2008 Cremation Facts and Figures

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  • Cremation rate in 2008 was 72.45%
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  • The busiest crematorium in 2008 was Portchester with 4,117
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2008 was Harrogate (£585) and the cheapest was Guernsey (£163)
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  • There were 422,853 cremations in the UK in 2008 across 254 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,665 cremations in 2008
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2008 was £479.37
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2008

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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20071st jan-31st jan 2008county totalApril 2008 feeApril 2009 feetotal cost
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,5361,6243,470450.00476.00513.00
Luton1,7551,846460.00525.00567.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,5601,575495.00560.00600.00
Reading1,6191,6195,546425.00450.00450.00
Slough1,4871,489495.00520.00520.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)761863420.00465.00465.00
BRISTOL (4)
Bristol (Arno’s Vale)00CLOSED 1998
Bristol (Canford)1,7241,625485.00505.00505.00
Bristol (South)1,9281,8055,463485.00505.00505.00
Westerleigh1,9772,033495.00525.00525.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)2,9073,030390.00420.00450.00
Milton Keynes1,5721,6454,675448.00457.00468.35
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge2,5932,620498.50517.00517.00
Peterborough2,3572,3504,970404.00454.00454.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,8071,801364.00404.00404.00
Crewe1,2661,259418.00434.00434.00
Macclesfield1,5841,6297,324415.00465.00465.00
Warrington1,9992,042399.00421.00421.00
Widnes603593420.00435.00435.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool890854452.00490.00490.00
Middlesbrough3,6413,7084,562423.00464.00464.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin1,4001,382455.00505.00505.00
Truro2,5832,5113,893334.00367.50382.00
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness927972335.00352.00352.00
Carlisle1,4031,3983,199491.00509.66509.66
Distington (Whitehaven)880829517.00581.00581.00
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield1,9852,071415.50433.50471.50
Derby2,8362,8824,953415.00440.00440.00
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple1,3101,338475.00515.00515.00
Exeter3,1373,233520.00575.00575.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,1691,2769,797390.00495.00520.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,5171,363390.00495.00520.00
Torquay2,5492,587490.00535.00535.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,3163,399432.00452.00472.00
Poole2,2682,3576,994438.00473.00473.00
Weymouth1,2201,238450.00515.00545.00
DURHAM (4)
Darlington1,8081,854445.00525.50525.50
Durham2,2732,3925,461430.00440.00470.00
Mountsett1,2421,215370.00390.00390.00
Wear Valley (Opened April 2009)00N/A535.00569.00
ESSEX (9)
Basildon1,7941,885455.00485.00485.00
Chelmsford2,4242,549416.00458.00479.00
Colchester1,4841,516452.00471.00471.00
Harlow1,5531,62516,197357.00443.00443.00
High Garrett (Opened March 2009)00N/A585.00585.00
Redbridge (Forest Park)1,0661,186425.00470.00470.00
Southend-on-Sea2,3102,323456.00483.00483.00
South Essex3,5093,502458.00480.00480.00
Weeley1,5811,611454.00474.50474.50
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,8811,946441.80483.65531.65
Forest of Dean8088104,388465.00495.00495.00
Gloucester1,6481,632549.00586.00586.00
HAMPSHIRE (4)
Aldershot1,5621,619515.00580.00580.00
Basingstoke1,6741,61610,817465.00515.00515.00
Portchester4,0004,117406.00446.00494.00
Southampton3,3673,465450.00600.00600.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,3541,3641,354386.50438.00438.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park2,0712,152555.00600.00600.00
West Hertfordshire2,9752,9975,149440.00460.00460.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas523537537581.00604.00604.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,3481,3991,399497.00497.00525.00
KENT (8)
Barham2,3082,297434.00484.00534.00
Charing1,3381,281434.00484.00534.00
Folkestone652622453.00500.00500.00
Maidstone1,4711,46012,801486.50516.50568.50
Margate1,4961,555428.50464.00494.00
Medway2,6772,718405.00440.00470.00
Sittingbourne818819508.00540.00540.00
Tunbridge Wells2,0102,049443.00468.50507.00
LANCASHIRE (9)
Accrington875956332.00350.00350.00
Blackburn1,4441,192400.00462.00486.00
Blackpool1,9831,975370.00420.00420.00
Burnley1,5241,51511,877414.00438.00438.00
Bury (Opened June 2007)391825485.00535.00535.00
Chorley (Opened August 2007)297860485.00535.00535.00
Lancaster & Morecambe1,8131,837481.00530.00530.00
Lytham St Annes1,3001,327330.00400.00400.00
Preston1,5031,390341.50410.00410.00
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,1043,251460.00480.00506.00
Loughborough1,6591,7304,981470.00520.00520.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (6)
Alford (Opened November 2007)54748360.00390.00440.00
Boston1,8991,372400.00417.00417.00
Grantham1,1621,1168,114430.00480.00480.00
Great Grimsby1,7671,693405.50456.50495.50
Lincoln1,6501,682362.00495.00495.00
Scunthorpe1,4611,503466.00492.00531.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham1,9091,977520.00575.00575.00
Croydon1,7481,789523.00559.00559.00
Eltham4,0314,000460.00500.00525.00
Enfield2,2662,253495.00510.00510.00
Golders Green1,5361,464494.00554.00554.00
Hendon1,0711,113420.00420.00420.00
Honor Oak1,0901,201396.00446.00497.70
Islington884888425.00470.00515.00
Kingston-upon-Thames807773435.00450.00450.00
Lambeth711735340.00340.00340.00
Lewisham1,3851,512400.00425.00485.00
London (City of)2,6752,50435,692498.00498.00498.00
London (East)558594415.00475.00475.00
London (South)1,0511,083495.00545.00545.00
London (West)974957450.00495.00495.00
Manor Park439440†420.00485.00485.00
Mortlake2,3882,398310.00340.00340.00
New Southgate828841470.00500.00525.00
North East Surrey1,6981,603385.00415.00415.00
Putney Vale1,2301,202400.00450.00450.00
Ruislip3,2313,236465.00495.00495.00
St Marylebone517555489.00504.00504.00
South West Middlesex2,1842,165400.00450.00475.00
West Norwood595409340.00340.00340.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13)
Altrincham1,7091,671385.00405.00405.00
Atherton (Howe Bridge)906855410.00450.00450.00
Bolton2,7942,410375.00450.00450.00
Dukinfield1,9982,036429.00451.00451.00
Eccles698790433.50480.00480.00
Manchester (Blackley)1,1291,017439.00475.00475.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 2,0432,116440.00460.00460.00
Middleton36934318,565402.00420.00420.00
Oldham1,5901,564413.00422.00422.00
Rochdale1,3491,248402.00420.00420.00
Salford1,1581,069433.50461.50461.50
Stockport2,1632,299440.00485.00515.00
Wigan1,2241,147335.00385.00430.00
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead3,0182,996491.00516.00516.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,8071,846433.00455.00455.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,1922,23312,426433.00455.00455.00
St Helens2,0672,098326.50393.50393.50
Southport1,8491,727451.50451.50459.00
Thornton (Crosby)1,4701,526451.50452.00459.50
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,8191,869434.50491.00508.00
King’s Lynn1,8511,981415.00498.00513.00
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,6551,5657,799485.00535.00535.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3302,384485.00485.00485.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,3202,424386.00464.00475.00
Northampton1,7961,7754,199510.00565.00565.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,5001,5021,502371.50388.00388.00
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,8772,741411.00423.00423.00
Mansfield2,7002,7258,513297.50322.50355.00
Nottingham2,0242,066355.00377.00385.00
Sherwood Forest867981485.00535.00571.00
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury737832515.00555.00555.00
Oxford2,4282,4443,276510.00574.00574.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,7161,774410.50423.00423.00
Telford1,0501,0602,834425.00456.00456.00
SOMERSET (4)
Bath1,9211,997490.00525.00525.00
Taunton2,2982,264509.00536.00536.00
Weston Super Mare1,6051,6727,574475.00495.00495.00
Yeovil1,5761,641440.00461.00461.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,3781,397418.00435.00435.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,4731,416460.00480.00480.00
Stafford1,6901,6446,554425.00442.00442.00
Stoke-on-Trent2,0242,097445.00460.00460.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St Edmunds1,8982,040495.00525.00525.00
Ipswich2,2462,3944,434429.00442.00455.00
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,6081,629430.00450.00485.00
Leatherhead2,2562,2315,429520.00575.00575.00
Woking1,5641,569529.00560.00560.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)1,6821,332375.00410.00410.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)1,8101,782342.00356.00394.00
Eastbourne2,5302,5947,052437.00465.00480.00
Hastings1,3361,344399.50439.50439.50
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,4602,305520.00575.00575.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,1103,0908,457520.00575.00575.00
Worthing2,5763,062478.00500.00500.00
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley556561413.50482.50482.50
Gateshead1,1931,263413.50482.50482.50
Newcastle upon Tyne2,9222,985427.50439.00439.00
South Shields1,4501,41810,653403.50458.00458.00
Sunderland2,4262,463446.00467.00467.00
Tynemouth9911,034381.50391.00391.00
Whitley Bay840929381.50391.00391.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Coleshill (Woodlands)660643433.00455.00455.00
Leamington Spa1,8391,9224,495420.00437.00437.00
Nuneaton1,8711,930520.00570.00570.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)2,0261,959432.00449.00449.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)1,019965481.00530.00530.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,0112,086432.00449.00449.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,2791,311432.00449.00449.00
Coventry2,5292,570444.00488.00488.00
Dudley1,6401,68621,404445.00475.00475.00
Rowley Regis921941504.00504.00504.00
Solihull1,9171,953433.00455.00455.00
Stourbridge1,7431,707445.00475.00475.00
Walsall1,8741,922406.00519.00519.00
West Bromwich1,7941,773504.00504.00504.00
Wolverhampton2,4302,531435.00492.00492.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,5231,509468.50480.00480.00
Swindon1,8901,9075,066416.00462.00512.00
West Wiltshire1,5971,650475.00500.00500.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (2)
Redditch1,2031,279420.00440.00470.00
Worcester1,9812,0133,292386.00463.00463.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (3)
East Riding1,0671,096465.00465.00465.00
Haltemprice1,4561,3604,559413.50438.00438.00
Hull1,9682,103438.50455.00455.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,3481,445585.00623.00647.00
Scarborough1,0921,052457.50484.50484.50
Skipton9338975,430439.00464.00464.00
York2,0432,036581.00618.00639.00
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,8311,828452.00454.00454.00
Doncaster2,3042,248450.00471.00491.00
Rotherham1,8521,848449.00515.00515.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,3931,39210,746440.00470.00470.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,5821,669450.00501.50501.50
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,7941,761440.00470.00470.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,1291,131445.00518.00518.00
Dewsbury Moor1,4201,374422.00500.00500.00
Halifax1,6431,635449.00474.00474.00
Huddersfield1,6581,718422.00500.00500.00
Keighley493530445.00478.00478.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,3441,41416,049487.50541.50541.50
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,1182,054487.50541.50541.50
Pontefract1,8241,831473.00518.00518.00
Rawdon1,8291,875487.50541.50541.50
Shipley1,2631,283445.00518.00518.00
Wakefield1,1141,204473.00518.00518.00
SCOTLAND (25)
Aberdeen2,3852,498450.00500.00500.00
Ayr1,2431,258405.00416.00416.00
Cardross597576413.00438.00438.00
Clydebank1,6091,668451.00470.00470.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)683610500.00497.50527.50
Dundee1,5501,614560.00605.00605.00
Dunfermline783855435.00460.00460.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,8482,897535.00551.00551.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)756752530.00565.00565.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)1,9931,925530.00565.00565.00
Falkirk2,2052,208281.00330.00378.00
Friockheim70472034,902560.00585.00585.00
Glasgow (Craigton)936927405.00455.00480.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)2,6532,621331.00341.00341.00
Glasgow (The Linn)2,1181,985331.00341.00341.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,4911,582415.00465.00465.00
Greenock979983374.00386.00386.00
Holytown1,1511,210387.00497.50527.50
Inverness768788402.00412.00446.00
Irvine1,2751,278437.00485.00485.00
Kirkcaldy1,7701,729435.00460.00460.00
Moray404437510.00565.00610.00
Paisley1,3941,481450.00440.00470.00
Perth1,1001,086435.00457.00473.50
South Lanarkshire1,1621,214334.10381.00381.00
WALES (13)
Aberdare1,2321,241355.00390.00390.00
Aberystwyth524531430.00460.00460.00
Bangor9991,041351.00363.00363.00
Bridgend1,7491,767350.00386.25403.60
Cardiff2,5632,581376.00405.00405.00
Colwyn Bay1,7721,848385.00400.00400.00
Gwent2,7942,75520,581303.00366.00381.00
Llanelli925993425.00460.00460.00
Margam1,3741,426325.00363.00363.00
Narberth1,2471,353347.00425.00425.00
Pontypridd1,3841,312313.00382.00382.00
Swansea2,1532,033385.00425.00425.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,6151,700419.00427.00427.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey298298163.00460.00585.00
Jersey485536834288.00317.00317.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,5992,6052,605180.00189.00189.00
TOTALS417,920422,853
2008 average cremation fee£433.56
2009 average cremation fee£471.31
2008 average total crematorium charge£441.07
2009 average total crematorium charge£479.80
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