2011 Cremation Facts and Figures

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  • Cremation rate in 2011 was 74.40%
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  • The busiest crematorium in 2011 was Portchester with 4,015
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  • There were 413,845 cremations in the UK in 2011 across 265 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,562 cremations in 2011
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2011 was Dundee (£700) and the cheapest was Belfast (£198)
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2011 was £584.72
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2011

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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20101st jan-31st jan 2011county totalApril 2011 feeApril 2012 feetotal cost
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,5881,534525.00567.00611.00
Luton1,7721,7743,308575.00640.00640.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,6211,681609.00688.00688.00
Reading1,6381,569560.00589.00589.00
Slough1,4811,499575.00610.00610.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)8731,0355,784555.00610.00610.00
BRISTOL (3)
Bristol (Canford)1,6381,614573.00584.00584.00
Bristol (South)1,8181,897573.00584.00584.00
Westerleigh2,0742,0705,581595.00625.00670.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)3,0503,061470.00490.00525.00
Milton Keynes1,6541,6764,737610.00672.00702.24
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (3)
Cambridge2,5872,418565.00597.50680.50
March (Fenland)201616550.00600.00600.00
Peterborough2,2452,0855,119578.00609.00609.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester1,7691,910420.00467.00467.00
Crewe1,3191,295530.00572.50602.50
Macclesfield1,5161,242525.00572.50602.50
Warrington1,9491,891492.00495.00495.00
Widnes5355916,929500.00550.00550.00
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool784797599.00610.00610.00
Middlesbrough3,5343,5234,320571.00602.50602.50
CORNWALL (3)
Bodmin1,3801,430595.00645.00645.00
Camborne (Opened Dec 2010)47847475.00515.00515.00
Truro2,5511,5783,855450.50488.00513.00
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness966983359.00670.00670.00
Carlisle1,4531,383600.00630.00650.00
Distington (Whitehaven)9059163,282650.00694.00694.00
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,0842,054479.35493.35535.35
Derby2,9022,7274,781510.00560.00560.00
DEVON (6)
Barnstaple1,2901,380548.50548.50548.50
Exeter3,0182,457670.00685.00685.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,1181,105660.00694.00719.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,5491,570660.00694.00719.00
Torquay2,5622,363615.00675.00675.00
Whimple (Opened April 2011)7399,614650.00675.00675.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,4203,175541.00541.00541.00
Poole2,0352,307598.00643.00643.00
Weymouth1,2291,1666,648570.00594.00600.00
DURHAM (4)
Darlington1,6811,666621.00639.00639.00
Durham2,2762,168480.00500.00530.00
Mountsett1,1131,271480.00500.00500.00
Wear Valley3574445,549535.00535.00569.00
ESSEX (9)
Basildon1,8921,919545.00595.00595.00
Braintree685764595.00645.00687.00
Chelmsford2,2022,056519.00540.00540.00
Colchester1,3041,215510.00545.00545.00
Harlow1,5861,623525.00575.00575.00
Redbridge (Forest Park)1,1461,183540.00595.00595.00
Southend-on-Sea2,3812,236545.00560.00610.00
South Essex3,2393,253512.00570.00570.00
Weeley1,5511,66515,914594.00605.00605.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,9351,834570.00585.00585.00
Gloucester (Coney Hill)1,4861,563561.50617.26689.50
Gloucester (Forest of Dean)7828534,250565.00620.00620.00
HAMPSHIRE (5)
Aldershot1,5681,515650.00710.00710.00
Basingstoke1,6601,659605.00655.00655.00
Portchester3,8514,015488.00500.00551.00
Southampton2,3962,283600.00605.00605.00
Southampton (Wessex Vale)1,0751,32310,795565.00615.00615.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,4431,4821,482456.00532.00532.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park2,2332,176675.00730.00730.00
West Hertfordshire2,7462,8465,022484.00500.00500.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas557557557625.50663.50663.50
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,4131,3281,328543.00570.00600.00
KENT (8)
Barham2,2272,280570.00610.00645.00
Charing1,2651,245570.00610.00645.00
Folkestone628640590.00640.00640.00
Maidstone1,5361,452565.00589.00624.00
Margate1,4911,554560.00580.00610.00
Medway2,8252,688495.00510.00540.00
Sittingbourne971963585.00611.00611.00
Tunbridge Wells2,0971,99912,821493.50520.00565.00
LANCASHIRE (8)
Accrington924926420.00468.00468.00
Blackburn1,1671,099522.00541.00541.00
Blackpool2,0142,040480.00520.00520.00
Burnley1,4261,500533.00549.00549.00
Chorley9731,089605.00655.00655.00
Lancaster & Morecambe1,7691,752620.00670.00670.00
Lytham St Annes1,1951,390455.00470.00470.00
Preston1,3261,23111,027550.00565.96565.96
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester3,1863,026613.00673.00673.00
Loughborough1,6501,6574,683610.00660.00660.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (6)
Alford889900440.00460.00510.00
Boston1,2811,332440.00540.00540.00
Grantham1,0381,107565.00615.00615.00
Great Grimsby1,5591,507500.50510.50555.50
Lincoln1,6561,750530.00550.00550.00
Scunthorpe1,3861,4768,072590.10597.00642.00
LONDON (24)
Beckenham1,8991,882670.00725.00725.00
Croydon1,7761,751606.00652.00652.00
Eltham3,2643,862555.00570.00570.00
Enfield2,0512,039565.00565.00565.00
Golders Green1,5581,818559.00577.00577.00
Hendon1,150820559.00588.00644.00
Honor Oak1,1181,083446.00618.00690.00
Islington808775510.00510.00555.00
Kingston-upon-Thames766834485.00500.00500.00
Lambeth786730480.00480.00480.00
Lewisham1,6231,303535.00585.00585.00
London (City of)2,5042,518550.00580.00580.00
London (East)558496530.00575.00575.00
London (South)1,004893635.00660.00660.00
London (West)991951545.00545.00545.00
Manor Park336346525.00525.00525.00
Mortlake2,3752,234430.00500.00500.00
New Southgate775803595.00645.00645.00
North East Surrey1,6791,601435.00460.00460.00
Putney Vale1,0781,142480.00500.00500.00
Ruislip3,0203,047520.00550.00550.00
St Marylebone540558509.00517.00517.00
South West Middlesex1,9762,195490.00490.00515.00
West Norwood54352934,210480.00480.00480.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (14)
Altrincham1,7381,733475.00508.00508.00
Atherton (Howe Bridge)898907535.00575.00575.00
Bolton2,1332,195495.00520.00520.00
Bury945931605.00655.00655.00
Dukinfield1,9531,924497.00520.00545.00
Eccles738861517.00568.50568.50
Manchester (Blackley)1,047955505.00527.00527.00
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)2,0161,857485.00520.00520.00
Middleton336386440.00556.00556.00
Oldham1,4851,496550.00560.00560.00
Rochdale1,2061,159440.00556.00556.00
Salford960735517.00568.50568.50
Stockport2,2522,333548.00570.00605.00
Wigan1,1081,06618,538450.00518.00518.00
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead2,9282,852547.00575.00575.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,8871,746649.00674.00674.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,1941,875649.00674.00674.00
St Helens2,0792,137416.50479.00479.00
Southport1,6821,653501.00600.00610.00
Thornton (Crosby)1,4741,53711,800501.00600.00610.00
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,8621,840491.00539.00569.00
King’s Lynn2,0331,852535.00595.00617.00
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,5831,569625.00675.00675.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3012,2027,463625.00675.00675.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,3932,386591.00651.00651.00
Northampton1,8191,8014,187660.00710.00710.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,4171,4161,416580.00642.00642.00
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,6852,678449.00462.00462.00
Mansfield2,6642,536393.50443.50480.50
Nottingham2,0192,047405.00430.00480.00
Sherwood Forest9571,0458,306614.00645.00645.00
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury843838629.00727.50727.50
Oxford2,4182,5153,353660.00710.00710.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,7541,798532.80580.00580.00
Telford1,2121,1762,974535.00560.00560.00
SOMERSET (5)
Bath1,8641,626565.00580.00580.00
Mendip (Opened March 2011)403550.00550.00550.00
Taunton2,3192,210570.00590.00590.00
Weston-Super-Mare1,5821,565595.00645.00645.00
Yeovil1,6591,5437,347490.00510.00510.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby1,4321,470466.00489.00529.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,2811,378500.00581.00581.00
Stafford1,6691,618477.50515.00515.00
Stoke-on-Trent1,9191,9356,401510.00510.00510.00
SUFFOLK (3)
Bury St Edmunds1,9611,967595.00635.00635.00
Ipswich2,2151,174566.00577.00592.00
Nacton (Opened Nov 2010)1321,2474,388565.00580.00622.00
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,5591,588504.00580.00580.00
Leatherhead2,1962,203670.00725.00760.00
Woking1,5491,5155,306625.00652.00652.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)855918410.00410.00410.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)2,1612,079373.00395.00439.50
Eastbourne2,6972,580530.00565.00605.00
Hastings1,2711,2916,868517.00543.00543.00
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,2062,244670.00725.00725.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)2,9662,924670.00725.00725.00
Worthing2,9562,9788,146561.00585.00585.00
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley488494564.30665.00665.00
Gateshead1,1411,287564.30665.00665.00
Newcastle upon Tyne2,7622,658568.00623.00623.00
South Shields1,3541,457623.00666.00666.00
Sunderland2,3062,169499.00520.00520.00
Tynemouth1,0431,007471.50561.00561.00
Whitley Bay8559059,977471.50561.00561.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Coleshill (Woodlands)747746500.00575.00575.00
Leamington Spa1,7341,850525.00536.00536.00
Nuneaton1,9962,0274,623665.00720.00720.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)1,9211,766519.00542.00542.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)900839575.00625.00625.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,1051,903519.00542.00542.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,2321,264519.00542.00542.00
Coventry2,2952,298534.00564.00564.00
Dudley1,6831,655540.00573.00573.00
Rowley Regis925899527.00556.00556.00
Solihull1,8371,882500.00575.00575.00
Stourbridge1,6831,693540.00573.00573.00
Walsall1,9081,956556.00573.00573.00
West Bromwich1,8321,795527.00556.00556.00
Wolverhampton2,2402,37520,325522.00561.00561.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,4981,447595.00635.00635.00
Swindon1,8471,911695.00714.00714.00
West Wiltshire1,6781,6655,023575.00625.00625.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (3)
Redditch1,2291,319475.00495.00525.00
Stourport (Wyre Forest)5600.00600.00
(Opened December 2011)
Worcester2,0211,9613,285504.00580.00580.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (3)
East Riding1,0801,126529.00569.50569.50
Haltemprice1,4241,408488.00523.00523.00
Hull2,0612,1714,705477.00535.00535.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,4341,386672.00699.00726.00
Scarborough1,0501,067548.50555.50555.50
Skipton927909515.00555.00555.00
York2,0922,1555,517665.00699.00723.00
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,8111,828510.00544.00544.00
Doncaster2,2932,257545.50598.00608.00
Rotherham1,8211,825613.50661.50661.50
Sheffield (City Road)1,2771,775521.00560.00560.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,6761,354561.50581.50581.50
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,7861,42510,464521.00560.00560.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,0171,009554.00588.00588.00
Dewsbury Moor1,2381,279556.00582.00582.00
Halifax1,4451,674547.00580.00580.00
Huddersfield1,7861,606556.00582.00582.00
Keighley457468554.00588.00588.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,3551,432607.50646.50646.50
Leeds (Lawnswood)1,9941,978607.50646.50646.50
Pontefract1,7741,708548.00624.00624.00
Rawdon1,7861,807607.50646.50646.50
Shipley1,2691,265554.00588.00588.00
Wakefield1,1301,17515,401548.00624.00624.00
SCOTLAND (27)
Aberdeen2,3902,316546.00557.00557.00
Ayr1,2691,243507.00516.00516.00
Cardross569533464.80478.80478.80
Clydebank1,5041,501507.00527.00527.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)717695595.00605.00645.00
Dundee1,5671,571700.00735.00735.00
Dunfermline835840545.00580.00580.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,8112,785579.00619.00619.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)804815565.00610.00610.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)1,8221,787565.00610.00610.00
Falkirk1,9541,914416.00420.00482.00
Friockheim753704700.00735.00735.00
Glasgow (Craigton)883892520.00558.00583.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)2,2982,264526.00531.00531.00
Glasgow (The Linn)1,8151,950526.00531.00531.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,4881,592525.00525.00525.00
Greenock1,0071,024407.50418.00418.00
Holytown1,1971,183510.00550.00550.00
Inverness861928511.00537.00581.00
Irvine1,1841,302570.00620.00620.00
Kirkcaldy1,7351,642545.00580.00580.00
Livingston394661565.00595.00595.00
Melrose (Opened December 2011)29595.00595.00
Moray470477660.00710.00710.00
Paisley1,3981,421475.00500.00530.00
Perth1,0481,099505.00630.00630.00
South Lanarkshire1,2771,36834,536451.80489.00489.00
WALES (14)
Aberdare1,1791,183460.00508.00508.00
Aberystwyth585573535.00575.00575.00
Bangor1,065964384.82424.50437.50
Barry (Opened October 2011)143555.00575.00
Bridgend1,8021,666450.00495.00514.10
Cardiff2,5142,572472.00480.00480.00
Colwyn Bay1,7581,689463.00490.00490.00
Gwent2,6862,793462.00475.00495.00
Llanelli9671,088510.00530.00530.00
Margam1,3341,467423.00465.00465.00
Narberth1,3131,309461.50469.00469.00
Pontypridd1,2781,204462.00508.00508.00
Swansea1,9091,917455.00475.00499.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,6551,58720,155466.00480.00480.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey313355482.00516.00516.00
Jersey559520875546.00600.00600.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,7322,7982,798198.00248.00328.00
TOTALS413,780413,845
2011 average cremation fee£538.28
2012 average cremation fee£576.41
2011 average total crematorium charge£545.86
2012 average total crematorium charge£584.72
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