Local authority funeral prices
Funeral costs in Dorset
This page summarises published funeral director prices for the Dorset council area. Providers are assigned to the local authority using their postcode’s official administrative district code, not a radius around a town centre.
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- Median direct cremation
- £1,850
- Median attended funeral
- £3,040
- Funeral directors indexed
- 39
- Published-price coverage
- 62%
18 published prices
24 published prices
Updated 5 May 2026
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Funeral directors with published prices in Dorset
| Provider | Direct cremation | Attended funeral | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Funeralcare | £1,240 | £3,265 | 5 May 2026 |
| Co-op Funeralcare | £1,240 | £3,265 | 5 May 2026 |
| Co-op Funeralcare (The Lawns) | £1,240 | £3,265 | 5 May 2026 |
| The Co-operative Funeralcare - Gillingham | £1,240 | £3,265 | 5 May 2026 |
| The Co-operative Funeralcare - Shaftesbury | £1,240 | £3,265 | 5 May 2026 |
| Bracher Brothers Ltd | £1,545 | £2,895 | 5 May 2026 |
| Gillingham Funeral Directors | £1,545 | £2,895 | 5 May 2026 |
| Bracher Brothers Ltd | £1,745 | £2,895 | 2 May 2026 |
| Sherborne Funeral Directors | £1,745 | £2,895 | 5 May 2026 |
| A. G. Down Funeral Directors | £1,955 | £2,890 | 5 May 2026 |
| Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors | £1,995 | £4,070 | 5 May 2026 |
| Nicholas O'Hara Funeral Directors | £1,995 | £4,070 | 5 May 2026 |
| A J Wakely & Sons Ltd | £2,150 | £3,040 | 5 May 2026 |
| A J Wakely & Sons Ltd - Bridport | £2,150 | £3,040 | 5 May 2026 |
| A J Wakely & Sons Ltd - Lyme Regis | £2,150 | £3,040 | 5 May 2026 |
| A J Wakely & Sons Ltd - Sherborne | £2,150 | £3,040 | 5 May 2026 |
| A J Wakely and Sons Ltd | £2,150 | £3,040 | 5 May 2026 |
| Cotton & Sons Ltd | £2,150 | £3,040 | 5 May 2026 |
| A E Jolliffe and Son | Not enough data | £2,692 | 5 May 2026 |
| Albert Marsh | Not enough data | £2,692 | 5 May 2026 |
| Cotton and Son Ltd | Not enough data | £2,830 | 5 May 2026 |
| James Smith | Not enough data | £2,692 | 5 May 2026 |
| Lesley Shand Funeral Service | Not enough data | £2,692 | 5 May 2026 |
| Lesley Shand Funeral Service | Not enough data | £2,692 | 5 May 2026 |
How this page is calculated
Funeral directors are matched to Dorset using their postcode’s official local authority district code, then prices are taken from the latest captured CMA Standardised Price List for each provider. Medians are only shown where there are at least three valid prices for that service.
These figures usually cover funeral director charges. Third-party costs such as crematorium fees, burial plots, celebrants and cemetery charges may vary locally.