2005 Cremation Facts and Figures

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  • Cremation rate in 2005 was 72.45%
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  • There were 424,684 cremations in the UK in 2005 across 249 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,706 cremations in 2005
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  • The busiest crematorium in 2005 was Eltham with 4,203
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2005 was London (City of) (£488) and the cheapest was Guernsey (£138)
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2005 was £375.15
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2005

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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20041st jan-31st jan 2005county totalApril 2005 feeApril 2006 feetotal cost
AVON (6)
Bath2,0052,018375.00405.00405.00
Bristol (Arno’s Vale)00CLOSED
Bristol (Canford)1,6462,0439,082391.25410.00410.00
Bristol (South)1,9232,258391.25410.00410.00
Westerleigh1,7451,852370.00425.00425.00
Weston Super Mare1,726911390.00435.00435.00
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,5791,6033,493325.00414.00447.00
Luton1,8921,890355.00375.00375.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,5381,567350.00370.00398.00
Reading2,0681,9475,107350.00370.00370.00
Slough1,6701,593330.00370.00370.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)00N/A360.00360.00
(Opened January 2006)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)2,9992,981315.00360.00385.00
Milton Keynes1,6551,6334,614352.50381.50437.96
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge2,7152,712407.00437.00437.00
Peterborough2,2272,3605,072321.50332.00332.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,8171,814320.00332.00332.00
Crewe1,2201,274348.50356.50356.50
Macclesfield1,5491,5857,198331.00348.00348.00
Warrington1,9211,978320.00340.00340.00
Widnes528547325.00363.00363.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool913936355.00410.00410.00
Middlesbrough3,6423,7184,654325.00340.00340.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin1,3051,375335.00365.00365.00
Truro2,5182,4383,813270.00290.00307.00
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness982921304.00319.00319.00
Carlisle1,6861,4913,286374.00405.00405.00
Distington (Whitehaven)862874315.00366.50366.50
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,0792,165257.00299.50328.50
Derby2,9302,9545,119290.00330.00330.00
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple1,4151,340356.00393.00417.00
Exeter3,2233,313387.00418.00418.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,3141,1239,783335.00352.00352.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,3381,480335.00352.00375.00
Torquay2,5892,527395.00405.00405.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,2293,304353.50376.00396.00
Poole2,2662,3196,865315.50355.50375.50
Weymouth1,1861,242360.00382.00407.00
DURHAM (3)
Darlington1,8211,853372.00384.00384.00
Durham2,3282,4455,530296.00325.00345.00
Mountsett1,2131,232260.00300.00300.00
ESSEX (8)
Basildon1,7761,743345.00384.00384.00
Chelmsford2,4282,513315.00335.00335.00
Colchester1,4721,437368.00379.00379.00
Harlow1,8221,70815,992300.00310.50310.50
Redbridge (Forest Park)0674325.00350.00350.00
(Opened February 2005)
Southend-on-Sea2,4102,380320.00384.00384.00
South Essex3,9833,799350.00364.00364.00
Weeley1,6381,738396.00396.00396.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,9761,986352.00361.00402.00
Forest of Dean7547374,319360.00395.00395.00
Gloucester1,6341,596400.00421.70421.70
HAMPSHIRE (4)
Aldershot1,9081,677345.00385.00385.00
Basingstoke9621,78010,962340.00370.00370.00
Portchester4,1343,987323.00360.00405.00
Southampton3,6593,518372.00411.00411.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,3111,3251,325330.00350.00350.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park1,8381,936400.00470.00470.00
West Hertfordshire3,2933,1865,122328.00395.00395.00
HUMBERSIDE (3)
Great Grimsby1,7401,703350.00350.00384.50
Hull2,1472,1505,316325.00396.50396.50
Scunthorpe1,4141,463374.00393.00425.50
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas523519519383.00468.00468.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,3561,3471,347383.00420.00445.00
KENT (8)
Barham2,3462,360312.50372.50412.50
Charing1,3331,347312.50372.50412.50
Folkestone610640334.00362.00362.00
Maidstone1,6061,58012,977361.50390.50426.75
Margate1,6661,703320.00379.50404.50
Medway2,7112,706324.50360.00360.00
Sittingbourne651684401.50421.50421.50
Tunbridge Wells2,0261,957341.50376.50411.40
LANCASHIRE (7)
Accrington872843287.00300.00300.00
Blackburn1,4411,470320.00360.00360.00
Blackpool2,1082,043303.00325.00325.00
Burnley1,6221,57910,736347.00384.50384.50
Lancaster & Morecambe1,8551,750355.00385.00385.00
Lytham St Annes1,3401,399284.00300.00300.00
Preston1,5461,652279.40299.00299.00
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,4123,382325.00375.00398.00
Loughborough1,7421,7525,134347.00377.00377.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (3)
Boston1,9551,809340.00350.00350.00
Grantham1,2441,2644,713292.00318.00318.00
Lincoln1,6991,640294.00330.00330.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham2,0181,901387.00418.00418.00
Croydon1,9601,878403.00463.00463.00
Eltham4,2204,203310.00370.00370.00
Enfield2,5822,455336.00405.00405.00
Golders Green1,8561,911411.50456.50456.50
Hendon9391,013320.00370.00370.00
Honor Oak1,2011,145301.00320.00365.00
Islington944803300.00335.00365.00
Kingston-upon-Thames799866380.00400.00400.00
Lambeth684709285.00290.00290.00
Lewisham1,4411,428301.00316.00366.00
London (City of )3,2692,96738,028**488.00486.00486.00
London (East)647650310.00350.00400.00
London (South)1,2081,169366.00396.00396.00
London (West)1,1081,094355.00405.00405.00
Manor Park673625**345.00**420.00**420.00
Mortlake2,4272,299250.00265.00265.00
New Southgate880921375.00415.00465.00
North East Surrey1,6181,534330.00350.00350.00
Putney Vale1,3661,386346.00370.00370.00
Ruislip3,6643,390335.00385.00385.00
St Marylebone598633376.50421.50421.50
South West Middlesex2,3782,344225.00250.00250.00
West Norwood668704190.00195.00195.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13)
Altrincham1,6961,723314.50344.00350.50
Atherton (Howe Bridge)784782310.00345.00345.00
Bolton3,1723,114290.00305.00305.00
Dukinfield2,0042,061325.00342.00362.00
Eccles773741311.50324.50324.50
Manchester (Blackley)1,1701,130300.00340.00340.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)2,2242,268325.00365.00365.00
Middleton43139820,032326.00347.00347.00
Oldham1,5501,627294.00364.50384.50
Rochdale1,4521,511326.00347.00347.00
Salford1,2331,126311.50378.00378.00
Stockport2,2572,309340.00390.00415.00
Wigan1,3141,242236.00280.00322.99
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead2,9642,951378.00463.00463.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,9951,890383.00398.00423.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,2122,14012,413383.00398.00423.00
St Helens2,0252,029246.00280.00280.00
Southport1,8521,853300.00367.50367.50
Thornton (Crosby)1,4771,550300.00367.50367.50
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,8321,888365.00395.50436.50
King’s Lynn1,9152,018360.00370.00381.75
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,5921,6087,843331.00375.00375.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3382,329364.00390.00390.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,3612,364330.00375.00375.00
Northampton1,8401,7694,133380.00410.00410.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,6321,5131,513196.50251.50251.50
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,7762,848300.00340.00340.00
Mansfield2,7492,9457,899256.50268.50296.50
Nottingham2,1372,094**260.00**300.00**300.00
Sherwood Forest012N/A410.00440.00
(Opened December 2005)
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury685761396.50421.50421.50
Oxford2,7292,6873,448380.00410.00410.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,8981,813314.00352.50352.50
Telford9871,0322,845321.50360.00360.00
SOMERSET (2)
Taunton2,2332,291399.00459.00459.00
Yeovil1,6211,6353,926330.00400.00400.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,3951,359334.00384.00384.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,4201,301396.00406.00406.00
Stafford1,5551,6596,375345.00355.00355.00
Stoke-on-Trent2,0112,056335.00385.00385.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St. Edmunds1,8511,887395.00435.00435.00
Ipswich2,4162,2884,175361.65373.65384.67
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,6321,620350.00373.00408.00
Leatherhead2,3602,3315,545387.00418.00418.00
Woking1,6241,594411.50436.50436.50
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)1,3021,324270.00292.00292.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)1,8091,825**260.00**295.00**325.00
Eastbourne2,7512,8017,279335.00375.00375.00
Hastings1,4221,329297.00312.00312.00
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,4272,362385.00418.00418.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,1643,2128,770387.00418.00418.00
Worthing3,1643,196382.00448.00466.00
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley535586307.60319.20319.20
Gateshead1,2361,263307.60319.20319.20
Newcastle-upon-Tyne2,9523,038360.00371.00371.00
South Shields1,4931,52010,586295.00322.00322.00
Sunderland2,4402,424340.00407.00407.00
Tynemouth1,070987346.50357.00357.00
Whitley Bay792768346.50357.00357.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Leamington Spa1,9311,975340.00350.00402.00
Nuneaton1,9301,9724,553380.00410.00410.00
Coleshill (Woodlands)650606370.00391.50391.50
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)1,8302,133378.00373.00373.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)1,1521,100355.00385.00385.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)1,6662,038378.00373.00373.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,4541,448378.00373.00373.00
Coventry2,7052,718357.00382.00382.00
Dudley1,6191,73722,031360.00380.00380.00
Rowley Regis957951383.00453.50453.50
Solihull2,0041,956370.00391.50391.50
Stourbridge1,7661,761360.00380.00380.00
Walsall2,0071,797321.00346.00411.00
West Bromwich1,8201,810383.00453.50453.50
Wolverhampton2,5752,582335.00395.00395.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,7321,507335.00380.00380.00
Swindon1,9141,9765,050359.00367.00367.00
West Wiltshire1,5331,567365.00405.00405.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (2)
Redditch1,2871,240330.00395.00423.50
Worcester1,9961,9773,217318.00330.00330.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (2)
East Riding1,1161,110340.00375.00375.00
Haltemprice1,3151,3162,426310.00335.00335.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,4591,380380.00437.00458.00
Scarborough1,1181,070400.50420.00420.00
Skipton9249205,365350.00361.00399.00
York2,0181,995481.50511.50511.50
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,8611,818335.00360.00360.00
Doncaster2,6392,574385.00397.00397.00
Rotherham1,9071,894364.00383.00383.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,4911,53311,399335.00370.00370.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,5071,633345.00380.00380.00
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,8501,947335.00370.00370.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,2171,164325.00359.50359.50
Dewsbury Moor1,4011,356350.00350.00350.00
Halifax1,6611,634351.50364.50364.50
Huddersfield1,7381,662350.00350.00350.00
Keighley511434325.00359.50359.50
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,4341,35015,871398.50440.50440.50
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,1262,134398.50440.50440.50
Pontefract1,7761,700366.50399.50399.50
Rawdon1,8751,837398.50440.50440.50
Shipley1,3071,391325.00359.50359.50
Wakefield1,1921,209366.50399.50399.50
SCOTLAND (24)
Aberdeen2,4132,385390.00410.00410.00
Ayr1,5481,348330.00373.00373.00
Cardross547565335.00386.50386.50
Clydebank1,6271,696348.00390.00390.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)0435396.50458.00458.00
(Opened March 2005)
Dundee1,5771,636420.00454.00454.00
Dunfermline819820310.00360.00360.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,6932,920393.00405.00405.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)801748410.00450.00450.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)2,2352,147410.00450.00450.00
Falkirk2,2392,206227.00271.00271.00
Friockheim75064534,454420.00454.00454.00
Glasgow (Craigton)1,003956310.00310.00310.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)4,0253,440253.00311.00311.00
Glasgow (The Linn)2,5132,346253.00311.00311.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,6601,567305.00325.00325.00
Greenock1,028992330.00339.90339.90
Holytown2651,010300.00312.00312.00
Inverness696710**364.00**375.00**405.00
Irvine1,1341,235320.00346.00346.00
Kirkcaldy1,7821,702310.00360.00360.00
Moray384409435.00445.00487.00
Paisley1,5161,466350.00375.00425.00
Perth1,1441,070378.00390.00404.60
WALES (13)
Aberdare1,1951,275255.00285.00285.00
Aberystwyth561503345.00375.00375.00
Bangor1,004998253.50253.50253.50
Bridgend1,7611,782270.90288.10304.00
Cardiff2,4822,469315.00339.00339.00
Colwyn Bay1,8091,765301.00363.00363.00
Gwent2,7372,66720,182254.50267.00267.00
Llanelli*818890322.00360.00360.00
Margam1,3781,352255.00280.00280.00
Narberth1,2521,334284.00350.00350.00
Pontypridd1,4291,406218.50360.00360.00
Swansea2,1722,088275.00320.00320.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,6041,653307.00368.00368.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey313324138.00151.00151.00
Jersey501526850216.00238.00238.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,3452,3982,398152.00164.00164.00
TOTALS424,835424,684424,684
2005 average cremation fee£336.02
2006 average cremation fee£362.74
2005 average total crematorium charge£342.45
2006 average total crematorium charge£369.12
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