2002 Cremation Facts & Figures

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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2002 was £286.94
  • The most expensive crematorium in 2002 was York (£400) and the cheapest was Guernsey (£128.00)
  • There were 427944 cremations in the UK in 2002 across 244 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1754 cremations in 2002
  • The busiest crematorium in 2002 was Eltham with 4,295
  • Cremation rate in 2002 was 71.90%
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2002

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Crematoria1st Jan – 31st Jan 20011st Jan-31st Jan 2002county totalapril 2002 feeapril 2003 feetotal cost
AVON (6)
Bath2,0142,061305.00320.00320.00
Bristol (Arno’s Vale)Closed
Bristol (Canford)1,7751,8589,358310.00325.00325.00
Bristol (South)1,9682,025310.00325.00325.00
Westerleigh1,6051,771305.00325.00325.00
Weston Super Mare1,7041,643310.00325.00325.00
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,5831,561260.00275.00301.00
Luton2,0751,9463,507223.00245.00270.00
BERKSHIRE (3)
Bracknell1,5321,552275.00300.00300.00
Reading2,0422,1645,456275.00294.00294.00
Slough1,7971,740270.00290.00290.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)3,0303,070210.00241.00241.00
Milton Keynes1,6081,5784,648295.00305.00305.00
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge2,6812,816340.00360.00360.00
Peterborough2,3192,3455,161280.00280.00280.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,8101,827270.00280.00280.00
Crewe1,2311,280281.20301.00301.00
Macclesfield1,6011,6307,196285.00299.50299.50
Warrington1,7951,880285.00295.00295.00
Widnes562579258.00266.00266.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool917961235.00255.00255.00
Middlesbrough3,7273,7414,702275.00315.00315.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin1,1321,195275.00300.00300.00
Truro2,5842,6363,831220.00235.00235.00
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness9231,018260.00273.00273.00
Carlisle1,7011,7573,655277.00305.00305.00
Distington (Whitehaven)815880265.00279.00279.00
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,1592,280148.00178.00178.00
Derby2,9613,0645,344250.00260.00260.00
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple1,4171,349235.00260.00280.00
Exeter3,1973,314326.00345.00345.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,4401,39810,196257.50270.50270.50
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,2771,471257.50270.50270.50
Torquay2,7222,664320.00340.00340.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,4123,450255.20270.50270.50
Poole2,2422,3847,123280.20291.50291.50
Weymouth1,1941,289276.50291.00291.00
DURHAM (2)
Darlington1,9021,850300.00315.00315.00
Durham2,2402,3504,200208.00228.00228.00
ESSEX (7)
Basildon1,4541,711273.00295.00295.00
Chelmsford2,4822,552265.00280.00280.00
Colchester1,4911,513324.00342.00342.00
Harlow1,7751,76115,987255.00265.00265.00
Southend-on-Sea2,5862,543260.00273.00273.00
South Essex3,9994,157273.00312.00312.00
Weeley1,6221,750304.00335.00335.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham2,0171,947282.00306.00306.00
Forest of Dean6917024,265290.00310.00310.00
Gloucester1,5431,616290.00310.00310.00
HAMPSHIRE (4)
Aldershot1,7711,831295.00305.00305.00
Basingstoke1,6401,76711,479285.00300.00300.00
Portchester4,2114,248250.00270.00270.00
Southampton3,3663,633283.00317.00317.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,2501,2731,273260.00289.00289.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park1,8431,911295.00325.00325.00
West Hertfordshire3,1943,2885,199224.00258.00258.00
HUMBERSIDE (3)
Great Grimsby1,7291,739304.00327.00327.00
Hull2,0722,1525,306292.00300.00300.00
Scunthorpe1,3861,415300.00313.00313.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas555558558336.00309.00309.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,4201,5141,514331.00351.00351.00
KENT (7)
Barham2,3262,349265.00280.50280.50
Charing1,3351,365265.00280.50280.50
Folkestone647677270.00300.00300.00
Maidstone2,0312,10513,150281.00295.00295.00
Margate1,6861,706250.00280.00280.00
Medway2,7332,824240.00267.00267.00
Tunbridge Wells2,0582,124260.00300.00300.00
LANCASHIRE (7)
Accrington935933230.00237.00237.00
Blackburn1,4241,618254.00275.00275.00
Blackpool2,0092,100250.00275.00275.00
Burnley1,6141,66411,239239.80279.00279.00
Lancaster & Morecambe1,8791,901295.00315.00315.00
Lytham St Annes1,4001,359235.00250.00250.00
Preston1,6421,664256.90263.35263.35
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,4373,377260.00275.00275.00
Loughborough1,6931,6355,012290.00310.00310.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (3)
Boston1,9221,877260.00275.00275.00
Grantham1,2061,2964,808245.00260.00260.00
Lincoln1,5771,635236.00260.00260.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham2,1592,146325.00345.00345.00
Croydon2,0302,045279.00304.00332.00
Eltham4,3074,295272.00280.00280.00
Enfield2,7522,631280.00295.00295.00
Golders Green2,1252,042310.00335.00335.00
Hendon863919230.00260.00260.00
Honor Oak1,3441,394261.00276.00276.00
Islington970907220.00245.00245.00
Kingston-upon-Thames891910285.00305.00305.00
Lambeth829780266.00275.00275.00
Lewisham1,4831,301273.00283.00283.00
London (City of )3,6853,75141,224294.00378.00378.00
London (East)750755250.00275.00275.00
London (South)1,3241,276315.00325.00325.00
London (West)1,2801,294260.00295.00295.00
Manor Park593564285.00295.00295.00
Mortlake2,3242,411190.00215.00215.00
New Southgate962972280.00310.00310.00
North East Surrey1,8331,753260.00280.00280.00
Putney Vale1,5111,458250.00263.0063.00
Ruislip3,9533,858224.00270.00270.00
St Marylebone744699270.00295.00295.00
South West Middlesex2,4652,537185.00195.00195.00
West Norwood502526266.00275.00275.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13)
Altrincham1,7241,760261.00278.00278.00
Atherton (Howe Bridge)666754250.00265.00265.00
Bolton3,3123,364250.00260.00260.00
Dukinfield2,1142,119270.00280.00280.00
Eccles814814254.00265.00265.00
Manchester (Blackley)1,2491,231240.00260.00260.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)2,4612,347275.00295.00295.00
Middleton45841020,885269.00288.00288.00
Oldham1,5411,647252.00272.00272.00
Rochdale1,4091,467269.00288.00288.00
Salford1,1961,236254.00265.00265.00
Stockport2,3642,413261.00278.00284.00
Wigan1,3671,323211.00220.00220.00
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead3,0193,013253.00284.00284.00
Liverpool (Anfield)2,0391,992320.00330.00355.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,2722,35612,952320.00330.00355.00
St Helens2,0352,057185.00215.00215.00
Southport1,8821,943220.00230.00230.00
Thornton (Crosby)1,6031,591220.00230.00230.00
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,4071,877230.00247.00247.00
King’s Lynn1,8801,990260.00305.00305.00
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,4361,6128,034265.00280.00280.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3832,555310.00325.00325.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,2472,401252.50275.00275.00
Northampton1,7921,9384,339320.00340.0340.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,5301,5221,522149.60168.50168.50
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (3)
Bramcote2,7152,925230.00240.00240.00
Mansfield2,9443,0228,256202.00210.00210.00
Nottingham2,4272,309200.00220.00220.00
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury627672300.00325.00325.00
Oxford2,6722,6573,329320.00340.00340.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,8491,930240.00260.00260.00
Telford8889812,911255.00280.00280.00
SOMERSET (2)
Taunton2,2922,315270.00295.00295.00
Yeovil1,5471,7924,107240.00270.00270.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,3511,382286.00293.00293.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,3801,487283.25294.00294.00
Stafford1,5571,5496,437270.00295.00295.00
Stoke-on-Trent1,8862,019300.00300.00300.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St. Edmunds1,7031,869315.00335.00335.00
Ipswich2,3822,2974,166245.20312.75320.75
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,5771,633280.00295.00295.00
Leatherhead2,6172,5825,914326.00345.00345.00
Woking1,7021,699310.00335.00335.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)1,2871,184240.00240.00240.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)2,1122,026225.00235.00235.00
Eastbourne2,9112,9097,555295.00300.00300.00
Hastings1,4551,436249.00259.00259.00
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,4612,528320.00340.00340.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,2523,2509,033326.00345.00345.00
Worthing3,2983,255310.00336.00336.00
TYNE & WEAR (8)
Birtley585622197.30202.50202.50
Gateshead1,3801,211197.30202.50202.50
Mountsett1,2691,273208.00218.00218.00
Newcastle-upon-Tyne3,1103,228295.00312.50312.50
South Shields1,3591,44212,306230.00237.50237.50
Sunderland2,4922,603236.00260.50260.50
Tynemouth1,0271,146277.00277.00277.00
Whitley Bay756781277.00277.00277.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Leamington Spa1,8291,943200.00238.50238.50
Nuneaton1,7321,8424,277320.00340.00340.00
Coleshill (Woodlands)431492320.00330.00330.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)2,2262,191307.00307.00307.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)1,1861,194310.00320.00320.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,1842,167307.00307.00307.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,6181,652307.00307.00307.00
Coventry2,6662,753275.00315.00315.00
Dudley1,6041,78422,741290.00300.00300.00
Rowley Regis971966301.00325.00325.00
Solihull2,0722,109320.00330.00330.00
Stourbridge1,7401,795290.00300.00300.00
Walsall1,8211,872260.00286.00286.00
West Bromwich1,9161,842301.00325.00325.00
Wolverhampton2,4872,416287.00310.00310.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,5901,615275.00295.00295.00
Swindon1,9201,9285,055300.00321.00321.00
West Wiltshire1,4881,512300.00320.00320.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (2)
Redditch1,1381,120270.00285.00285.00
Worcester1,9311,9423,062263.00300.00315.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (2)
East Riding9451,042255.00280.00280.00
Haltemprice1,1901,3362,378272.00292.00292.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,3821,399316.00332.00332.00
Scarborough1,1301,136320.00350.00350.00
Skipton8079655,617215.00250.00250.00
York2,0782,117400.00415.50415.50
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,7921,828308.00316.00316.00
Doncaster2,5062,694280.00288.00288.00
Rotherham1,8021,955287.00307.00307.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,6791,58611,523275.00295.00295.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,4121,526285.00305.00305.00
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,9541,934285.00295.00295.00
YORKSHIRE WEST (11)
Bradford1,2971,295266.00271.00271.00
Dewsbury Moor1,4321,413285.00300.00300.00
Halifax1,6881,706292.00311.00311.00
Huddersfield1,8111,795285.00300.00300.00
Keighley575502266.00271.00271.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,4121,49116,846285.20305.50305.50
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,3532,270285.20305.50305.50
Pontefract1,8071,804295.00311.00311.00
Rawdon1,9012,004285.20305.50305.50
Shipley1,2821,372266.00271.00271.00
Wakefield1,1251,194295.00311.00311.00
SCOTLAND (22)
Aberdeen2,3622,470350.00361.00361.00
Ayr1,5061,544260.00273.00273.00
Cardross547564286.84295.40295.40
Clydebank1,7521,757266.00283.00283.00
Dundee1,6861,746355.00375.00375.00
Dunfermline813835275.00284.00284.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,8192,850359.00369.77369.77
Edinburgh (Seafield)760810350.00360.00360.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)2,3662,233350.00360.00360.00
Falkirk2,1272,300237.00244.00244.00
Friockheim62358434,883335.00380.00380.00
Glasgow (Craigton)1,0151,057288.00295.00295.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)4,2164,166236.00241.00241.00
Glasgow (The Linn)2,4112,633236.00241.00241.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,6051,642260.00280.00280.00
Greenock1,0171,143293.11305.00305.00
Inverness566606306.00343.00343.00
Scotland continued
Irvine1,0121,046270.00285.00285.00
Kirkcaldy1,7811,824275.00284.00284.00
Moray327357355.00380.00380.00
Paisley1,4921,569300.00315.00315.00
Perth1,0801,147340.00350.00350.00
WALES (13)
Aberdare1,1711,245182.00202.00202.00
Aberystwyth421514285.00298.00298.00
Bangor983943160.20178.50178.50
Bridgend1,6401,769226.60241.30256.20
Cardiff2,5152,587245.25270.50270.50
Colwyn Bay1,8981,818220.00230.00230.00
Gwent2,6902,68820,262203.00207.00207.00
175265.00265.00
Margam1,5141,394215.00225.00225.00
Narberth1,3261,368202.00207.50214.00
Pontypridd1,4341,427175.10175.10206.00
Swansea2,7092,667200.00220.00220.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,5871,667250.00265.00265.00
Guernsey338301128.00133.00160.00
Jersey514569870162.00219.00219.00
Belfast2,3172,4732,473135.00140.00140.00
TOTALS427,94418,647,591
2002 average cremation fee£267.93
2003 average cremation fee£286.70
2002 average total crematorium charge£268.87
2003 average total crematorium charge£287.76
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