2006 Cremation Facts and Figures

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  • Cremation rate in 2006 was 72.38%
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  • The busiest crematorium in 2006 was Portchester with 3,993
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  • There were 416,881 cremations in the UK in 2006 across 251 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,661 cremations in 2006
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2006 was York (£511.50) and the cheapest was Guernsey (£151)
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2006 was £409.94
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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20051st jan-31st jan 2006county totalApril 2006 feeApril 2007 feetotal cost
AVON (6)
Bath2,0181,788405.00460.00460.00
Bristol (Arno’s Vale)00CLOSED  1998
Bristol (Canford)2,0431,6378,840410.00455.00455.00
Bristol (South)2,2581,907410.00455.00455.00
Westerleigh1,8521,945425.00460.00460.00
Weston Super Mare9111,563435.00460.00460.00
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,6031,5313,349414.00428.00462.00
Luton1,8901,818375.00440.00480.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,5671,558370.00445.00473.00
Reading1,9471,7355,475370.00390.00410.00
Slough1,5931,583370.00400.00400.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)0599360.00385.00385.00
(Opened January 2006)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)2,9812,984360.00370.00398.00
Milton Keynes1,6331,5174,501381.50392.00392.00
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge2,7122,707437.00482.00482.00
Peterborough2,3602,3725,079332.00346.00346.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,8141,787332.00354.00354.00
Crewe1,2741,297356.50368.00368.00
Macclesfield1,5851,5597,224348.00398.50398.50
Warrington1,9781,992340.00390.00390.00
Widnes547589363.00393.00422.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool936889410.00438.00438.00
Middlesbrough3,7183,7274,616340.00359.00359.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin1,3751,321365.00392.00392.00
Truro2,4382,4103,731290.00320.00338.50
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness9211,001319.00319.00319.00
Carlisle1,4911,3763,203405.00446.00446.00
Distington (Whitehaven)874826366.50485.00485.00
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,1652,015299.50358.00391.00
Derby2,9542,9034,918330.00400.00400.00
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple1,3401,264393.00415.00441.00
Exeter3,3133,153418.00450.00450.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,1231,3869,476352.00371.00394.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,4801,202352.00371.00395.00
Torquay2,5272,471405.00445.00445.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,3043,080376.00402.00422.00
Poole2,3192,2806,538355.50395.00428.50
Weymouth1,2421,178382.00422.00452.00
DURHAM (3)
Darlington1,8531,830384.00405.00405.00
Durham2,4452,2525,316325.00410.00430.00
Mountsett1,2321,234300.00320.00320.00
ESSEX (8)
Basildon1,7431,832384.00396.00396.00
Chelmsford2,5132,333335.00355.00355.00
Colchester1,4371,540379.00432.00432.00
Harlow1,7081,72515,924310.50321.00321.00
Redbridge (Forest Park)674965350.00385.00385.00
(Opened February 2005)
Southend-on-Sea2,3802,331384.00396.00396.00
South Essex3,7993,600364.00388.00388.00
Weeley1,7381,598396.00444.00444.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,9861,968361.00397.00442.00
Forest of Dean7378134,393395.00430.00430.00
Gloucester1,5961,612374.32393.04442.78
HAMPSHIRE (4)
Aldershot1,6771,587385.00500.00500.00
Basingstoke1,7801,62610,600370.00397.00397.00
Portchester3,9873,993360.00382.00428.00
Southampton3,5183,394411.00431.50431.50
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,3251,3411,341350.00386.50386.50
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park1,9362,075470.00510.00510.00
West Hertfordshire3,1863,0655,140395.00405.00405.00
HUMBERSIDE (3)
Great Grimsby1,7031,752350.00360.00396.00
Hull2,1502,1945,407396.50417.00512.00
Scunthorpe1,4631,461393.00422.00457.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas519504504468.00536.00536.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,3471,3241,324420.00445.00471.00
KENT (8)
Barham2,3602,267372.50397.50437.50
Charing1,3471,270372.50397.50437.50
Folkestone640582362.00390.00390.00
Maidstone1,5801,54312,901390.50424.50461.00
Margate1,7031,588379.50393.50418.50
Medway2,7062,868360.00375.00375.00
Sittingbourne684791421.50482.00482.00
Tunbridge Wells1,9571,992376.50428.00463.00
LANCASHIRE (7)
Accrington843921300.00320.00320.00
Blackburn1,4701,507360.00384.00384.00
Blackpool2,0431,883325.00340.00340.00
Burnley1,5791,57910,428384.50401.50401.50
Lancaster & Morecambe1,7501,738385.00415.00415.00
Lytham St Annes1,3991,288300.00309.00309.00
Preston1,6521,512299.00333.50333.50
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,3823,382375.00410.00434.00
Loughborough1,7521,7465,128377.00405.00405.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (3)
Boston1,8091,933350.00360.00360.00
Grantham1,2641,1514,754318.00355.00355.00
Lincoln1,6401,670330.00345.00345.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham1,9011,920418.00450.00450.00
Croydon1,8781,786463.00498.00498.00
Eltham4,2033,949370.00410.00410.00
Enfield2,4552,358405.00440.00440.00
Golders Green1,9111,584456.50482.00482.00
Hendon1,013997370.00420.00420.00
Honor Oak1,1451,050320.00360.00407.00
Islington803858335.00390.00425.00
Kingston-upon-Thames866779400.00420.00420.00
Lambeth709664290.00305.00305.00
Lewisham1,4281,383316.00360.00410.00
London (City of )2,9672,69236,323486.00498.00498.00
London (East)650676350.00415.00470.00
London (South)1,1691,087396.00425.00425.00
London (West)1,0941,027405.00450.00450.00
Manor Park625537**420.00**420.00**420.00
Mortlake2,2992,343265.00285.00285.00
New Southgate921827415.00440.00465.00
North East Surrey1,5341,690350.00370.00370.00
Putney Vale1,3861,190370.00390.00390.00
Ruislip3,3903,363385.00435.00435.00
St Marylebone633592421.50482.00482.00
South West Middlesex2,3442,225250.00350.00375.00
West Norwood704746195.00305.00305.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13)
Altrincham1,7231,751344.00384.00391.00
Atherton (Howe Bridge)782801345.00380.00380.00
Bolton3,1142,943305.00360.00405.00
Dukinfield2,0611,917342.00394.00414.00
Eccles741730324.50393.50393.50
Manchester (Blackley)1,1301,183340.00340.00340.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)2,2682,165365.00410.00410.00
Middleton39842719,485347.00366.50366.50
Oldham1,6271,538364.50390.50410.50
Rochdale1,5111,396347.00366.50366.50
Salford1,1261,174378.00393.50393.50
Stockport2,3092,191390.00440.00440.00
Wigan1,2421,269280.00310.00352.99
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead2,9512,971463.00477.00477.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,8901,917398.00418.00443.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,1402,13112,317398.00418.00443.00
St Helens2,0292,102280.00301.00301.00
Southport1,8531,771367.50389.50394.50
Thornton (Crosby)1,5501,425367.50389.50389.50
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,8881,771395.50418.50461.00
King’s Lynn2,0181,935370.00415.00427.22
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,6081,6397,647375.00416.00416.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3292,302390.00416.00416.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,3642,353375.00386.00386.00
Northampton1,7691,8734,226410.00441.00441.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,5131,4511,451251.50309.50309.50
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,8482,863340.00374.00374.00
Mansfield2,9452,6578,326268.50283.00313.00
Nottingham2,0942,071**300.00**315.00**315.00
Sherwood Forest12735410.00460.00492.00
(Opened December 2005)
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury761781421.50482.00482.00
Oxford2,6872,5553,336410.00441.00441.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,8131,669352.50385.00385.00
Telford1,0321,0672,736360.00401.50401.50
SOMERSET (2)
Taunton2,2912,165459.00479.00479.00
Yeovil1,6351,6093,774400.00420.00420.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,3591,390384.00403.00403.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,3011,137406.00420.00420.00
Stafford1,6591,6326,314355.00397.00397.00
Stoke-on-Trent2,0562,155385.00395.00410.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St Edmunds1,8871,841435.00470.00470.00
Ipswich2,2882,3254,166373.65418.00429.57
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,6201,634373.00390.00425.00
Leatherhead2,3312,2875,517418.00450.00450.00
Woking1,5941,596436.50497.00497.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)1,3241,315292.00315.00315.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)1,8251,815**295.00318.00350.00
Eastbourne2,8012,5847,168375.00385.00385.00
Hastings1,3291,454312.00367.50367.50
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,3622,357418.00450.00450.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,2123,1618,570418.00450.00450.00
Worthing3,1963,052448.00458.50483.50
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley586560319.20358.50358.50
Gateshead1,2631,160319.20358.50358.50
Newcastle upon Tyne3,0382,897371.00382.00382.00
South Shields1,5201,42310,196322.00353.50353.50
Sunderland2,4242,392407.00426.00426.00
Tynemouth987935357.00372.00372.00
Whitley Bay768829357.00372.00372.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Coleshill (Woodlands)606631391.50410.00410.00
Leamington Spa1,9751,870350.00370.00428.00
Nuneaton1,9721,8934,394410.00445.00445.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)2,1331,966373.00424.00424.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)1,1001,079385.00415.00415.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,0382,091373.00424.00424.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,4481,357373.00424.00424.00
Coventry2,7182,603382.00408.50408.50
Dudley1,7371,70221,792380.00430.00430.00
Rowley Regis951928453.50469.00469.00
Solihull1,9561,965391.50410.00410.00
Stourbridge1,7611,628380.00430.00430.00
Walsall1,7972,034346.00369.00442.00
West Bromwich1,8101,884453.50469.00469.00
Wolverhampton2,5822,555395.00415.00415.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,5071,451380.00420.00420.00
Swindon1,9761,9805,039367.00435.50435.50
West Wiltshire1,5671,608405.00440.00440.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (2)
Redditch1,2401,184395.00410.00438.50
Worcester1,9771,9413,125330.00345.00378.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (2)
East Riding1,1101,009375.00416.50416.50
Haltemprice1,3161,3222,331335.00388.50388.50
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,3801,441437.00503.00525.00
Scarborough1,0701,081420.00442.50442.50
Skipton9209375,439361.00415.00415.00
York1,9951,980511.50552.50572.20
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,8181,791360.00443.00443.00
Doncaster2,5742,292397.00416.00416.00
Rotherham1,8941,853383.00416.00416.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,5331,38410,535370.00420.00420.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,6331,483380.00420.00420.00
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,9471,732370.00420.00420.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,1641,067359.50395.50395.50
Dewsbury Moor1,3561,300350.00396.00396.00
Halifax1,6341,646364.50382.00382.00
Huddersfield1,6621,605350.00396.00396.00
Keighley434460359.50395.50395.50
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,3501,6815,574440.50464.00464.00
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,1342,073440.50464.00464.00
Pontefract1,7001,702399.50438.00438.00
Rawdon1,8371,863440.50464.00464.00
Shipley1,3911,349359.50395.50395.50
Wakefield1,2091,141399.50438.00438.00
SCOTLAND (25)
Aberdeen2,3852,422410.00420.00420.00
Ayr1,3481,245373.00386.00386.00
Cardross565552386.50400.00400.00
Clydebank1,6961,659390.00410.00410.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)435607458.00515.00578.00
(Opened March 2005)
Dundee1,6361,466454.00490.00490.00
Dunfermline820788360.00410.00410.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,9202,784405.00510.00510.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)748682450.00490.00490.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)2,1472,016450.00490.00490.00
Falkirk2,2062,175271.00273.00312.00
Friockheim64560333,946454.00490.00490.00
Glasgow (Craigton)956943310.00310.00310.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)3,4403,133311.00321.00321.00
Glasgow (The Linn)2,3462,364311.00321.00321.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,5671,531325.00385.00385.00
Greenock992937339.90362.00362.00
Holytown1,0101,070312.00327.00327.00
Inverness710774**375.00386.00417.00
Irvine1,2351,162346.00375.00375.00
Kirkcaldy1,7021,740360.00410.00410.00
Moray409417445.00485.00530.00
Paisley1,4661,475375.00380.00440.00
Perth1,0701,120390.00414.40429.40
South Lanarkshire0281318.00326.00326.00
WALES (13)
Aberdare1,2751,156285.00325.00325.00
Aberystwyth503528375.00400.00400.00
Bangor998986253.50318.30328.30
Bridgend1,7821,790288.10298.30314.65
Cardiff2,4692,407339.00356.00356.00
Colwyn Bay1,7651,798363.00375.00375.00
Gwent2,6672,62919,880267.00280.00280.00
Llanelli890949360.00400.00400.00
Margam1,3521,386280.00305.00305.00
Narberth1,3341,263350.00400.00400.00
Pontypridd1,4061,279360.00313.00361.0
Swansea2,0882,083320.00375.00375.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,6531,626368.00377.00377.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey324291151.00151.00151.00
Jersey526512803238.00262.00262.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,3982,3612,361164.00172.00**235.00
TOTALS424,684416,881416,881
2006 average cremation fee£362.74
2007 average cremation fee£400.00
2006 average total crematorium charge£369.12
2007 average total crematorium charge£408.90
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