Funeral Cost Index

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UK funeral market snapshot

A live extract from the Funeral Cost Index Intelligence dataset. Generated 5 May 2026.

Headline figures

UK funeral directors indexed
4,913
With published price list captured
3,273
CMA compliance, captured
66.6%

Direct cremation, by UK region

Median, interquartile range, and full range from latest published Standardised Price Lists.

RegionSampleMedianP25P75Range
Northern Ireland16£1,945£1,757£2,003£1,420 – £2,495
London81£1,745£1,475£1,990£1,105 – £2,665
South East695£1,595£1,240£1,895£10 – £12,000
North West396£1,545£1,240£1,646£1 – £2,915
West Midlands216£1,545£1,240£1,900£25 – £2,745
East Midlands166£1,545£1,240£1,745£850 – £2,830
Yorkshire & Humber221£1,545£1,240£1,950£500 – £5,011
South West310£1,545£1,240£1,775£25 – £2,210
Wales133£1,535£1,240£1,645£1 – £135,000
East of England220£1,475£1,240£1,645£500 – £2,115
Scotland239£1,450£1,240£1,640£15 – £2,995
North East124£1,385£1,240£1,646£484 – £2,907

CMA compliance, by region

Share of providers in our index with a captured published price list.

RegionProvidersWith price listCompliance
South East1,04678875.3%
West Midlands38327672.1%
North West59441870.4%
South West50435169.6%
Yorkshire & Humber36524366.6%
North East21614165.3%
London1439264.3%
Scotland49030862.9%
Wales25515058.8%
East of England45226258.0%
East Midlands32418456.8%
Northern Ireland933133.3%

Market share, by ownership group

Branch count and share of UK funeral directors indexed.

OwnershipBranchesShare
Unclassified1,97540.2%
Independent1,81336.9%
Co-op Funeralcare49410.1%
Dignity4739.6%
Funeral Partners1583.2%

Chain vs independent — published prices

Median direct cremation and attended funeral by ownership group.

OwnershipSampleMedian direct cremationMedian attended funeral
Co-op Funeralcare491£1,240£3,265
Unclassified956£1,545£2,895
Independent771£1,550£2,450
Dignity470£1,645£2,795
Funeral Partners158£1,995£3,490

Recent price movements

Largest captured price changes between consecutive scrapes — proof-of-concept time-series data. Full Intelligence subscribers get the complete change history with weekly delta reports.

ProviderFieldFromTo% change
Jonathan Williams Independent Funeral Directors LtdDirect cremation£1£1,280+99900.0%
Heritage Funeral ServiceAttended funeral£315£3,225+923.8%
Heritage Funeral Service LtdAttended funeral£315£3,225+923.8%
H J Newman LtdAttended funeral£715£2,950+312.6%
Forsters Funeral ServiceAttended funeral£986£2,895+193.6%
Forsters Funeral ServiceDirect cremation£670£1,645+145.5%
Rose FuneralsProfessional fee£2,650£25-99.1%
Rose Funerals and MemorialsProfessional fee£2,650£25-99.1%
Indian Funeral Directors LimitedAttended funeral£2,400£150-93.8%
A Oliver & Sons Funeral DirectorsProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
David Hardie & Son Funeral DirectorsProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
Eric P Massie Funeral ServicesProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
James L WallaceProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
John Beattie & Sons Funeral DirectorsProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
Robert Samson LimitedProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
W G Catto Funeral Directors - ElginProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
W G Catto Funeral Directors - ForresProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
William Purves Funeral Directors LtdProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
William Purves Funeral Directors Ltd - Alistair Turner Funeral Directors - AmbleProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%
William Purves Funeral Directors Ltd - Braid RoadProfessional fee£2,295£235-89.8%

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Figures aggregated from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List. © Indexeli Intelligence Limited.