Local authority funeral prices
Funeral costs in Forest of Dean
This page summarises published funeral director prices for the Forest of Dean 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
- £1,790
- Median attended funeral
- £2,860
- Funeral directors indexed
- 9
- Published-price coverage
- 78%
6 published prices
7 published prices
Updated 5 May 2026
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Funeral directors with published prices in Forest of Dean
| Provider | Direct cremation | Attended funeral | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Heal & Sons | £1,790 | £2,860 | 1 May 2026 |
| Ernest Heal & Sons t/a Collier & Brain Funeral Directors | £1,790 | £2,860 | 1 May 2026 |
| Ernest Heal & Sons t/a Gordon Blake Funeral Director | £1,790 | £2,860 | 1 May 2026 |
| Ernest Heal & Sons t/a Gordon Blake Funeral Director 1 | £1,790 | £2,860 | 1 May 2026 |
| Ernest Heal and Sons | £1,790 | £2,860 | 1 May 2026 |
| Philip Blatchly and Son | £2,210 | £2,565 | 5 May 2026 |
| Smiths Funeral Service | Not enough data | £2,695 | 30 April 2026 |
How this page is calculated
Funeral directors are matched to Forest of Dean 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.