddesdon  (Woollensbrook)402
95Enfield1,874191Redbridge (Forest Park)1,234287Middleton390
96Nacton (Seven Hills)1,874192Putney Vale1,232288Romsey (Opened August ‘17)309
289Purbeck (Opened Sept‘17)137
290Newport (Opened Nov ‘1

Rise in Creamtion 1960 – Present Day

YearNumber of CrematoriaNew CrematoriaDeathsCremationsCremation %Cremtorium CostIncrease %
196014817588,032204,01934.70%
19702062638,834353,95755.41%
19802201644,684420,71765.26%
19902250629,629438,06669.58%£90.43NA
19912250634,339441,10869.54%£104.9016%
19922261622,410437,00070.21%£121.4015.73%
19932271646,477453,04570.08%137.1612.98%
19942281616,719434,22370.41%£151.6510.56%
19952293649,635445,57468.59%£163.667.92%
19962301640,081445,93469.67%£173.005.71%
19972344633,635446,30570.44%£194.0012.14%
19982384633,062439,14569.37%£205.485.92%
19992413635,785444,16969.86%£221.417.75%
20002422611,960437,60971.51%£235.386.31%
20012420605,835428,38370.71%£252.427.24%
20022431609,943437,12471.67%£268.876.52%
20032441615,177442,53871.94%£287.767.03%
20042451588,753424,83572.16%£298.343.68%
20052483586,829424,68472.37%£342.4514.79%
20062502576,211416,88172.35%£369.127.79%
20072533578,716417,92072.22%£408.9010.78%
20082530583,754422,85372.44%£441.077.87%
20092563563,741413,87073.41%£479.808.78%
20102605565,776413,78073.13%£505.625.38%
20112655556,434413,84574.37%£545.867.96%
20122661572,962425,78474.31%£584.727.12%
20132705580,086436,28075.20%£619.405.93%
20142733573,904429,25474.80%£652.565.35%
20152774606,216462,91676.36%£689.355.64%
20162814597,206459,69376.97%£720.434.51%
20172898607,037+467,74877.05%£744.933.40%
201830011618,311481,30877.84%£783.185.13%
20193077606,897472,30877.82%
20203103691,831542,78978.46%£819.48
20213155669,762352,09278.40%£836.772.11%
2022
How many cremations per day in uk?

On average, there were 2,131 cremations every day in 2021. We have based this on the number of weekdays in 2021, with most crematoriums only offering weekday services.

How many crematoriums in uk?

As of 2022, there are 315 crematoriums in the UK. Up from 310 in 2021.

When was the first cremation in the uk?

The first cremation in the UK was on the 26th March 1885, at Woking crematorium. The first person to be creamted was Mrs Jeannette C. Pickersgill.

Sources

Cremation Society of Great Britain

Sunlife Cost of Dying