2009 Cremation Facts & Figures

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  • Cremation rate in 2009 was 73.33%
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  • The busiest crematorium in 2009 was Portchester with 4,087
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  • There were 413,431 cremations in the UK in 2009 across 257 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,609 cremations in 2009
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2009 was Harrogate (£623) and the cheapest was Belfast (£189)
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2009 was £505.62
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2009

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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20081st jan-31st jan 2009county totalApril 2009 feeApril 2010 feetotal cost
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,6241,6093,441476.00490.00528.00
Luton1,8461,832525.00545.00670.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,5751,624560.00588.00628.00
Reading1,6191,6495,676450.00500.00500.00
Slough1,4891,536520.00545.00545.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)863867465.00500.00500.00
BRISTOL (4)
Bristol (Arno’s Vale)00CLOSED 1998
Bristol (Canford)1,6251,725505.00525.00525.00
Bristol (South)1,8051,8155,516505.00525.00525.00
Westerleigh2,0331,976525.00560.00560.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)3,0303,056420.00450.00482.00
Milton Keynes1,6451,6764,732457.00457.00457.00
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge2,6202,680517.00527.00527.00
Peterborough2,3502,2844,964454.00505.00505.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,8011,776404.00410.00410.00
Crewe1,2591,320434.00434.00444.00
Macclesfield1,6291,5647,142465.00477.00477.00
Warrington2,0421,899421.00418.00418.00
Widnes593583435.00450.00482.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool854848490.00509.00509.00
Middlesbrough3,7083,5214,369464.00526.00526.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin1,3821,441505.00548.00548.00
Truro2,5112,5493,990367.50386.00393.50
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness972915352.00359.00359.00
Carlisle1,3981,4143,191509.66521.00521.00
Distington (Whitehaven)829862581.00591.00591.00
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,0711,916433.50459.35500.35
Derby2,8822,8384,754440.00460.00460.00
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple1,3381,342515.00530.00530.00
Exeter3,2333,014575.00618.00618.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,2761,1799,620495.00510.00535.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,3631,491495.00510.00535.00
Torquay2,5872,594535.00575.00575.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,3993,146452.00477.00477.00
Poole2,3572,2966,671473.00503.00526.00
Weymouth1,2381,229515.00540.00575.00
DURHAM (4)
Darlington1,8541,780525.50570.50570.50
Durham2,3922,2555,594440.00470.00500.00
Mountsett1,2151,288390.00470.00470.00
Wear Valley (Opened March 2009)0271535.00535.00569.00
ESSEX (9)
Basildon1,8851,750485.00510.00510.00
Braintree (Opened April 2009)0353550.00550.00586.00
Chelmsford2,5492,249458.00504.00504.00
Colchester1,5161,379471.00485.00485.00
Harlow1,6251,58015,358443.00500.00500.00
Redbridge (Forest Park)1,1861,240470.00500.00500.00
Southend-on-Sea2,3231,848483.00505.00535.00
South Essex3,5023,379480.00504.00504.00
Weeley1,6111,580474.50484.50484.50
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,9461,959483.65555.00617.00
Forest of Dean8107904,289495.00535.00535.00
Gloucester1,6321,540586.00586.00586.00
HAMPSHIRE (5)
Aldershot1,6191,525580.00590.00590.00
Basingstoke1,6161,65810,431515.00558.00558.00
Eastleigh (Opened December 2009)0190.00525.00525.00
Portchester4,1174,087446.00457.00506.00
Southampton3,4653,142600.00600.00600.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,3641,3741,374438.00447.00447.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park2,1522,094600.00640.00640.00
West Hertfordshire2,9972,8544,948460.00470.00470.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas537557557604.00585.00585.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,3991,3321,332497.00543.00565.00
KENT (8)
Barham2,2972,271484.00513.50563.50
Charing1,2811,281484.00513.50563.50
Folkestone622631500.00543.00543.00
Maidstone1,4601,29412,893516.50546.50554.00
Margate1,5551,669464.00495.00525.00
Medway2,7182,839440.00470.00500.00
Sittingbourne819936540.00545.00545.00
Tunbridge Wells2,0491,972468.50478.00516.50
LANCASHIRE (9)
Accrington956955350.00357.00357.00
Blackburn1,1921,227462.00480.00480.00
Blackpool1,9751,966420.00455.00455.00
Burnley1,5151,55411,753438.00464.00464.00
Bury825843535.00560.00560.00
Chorley86088535.00560.00560.00
Lancaster & Morecambe1,8371,768530.00573.00573.00
Lytham St Annes1,3271,256400.00440.00440.00
Preston1,3901,297410.00450.00450.00
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,2513,152480.00490.00520.00
Loughborough1,7301,5634,715520.00563.00563.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (6)
Alford748846390.00415.00465.00
Boston1,3721,418417.00430.00430.00
Grantham1,1161,0348,026480.00523.00523.00
Great Grimsby1,6931,522456.50456.50497.35
Lincoln1,6821,714495.00510.00510.00
Scunthorpe1,5031,492492.00522.00562.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham1,9771,979575.00618.00618.00
Croydon1,7891,720559.00576.00576.00
Eltham4,0003,317500.00530.00530.00
Enfield2,2532,097510.00535.00535.00
Golders Green1,4641,422554.00559.00559.00
Hendon1,1131,212420.00516.00516.00
Honor Oak1,2011,103446.00446.00497.70
Islington888861470.00470.00515.00
Kingston-upon-Thames773787450.00455.00455.00
Lambeth735825340.00340.00340.00
Lewisham1,5121,741425.00475.00535.00
London (City of)2,5042,56734,727498.00515.00515.00
London (East)594570475.00508.00508.00
London (South)1,083913545.00588.00588.00
London (West)9571,036495.00545.00545.00
Manor Park440390485.00505.00505.00
Mortlake2,3982,492340.00370.00370.00
New Southgate841832500.00535.00565.00
North East Surrey1,6031,620415.00425.00425.00
Putney Vale1,2021,051450.00455.00455.00
Ruislip3,2363,008495.00495.00495.00
St Marylebone555529504.00509.00509.00
South West Middlesex2,1652,066450.00490.00515.00
West Norwood409589340.00340.00340.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13)
Altrincham1,6711,659405.00423.50423.50
Atherton (Howe Bridge)855825450.00495.00495.00
Bolton2,4102,334450.00465.00465.00
Dukinfield2,0361,921451.00474.00474.00
Eccles790772461.50471.50471.50
Manchester (Blackley)1,017964475.00475.00475.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 2,1162,064460.00475.00475.00
Middleton34335217,966420.00440.00440.00
Oldham1,5641,556422.00460.00460.00
Rochdale1,2481,219420.00440.00440.00
Salford1,0691,016461.50471.50471.50
Stockport2,2992,228485.00525.00555.00
Wigan1,1471,056385.00420.00470.00
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead2,9962,965516.00531.00531.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,8461,722455.00493.00493.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,2332,11712,013455.00493.00493.00
St Helens2,0982,055393.50393.50393.50
Southport1,7271,668451.50470.00478.00
Thornton (Crosby)1,5261,486452.00470.00478.00
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,8691,784491.00491.00540.98
King’s Lynn1,9811,908498.00510.00530.00
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,5651,5967,713535.00578.00578.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3842,425485.00578.00578.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,4242,466464.00531.00544.00
Northampton1,7751,7254,191565.00608.00608.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,5021,4221,422388.00407.00407.00
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,7412,930423.00436.00436.00
Mansfield2,7252,6498,546322.50343.50379.50
Nottingham2,0662,038377.00406.00414.00
Sherwood Forest981929535.00569.00608.00
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury832834515.00520.00520.00
Oxford2,4442,3943,228574.00608.00608.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,7741,735423.00465.50465.50
Telford1,0601,1572,892456.00480.00480.00
SOMERSET (4)
Bath1,9971,874525.00550.00550.00
Taunton2,2642,414536.00550.00550.00
Weston Super Mare1,6721,4967,472495.00560.00560.00
Yeovil1,6411,688461.00480.00480.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,3971,390435.00444.00479.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,4161,282480.00480.00480.00
Stafford1,6441 1,6686,432442.00455.00455.00
Stoke-on-Trent2,0972,092460.00485.00485.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St Edmunds2,0401,988525.00560.00560.00
Ipswich2,3942,3044,292442.00515.55528.95
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,6291,596450.00459.00459.00
Leatherhead2,2312,2115,288575.00618.00618.00
Woking1,5691,481560.00565.00600.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)1,332992410.00410.00410.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)1,7822,029356.00365.00405.00
Eastbourne2,5942,5476,937465.00510.00510.00
Hastings1,3441,369439.50479.00479.00
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,3052,235575.00618.00618.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,0902,9618,160575.00618.00618.00
Worthing3,0622,964500.00516.50516.50
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley561792482.50513.00513.00
Gateshead1,263835482.50513.00513.00
Newcastle upon Tyne2,9852,807439.00439.00439.00
South Shields1,4181,3719,955458.00515.50515.50
Sunderland2,4632,318467.00476.00476.00
Tynemouth1,034942391.00410.00410.00
Whitley Bay929890391.00410.00410.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Coleshill (Woodlands)643647455.00475.00475.00
Leamington Spa1,9221,8174,396437.00508.00508.00
Nuneaton1,9301,932570.00613.00613.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)1,9591,905449.00458.00458.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)965907530.00530.00530.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,0862,075449.00458.00458.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,3111,178449.00458.00458.00
Coventry2,5702,454488.00504.00504.00
Dudley1,6861,60820,585475.00503.00503.00
Rowley Regis941856504.00514.00514.00
Solihull1,9531,890455.00475.00475.00
Stourbridge1,7071,729475.00503.00503.00
Walsall1,9221,794519.00532.00532.00
West Bromwich1,7731,781504.00514.00514.00
Wolverhampton2,5312,408492.00522.00522.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,5091,491480.00495.00495.00
Swindon1,9071,8844,978462.00626.00626.00
West Wiltshire1,6501,603500.00535.00535.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (2)
Redditch1,2791,252440.00450.00480.00
Worcester2,0131,9913,243463.00463.00508.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (3)
East Riding1,0961,115465.00489.50489.50
Haltemprice1,3601,3514,581438.00458.00458.00
Hull2,1032,115455.00457.00457.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,4451,422623.00649.00674.00
Scarborough1,0521,047484.50539.50539.50
Skipton8978605,332464.00490.00490.00
York2,0362,003618.00637.00659.00
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,8281,750454.00454.00454.00
Doncaster2,2482,337471.00516.00561.00
Rotherham1,8481,881515.00550.00550.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,3921,29910,677470.00490.00490.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,6691,651501.50536.50536.50
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,7611,759470.00490.00490.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,1311,083518.00527.00527.00
Dewsbury Moor1,3741,278500.00520.00520.00
Halifax1,6351,683474.00499.00499.00
Huddersfield1,7181,721500.00520.00520.00
Keighley530458478.00527.00527.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,4141,28215,366541.50578.50578.50
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,0542,016541.50578.50578.50
Pontefract1,8311,735518.00518.00518.00
Rawdon1,8751,791541.50578.50578.50
Shipley1,2831,208518.00527.00527.00
Wakefield1,2041,111518.00518.00518.00
SCOTLAND (25)
Aberdeen2,4982,313500.00535.00560.00
Ayr1,2581,276416.00436.00436.00
Cardross576535438.00447.00447.00
Clydebank1,6681,521470.00495.00495.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)610664497.50520.00550.00
Dundee1,6141,558605.00648.00648.00
Dunfermline855831460.00485.00485.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,8973,016551.00579.00579.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)752762565.00565.00565.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)1,9251,871565.00565.00565.00
Falkirk2,2082,069330.00416.00416.00
Friockheim72069834,075585.00648.00648.00
Glasgow (Craigton)927880455.00498.00523.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)2,6212,392341.00348.00348.00
Glasgow (The Linn)1,9851,946341.00348.00348.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,5821,514465.00495.00495.00
Greenock983926386.00397.60397.60
Holytown1,2101,209430.00473.00473.00
Inverness788797412.00422.00457.00
Irvine1,2781,257485.00528.00528.00
Kirkcaldy1,7291,810460.00485.00485.00
Moray437426565.00608.00653.00
Paisley1,4811,425440.00450.00510.00
Perth1,0861,099457.00480.00497.50
South Lanarkshire1,2141,280381.00392.45392.45
WALES (13)
Aberdare1,2411,156390.00425.00425.00
Aberystwyth531544460.00495.00495.00
Bangor1,0411,062363.00382.30394.30
Bridgend1,7671,807386.25425.00442.80
Cardiff2,5812,578405.00432.00432.00
Colwyn Bay1,8481,715400.00430.00430.00
Gwent2,7552,70720,307366.00440.00440.00
Llanelli993997460.00480.00480.00
Margam1,4261,367363.00385.00385.00
Narberth1,3531,309425.00439.00439.00
Pontypridd1,3121,265382.00420.00482.00
Swansea2,0332,082425.00435.00459.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,7001,718427.00455.00455.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey298317460.00471.00471.00
Jersey536535852317.00535.00535.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,6052,4692,469189.00198.00270.00
TOTALS422,853413,431
2009 average cremation fee£471.31
2010 average cremation fee£496.83
2009 average total crematorium charge£479.80
2010 average total crematorium charge£505.62
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