2007 Cremation Facts and Figures

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  • The busiest crematorium in 2007 was Eltham with 4,031
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2007 was York (£552.50) and the cheapest was Guernsey (£151)
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  • There were 417,920 cremations in the UK in 2007 across 254 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,645 cremations in 2007
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2007 was £441.16
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2007

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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20061st jan-31st jan 2007county totalApril 2007 feeApril 2008 feetotal cost
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,5311,5363,291428.00450.00485.00
Luton1,8181,755440.00460.00500.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,5581,560445.00495.00523.00
Reading1,7351,6195,427390.00425.00425.00
Slough1,5831,487400.00495.00495.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)599761385.00420.00420.00
(Opened January 2006)
BRISTOL (4)
Bristol (Arno’s Vale)00CLOSED  1998
Bristol (Canford)1,6371,724455.00485.00485.00
Bristol (South)1,9071,9285,629455.00485.00485.00
Westerleigh1,9451,977460.00495.00520.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)2,9842,907370.00390.00420.00
Milton Keynes1,5171,5724,479392.00448.00511.28
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge2,7072,593482.00498.50498.50
Peterborough2,3722,3574,950346.00404.00404.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,7871,807354.00364.00364.00
Crewe1,2971,266368.00418.00418.00
Macclesfield1,5591,5847,259398.50415.00415.00
Warrington1,9921,999390.00399.00399.00
Widnes589603393.00420.00420.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool889890438.00452.00452.00
Middlesbrough3,7273,6414,531359.00423.00423.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin1,3211,400392.00455.00455.00
Truro2,4102,5833,983320.00334.00353.50
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness1,001927319.00335.00335.00
Carlisle1,3761,4033,210446.00491.00491.00
Distington (Whitehaven)826880485.00517.00517.00
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,0151,985358.00415.50452.50
Derby2,9032,8364,821400.00415.00415.00
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple1,2641,310415.00475.00475.00
Exeter3,1533,137450.00520.00560.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,3861,1699,682371.00390.00390.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,2021,517371.00390.00390.00
Torquay2,4712,549445.00490.00490.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,0803,316402.00432.00432.00
Poole2,2802,2686,804395.00438.00438.00
Weymouth1,1781,220422.00450.00480.00
DURHAM (3)
Darlington1,8301,808405.00445.00445.00
Durham2,2522,2735,323410.00430.00450.00
Mountsett1,2341,242320.00370.00370.00
ESSEX (8)
Basildon1,8321,794396.00455.00455.00
Chelmsford2,3332,424355.00416.00416.00
Colchester1,5401,484432.00452.00452.00
Harlow1,7251,55315,721321.00357.00357.00
Redbridge (Forest Park)9651,066385.00425.00425.00
Southend-on-Sea2,3312,310396.00456.00456.00
South Essex3,6003,509388.00458.00458.00
Weeley1,5981,581444.00454.00454.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,9681,881397.00441.80488.15
Gloucester1,6121,6484,337393.04549.00549.00
Forest of Dean813808430.00465.00465.00
HAMPSHIRE (4)
Aldershot1,5871,562500.00515.00515.00
Basingstoke1,6261,67410,603397.00465.00465.00
Portchester3,9934,000382.00406.00453.00
Southampton3,3943,367431.50450.00450.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,3411,3541,354386.50386.50386.50
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park2,0752,071510.00555.00555.00
West Hertfordshire3,0652,9755,046405.00440.00440.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas504523523536.00581.00581.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,3241,3481,348445.00497.00525.00
KENT (8)
Barham2,2672,308397.50434.00474.00
Charing1,2701,338397.50434.00474.00
Folkestone582652390.00453.00453.00
Maidstone1,5431,47112,770424.50486.50516.50
Margate1,5881,496393.50428.50453.50
Medway2,8682,677375.00405.00435.00
Sittingbourne791818482.00508.00508.00
Tunbridge Wells1,9922,010428.00443.00480.00
LANCASHIRE (9)
Accrington921875320.00332.00332.00
Blackburn1,5071,444384.00400.00400.00
Blackpool1,8831,983340.00370.00370.00
Burnley1,5791,52411,130401.50414.00414.00
Bury (Opened June 2007)391485.00485.00
Chorley (Opened August 2007)297485.00485.00
Lancaster & Morecambe1,7381,813415.00481.00481.00
Lytham St Annes1,2881,300309.00330.00330.00
Preston1,5121,503333.50341.50341.50
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,3823,104410.00460.00485.00
Loughborough1,7461,6594,763405.00470.00470.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (6)
Alford (Opened November 2007)54N/A360.00400.00
Boston1,9331,899360.00400.00400.00
Grantham1,1511,1627,993355.00430.00430.00
Great Grimsby1,7521,767360.00405.50443.50
Lincoln1,6701,650345.00362.00362.00
Scunthorpe1,4611,461422.00466.00503.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham1,9201,909450.00520.00520.00
Croydon1,7861,748498.00523.00523.00
Eltham3,9494,031410.00460.00460.00
Enfield2,3582,266440.00495.00495.00
Golders Green1,5841,536482.00494.00494.00
Hendon9971,071420.00420.00420.00
Honor Oak1,0501,090360.00396.00445.50
Islington858884390.00425.00460.00
Kingston-upon-Thames779807420.00435.00435.00
Lambeth664711305.00340.00340.00
Lewisham1,3831,385360.00400.00455.00
London (City of )2,6922,67535,806498.00498.00498.00
London (East)676558415.00415.00415.00
London (South)1,0871,051425.00495.00495.00
London (West)1,027974450.00450.00450.00
Manor Park537439†420.00†420.00†420.00
Mortlake2,3432,388285.00310.00310.00
New Southgate827828440.00470.00495.00
North East Surrey1,6901,698370.00385.00385.00
Putney Vale1,1901,230390.00400.00400.00
Ruislip3,3633,231435.00465.00465.00
St Marylebone592517482.00489.00489.00
South West Middlesex2,2252,184350.00400.00425.00
West Norwood746595305.00340.00340.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13)
Altrincham1,7511,709384.00385.00393.00
Atherton (Howe Bridge)801906380.00410.00410.00
Bolton2,9432,794360.00375.00375.00
Dukinfield1,9171,998394.00429.00429.00
Eccles730698393.50433.50433.50
Manchester (Blackley)1,1831,129340.00439.00439.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 2,1652,043410.00440.00440.00
Middleton42736919,130366.50402.00402.00
Oldham1,5381,590390.50413.00413.00
Rochdale1,3961,349366.50402.00402.00
Salford1,1741,158393.50433.50433.50
Stockport2,1912,163440.00440.00466.00
Wigan1,2691,224310.00335.00377.99
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead2,9713,018477.00491.00491.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,9171,807418.00433.00433.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,1312,19212,403418.00433.00433.00
St Helens2,1022,067301.00326.50326.50
Southport1,7711,849389.50451.50451.50
Thornton (Crosby)1,4251,470389.50451.50451.50
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,7711,819418.50434.50478.50
King’s Lynn1,9351,851415.00415.00427.22
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,6391,6557,655416.00485.00485.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3022,330416.00485.00485.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,3532,320386.00386.00386.00
Northampton1,8731,7964,116441.00510.00510.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,4511,5001,500309.50371.50371.50
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,8632,877374.00411.00411.00
Mansfield2,6572,7008,468283.00297.50329.50
Nottingham2,0712,024†315.00355.00355.00
Sherwood Forest735867460.00485.00519.00
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury781737482.00515.00515.00
Oxford2,5552,4283,165441.00510.00510.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,6691,716385.00410.50433.50
Telford1,0671,0502,766401.50425.00425.00
SOMERSET (4)
Bath1,7881,921460.00490.00490.00
Taunton2,1652,298479.00509.00509.00
Weston Super Mare1,5631,6057,400460.00475.00475.00
Yeovil1,6091,576420.00440.00440.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,3901,378403.00418.00418.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,1371,473420.00460.00460.00
Stafford1,6321,6906,565397.00425.00425.00
Stoke-on-Trent2,1552,024395.00445.00445.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St Edmunds1,8411,898470.00495.00495.00
Ipswich2,3252,2464,144418.00429.00441.00
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,6341,608390.00430.00465.00
Leatherhead2,2872,2565,428450.00520.00520.00
Woking1,5961,564497.00529.00529.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)1,3151,682315.00375.00375.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)1,8151,810318.00342.00377.00
Eastbourne2,5842,5307,358385.00437.00437.00
Hastings1,4541,336367.50399.50399.50
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,3572,460450.00520.00520.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,1613,1108,146450.00520.00520.00
Worthing3,0522,576458.50478.00504.00
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley560556358.50413.50413.50
Gateshead1,1601,193358.50413.50413.50
Newcastle upon Tyne2,8972,922382.00427.50427.50
South Shields1,4231,45010,378353.50403.50403.50
Sunderland2,3922,426426.00446.00446.00
Tynemouth935991372.00381.50381.50
Whitley Bay829840372.00381.50381.50
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Coleshill (Woodlands)631660410.00433.00433.00
Leamington Spa1,8701,8394,370370.00420.00420.00
Nuneaton1,8931,871445.00520.00520.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)1,9662,026424.00432.00432.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)1,0791,019415.00481.00481.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,0912,011424.00432.00432.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,3571,279424.00432.00432.00
Coventry2,6032,529408.50444.00444.00
Dudley1,7021,64021,183430.00445.00445.00
Rowley Regis928921469.00504.00504.00
Solihull1,9651,917410.00433.00433.00
Stourbridge1,6281,743430.00445.00445.00
Walsall2,0341,874369.00406.00483.00
West Bromwich1,8841,794469.00504.00504.00
Wolverhampton2,5552,430415.00435.00435.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,4511,523420.00468.50468.50
Swindon1,9801,8905,010435.50416.00466.00
West Wiltshire1,6081,597440.00475.00475.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (2)
Redditch1,1841,203410.00420.00450.00
Worcester1,9411,9813,184345.00386.00421.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (3)
East Riding1,0091,067416.50465.00465.00
Haltemprice1,3221,4564,491388.50413.50413.50
Hull2,1941,968417.00438.50438.50
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,4411,348503.00585.00608.00
Scarborough1,0811,092442.50457.50457.50
Skipton9379335,416415.00439.00439.00
York1,9802,043552.50581.00601.00
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,7911,831443.00452.00452.00
Doncaster2,2922,304416.00450.00450.00
Rotherham1,8531,852416.00449.00449.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,3841,39310,756420.00440.00440.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,4831,582420.00450.00450.00
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,7321,794420.00440.00440.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,0671,129395.50445.00445.00
Dewsbury Moor1,3001,420396.00422.00422.00
Halifax1,6461,643382.00449.00449.00
Huddersfield1,6051,658396.00422.00422.00
Keighley460493395.50445.00445.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,3681,34415,835464.00487.50487.50
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,0732,118464.00487.50487.50
Pontefract1,7021,824438.00473.00473.00
Rawdon1,8631,829464.00487.50487.50
Shipley1,3491,263395.50445.00445.00
Wakefield1,1411,114438.00473.00473.00
SCOTLAND (25)
Aberdeen2,4222,385420.00450.00450.00
Ayr1,2451,243386.00405.00405.00
Cardross552597400.00413.00413.00
Clydebank1,6591,609410.00451.00451.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)607683485.00500.00500.00
Dundee1,4661,550490.00560.00560.00
Dunfermline788783410.00435.00435.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,7842,848510.00535.00535.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)682756490.00530.00530.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)2,0161,993490.00530.00530.00
Falkirk2,1752,205273.00281.00343.00
Friockheim60370434,557490.00560.00560.00
Glasgow (Craigton)943936310.00405.00405.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)3,1332,653321.00331.00331.00
Glasgow (The Linn)2,3642,118321.00331.00331.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,5311,491385.00415.00415.00
Greenock937979362.00374.00374.00
Holytown1,0701,151327.00387.00387.00
Inverness774768386.00402.00435.00
Irvine1,1621,275375.00437.00437.00
Kirkcaldy1,7401,770410.00435.00435.00
Moray417404485.00510.00555.00
Paisley1,4751,394380.00450.00450.00
Perth1,1201,100414.40435.00450.75
South Lanarkshire2811,162326.00334.10334.10
(Opened September 2006)
WALES (13)
Aberdare1,1561,232325.00355.00355.00
Aberystwyth528524400.00430.00430.00
Bangor986999318.30351.00362.00
Bridgend1,7901,749298.30350.00366.85
Cardiff2,4072,563356.00376.00376.00
Colwyn Bay1,7981,772375.00385.00385.00
Gwent2,6292,79420,331280.00303.00303.00
Llanelli949925400.00425.00425.00
Margam1,3861,374305.00325.00325.00
Narberth1,2631,247400.00408.00425.65
Pontypridd1,2791,384313.00313.00361.00
Swansea2,0832,153375.00385.00385.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,6261,615377.00419.00419.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey291298151.00163.00163.00
Jersey512485783262.00288.00288.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,3612,5992,599172.00180.00246.00
TOTALS416,881417,920417,920
2007 average basic cremation fee£400.00
2008 average basic cremation fee£433.56
2007 average total crematorium charge£408.90
2008 average total crematorium charge£441.07
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