2013 Cremation Facts & Figures

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  • Cremation rate in 2013 was 75.15%
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  • The busiest crematorium in 2013 was Portchester with 4,248
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  • There were 436,280 cremations in the UK in 2013 across 270 crematoriums. Each Crematorium had an average of 1,616 cremations in 2013
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  • The most expensive crematorium in 2013 was Beckenham (£786) and the cheapest was Belfast (£300)
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  • The average cost of a cremation in 2013 was £653.30
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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2013

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Crematoria1st jan-31st jan 20121st jan-31st jan 2013county totalApril 2013 feeApril 2014 feetotal cost
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford1,6091,734592.00618.70666.80
Luton1,7271,7263,460665.00690.00690.00
BERKSHIRE (4)
Bracknell1,7111,818704.00725.00725.00
Reading1,7201,718662.00699.00699.00
Slough1,5491,496680.00720.00720.00
West Berkshire (Thatcham)1,1001,1736,205665.00715.00715.00
BRISTOL (3)
Bristol (Canford)1,6881,713620.00682.00682.00
Bristol (South)1,8131,973620.00682.00682.00
Westerleigh2,1672,3025,988675.00715.00715.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns)3,1783,114505.00520.00560.00
Milton Keynes1,8061,8264,940670.00687.50719.90
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (3)
Cambridge2,6012,651620.00645.00715.00
March (Fenland)676750651.00710.00710.00
Peterborough2,1432,1665,567639.00690.00690.00
CHESHIRE (5)
ChesterCrewe19671883527.00590.00590.00
Crewe1,2991,296652.5582.5612.5
Macclesfield1,6271,540572.50582.00582.50
Warrington2,0612,145520.00550.00550.00
Widnes6036187,482575.00625.00625.00
CLEVELAND (3)
Hartlepool834829639.00639.00639.00
Kirkleatham (Opened January 2014)000.00615.00615.00
Middlesbrough3,6993,6934,522623.50624.00649.00
CORNWALL (3)
Bodmin1,4551,530700.00760.00760.00
Camborne1,0441,155550.00595.00595.00
Truro1,5771,5784,263524.00574.00604.00
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness8731,010688.00705.00705.00
Carlisle1,4281,425655.00690.00712.00
Distington (Whitehaven)9519013,336753.27775.52775.52
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield2,0722,147521.00595.00595.00
Derby2,6152,9545,101577.00617.00617.00
DEVON (6)
Barnstaple1,3731,425590.00600.00600.00
Exeter2,3502,373715.00755.00755.00
Plymouth (Efford)1,1141,125769.00825.00825.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill)1,6191,602769.00825.00825.00
Torquay2,3882,370715.00765.00765.00
Whimple (East Devon)1,2591,27010,165728.00775.00775.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth3,3713,354604.00635.00635.00
Poole2,2612,452693.00723.00723.00
Weymouth1,2421,2757,081622.75688.00688.00
DURHAM (4)
Darlington1,6421,618658.00675.00675.00
Durham2,3022,373550.00630.00630.00
Mountsett1,3641,254550.00630.00630.00
Wear Valley5806815,926580.00635.00669.00
ESSEX (10)
Basildon1,9822,016645.00695.00695.00
Braintree835858700.00740.00789.00
Brentwood (opened August 2012)82484635.00695.00695.00
Chelmsford2,2832,112580.00600.00600.00
Colchester1,3241,354583.00642.00642.00
Harlow1,6151,662615.00675.00675.00
Redbridge (Forest Park)1,2501,258645.00695.00695.00
Southend-on-Sea2,2202,354610.00610.00610.00
South Essex3,1383,056595.00620.00620.00
Weeley1,6311,62316,777622.00700.00700.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3)
Cheltenham1,8502,014600.00615.00615.00
Gloucester (Coney Hill)1,6571,732647.26663.44771.66
Gloucester (Forest of Dean)9391,0044,750650.00695.00695.00
HAMPSHIRE (6)
Aldershot1,6161,549735.00760.00760.00
Basingstoke1,7011,824711.00770.00770.00
Havant (Opened December 2013)032N/K725.00725.00
Portchester3,9754,248520.00520.00571.00
Southampton2,4042,542625.00645.00645.00
Southampton (Wessex Vale)1,4721,64711,842650.00695.00695.00
HEREFORDSHIRE (1)
Hereford1,4491,4391,439577.00592.00592.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park2,2202,233770.00810.00810.00
West Hertfordshire3,0163,0445,277500.00510.00510.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas516547547649.00662.00662.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham1,4271,4571,457601.00629.00664.00
KENT (8)Barham2,3392,312650.00695.00730.00
Charing1,3131,324650.00695.00730.00
Folkestone665677695.00750.00750.00
Maidstone1,4351,580601.00615.00615.00
Margate1,4431,635600.00610.00650.00
Medway2,5872,302510.00557.00592.00
Sittingbourne1,0451,301640.00670.00670.00
Tunbridge Wells2,1362,14113,272559.50597.00647.00
LANCASHIRE (8)
Accrington888912516.00555.00555.00
Blackburn1,1541,153590.00605.00605.00
Blackpool1,7981,793570.00625.00625.00
Burnley1,5271,571581.00598.00598.00
Chorley1,1321,135711.00751.00751.00
Lancaster & Morecambe1,7451,877726.00790.00790.00
Lytham St Annes1,6331,790500.00550.00550.00
Preston1,2781,32111,552572.00583.00583.00
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester2,9983,283685.00704.00704.00
Loughborough1,6231,6724,955716.00778.00778.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (7)
Alford976963490.00520.00520.00
Boston1,3681,325590.00600.00600.00
Grantham1,1111,087667.00730.00730.00
Great Grimsby1,5891,700602.50614.50649.50
Lincoln1,7331,768575.00600.00600.00
Scunthorpe1,4961,575597.00655.82720.82
South Lincs (Opened November 2013) 0618,479N/K590.00640.00
LONDON (24)Beckenham1,8491,783786.00845.00845.00
Croydon1,7611,660670.00695.00695.00
Eltham4,0013,938581.00593.00593.00
Enfield2,0652,047613.00730.00730.00
Golders Green1,9792,000595.00625.00625.00
Hendon735698530.00588.00588.00
Honor Oak1,0411,136648.00649.00725.00
Islington799849520.00530.00600.00
Kingston-upon-Thames802972515.00530.00530.00
Lambeth709689515.00515.00515.00
Lewisham1,2031,249614.00644.00710.00
London (City of)2,5912,538615.00664.00664.00
London (East)573578621.00655.00655.00
London (South)8891,031696.00730.00730.00
London (West)1,1001,043545.00595.00595.00
Manor Park341387575.00575.00575.00
Mortlake2,2422,209540.00560.00560.00
New Southgate929833675.00715.00715.00
North East Surrey1,7121,790500.00520.00520.00
Putney Vale1,1631,238550.00572.00572.00
Ruislip3,1433,111575.00575.00575.00
St Marylebone649653530.00550.00550.00
South West Middlesex2,2512,367490.00490.00490.00
West Norwood53552235,321515.00515.00515.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (14)
Altrincham1,7911,825568.00610.00610.00
Atherton (Howe Bridge)944937610.00650.00650.00
Bolton2,1332,149600.00615.00615.00
Bury951986711.00751.00751.00
Dukinfield1,9161,961600.00625.00651.00
Manchester (Blackley)1,0331,087554.25575.52575.52
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)1,9842,027570.00600.00600.00
Middleton378354576.00587.50587.50
Oldham1,5051,456571.00651.00651.00
Peel Green640666625.00680.00680.00
Rochdale1,1691,195576.00587.50587.50
Salford1,1281,079625.00680.00680.00
Stockport2,3002,354600.00630.00630.00
Wigan1,1031,09919,175585.00595.52620.52
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead2,9883,103595.00574.00574.00
Liverpool (Anfield)1,8491,897697.00711.00711.00
Liverpool (Springwood)2,0562,190697.00711.00711.00
St Helens2,1922,361508.00536.00536.00
Southport1,6091,724750.00765.00776.00
Thornton (Crosby)1,5521,55312,828750.00765.00776.00
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth1,9251,895590.00620.00620.00
King’s Lynn1,9182,033630.00645.00670.00
Norwich (Earlham Road)1,6021,642733.00795.00795.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith)2,3382,3547,924733.00795.00795.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering2,3972,453710.00796.00811.00
Northampton1,8881,9344,387770.00830.00830.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth1,4901,5231,523649.00672.00672.00
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (4)
Bramcote2,8613,063485.00533.00533.00
Mansfield2,6382,601513.50548.50586.50
Nottingham2,0902,037449.00467.00535.00
Sherwood Forest1,0461,0768,777700.00740.00740.00
OXFORDSHIRE (2)
Banbury868932700.00737.00737.00
Oxford2,4822,5593,491770.00830.00920.00
SHROPSHIRE (2)
Shrewsbury1,6971,772615.00652.00702.00
Telford1,2171,2553,027607.00670.00670.00
SOMERSET (6)
Bath1,5811,598595.00630.00630.00
Mendip658689596.00653.00653.00
Sedgemoor (Opened October 2013)0135N/K635.00660.00
Taunton2,2952,190608.00627.00627.00
Weston-Super-Mare1,3401,419700.00760.00760.00
Yeovil1,5601,6617,692520.00540.00540.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (5)
Bretby1,6701,622513.00539.00579.00
Lichfield (Opened March 2013)0207N/K595.00595.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,4181,469611.00623.00623.00
Stafford1,6731,734537.00580.00605.00
Stoke-on-Trent2,0832,1717,203510.00545.00545.00
SUFFOLK (3)
Bury St Edmunds2,0022,163675.00715.00715.00
Ipswich767951595.00610.00610.00
Nacton1,6051,7314,845595.00610.00610.00
SURREY (3)
Guildford1,6711,703610.00735.00735.00
Leatherhead2,2422,247786.00845.00845.00
Woking1,6181,5475,497688.00726.00726.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs)9681,406424.00424.00424.00
Brighton & Hove (Woodvale)2,4761,942403.00443.00493.00
Eastbourne2,4022,696590.00605.00605.00
Hastings1,3731,4487,492565.00595.00595.00
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester2,1522,139786.00845.00845.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex)3,0143,049786.00852.00852.00
Worthing2,6762,9228,110606.00631.00652.00
TYNE & WEAR (7)
Birtley526418665.00665.00665.00
Gateshead1,1791,281665.00665.00665.00
Newcastle upon Tyne2,7952,734666.00686.00686.00
South Shields1,3701,459666.00689.00689.00
Sunderland2,2482,440545.00584.00584.00
Tynemouth1,0001,168588.00630.00630.00
Whitley Bay91787010,370588.00630.00630.00
WARWICKSHIRE (3)
Coleshill (Woodlands)786775610.00640.0064.00
Leamington Spa1,9171,934576.00594.00594.00
Nuneaton1,9412,0794,788781.00840.00840.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill)1,9431,882575.00628.00628.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr)1,007858667.00667.00667.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)2,1362093575.00628.00628.00
Birmingham (Yardley)1,1871,253575.00628.00628.00
Coventry2,5172,583589.00589.00589.00
Dudley1,4511,706607.00650.00650.00
Rowley Regis950951584.00626.00626.00
Solihull2,0391,942610.00640.00640.00
Stourbridge1,4561,362607.00650.00650.00
Walsall1,8971,915605.00638.00638.00
West Bromwich1,8281,903584.00626.00626.00
Wolverhampton2,4662,39420,842605.00667.00667.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury1,4351,193660.00760.00760.00
Swindon1,9382,050735.00700.00700.00
West Wiltshire1,7321,9245,167675.00715.00715.00
WORCESTERSHIRE (3)
Redditch1,2701,453510.00525.00555.00
Stourport (Wyre Forest)773899651.00710.00710.00
Worcester1,8381,9614,313610.00700.00760.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (3)
East Riding1,1881,141667.77720.00720.00
Haltemprice1,4811,437606.27655.00655.00
Hull2,1572,3234,901592.00590.00590.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate1,5221,473720.00738.00766.00
Scarborough1,0581,196570.50599.50599.50
Skipton926988572.00595.00595.00
York2,1582,2055,862734.00777.00777.00
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6)
Barnsley1,8241,905578.00613.00613.00
Doncaster2,3732,432658.00700.00710.00
Rotherham1,9291,897714.50769.00769.00
Sheffield (City Road)1,3391,256595.00625.00625.00
Sheffield (Grenoside)1,6141,845595.00635.00635.00
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood)1,7231,75411,089595.00625.00625.00
YORKSHIRE (WEST) (11)
Bradford1,1241,117616.00636.00636.00
Dewsbury Moor1,3011,248620.00650.00650.00
Halifax1,8511,697595.00625.00625.00
Huddersfield1,5041,719620.00650.00650.00
Keighley504535616.00636.00636.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall)1,4361,524726.00748.00748.00
Leeds (Lawnswood)2,0211,968726.00748.00748.00
Pontefract1,5031,697652.00681.00681.00
Rawdon1,8831,964726.00748.00748.00
Shipley1,2461,298616.00636.00636.00
Wakefield1,3121,14215,909652.00681.00681.00
SCOTLAND (27)
Aberdeen2,4172,529568.00580.00580.00
Ayr1,2581,304541.00589.00589.00
Cardross612601493.15507.95507.95
Clydebank1,4901,529548.00570.00570.00
Dumfries (Roucan Loch)757823650.00655.00655.00
Dundee1,6001,511772.00830.00830.00
Dunfermline834909600.00619.00619.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall)2,5172,350644.00663.00694.00
Edinburgh (Seafield)791832645.00670.00670.00
Edinburgh (Warriston)1,7441,847645.00670.00670.00
Falkirk1,9692,012433.00516.00588.00
Friockheim766794772.00830.00830.00
Glasgow (Craigton)1,008909586.00620.00645.00
Glasgow (Daldowie)2,4342,597537.00562.00562.00
Glasgow (The Linn)1,8921,883537.00562.00562.00
Glasgow (Maryhill)1,5131,405600.00625.00625.00
Greenock957991445.50466.60466.60
Holytown11301133596.00653.00653.00
Inverness938989558.00580.00626.00
Irvine1,2901,412672.00725.00725.00
Kirkcaldy1,8321,794600.00619.00619.00
Melrose (Borders)572606635.00685.00685.00
Moray459512770.00830.00877.00
Paisley1,4281,448555.00555.00585.00
Perth1,1611,136700.00730.00730.00
South Lanarkshire1,4881,416583.30583.50583.50
West Lothian69772836,000635.00685.00685.00
WALES (14)
Aberdare1,2441,276550.00590.00590.00
Aberystwyth562542615.00660.00660.00
Bangor1,0321,100442.50458.00472.00
Barry (Cardiff & Glamorgan)695825580.00610.00682.00
Bridgend1,4831,722540.00580.00600.40
Cardiff2,6952,854480.00490.00490.00
Colwyn Bay1,7721,828508.00541.00561.00
Gwent2,5472,725489.00538.00538.00
Llanelli1,0611,122556.00576.00576.00
Margam1,403749488.00585.00585.00
Narberth1,4111,407482.50561.00561.00
Pontypridd1,2271,267550.00590.00590.00
Swansea1,9222,290500.00550.00576.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan)1,8021,79921,506530.00636.00636.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey386342531.00542.00542.00
Jersey547515857615.00676.50676.50
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast2,8663,0013,001300.00350.00437.00
TOTALS425,784436,280436,280
2013 average cremation fee£612.03
2014 average cremation fee£646.31
2013 average total crematorium charge£619.40
2014 average total crematorium charge£652.56
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