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Fees and Charges

Cemeteries and crematorium fees and charges 2009/10

Cemeteries

Service Cost
Exclusive Right of Burial in an Earthen Grave - Subject to availability at individual Cemeteries
Resident - allocated grave
Non-resident
£599
£1150
Exclusive Right of burial - cremated remains plots
Resident
Non-resident
£320
£735
Exclusive Right of Burial - Cremated Remains Vault - Hale Only
Resident
Non-resident
£499
£832

Crematorium

Service Cost
Cremation of Persons 17 years or over £355
Child/ Junior - up to 16 years of age Free
Medical Referee Services £20
Cremation of Body Parts £60
Interment of Cremated Remains - To witness or from other Crematoria £48
Postage and Packing of Cremated Remains  £55
Wooden Caskets £55
Hire of Crematoria Chapel £160
Storage of Cremated Remains per month (1st month - free of charge) £15
Certificate of Cremation £9
Environmental Surcharge £30

Interment

At all cemeteries:

Service Cost
Resident
To depth of up to 2 meters - 17 years or over £580
To depth of up to 3 meters - 17 years or over £645
Child/Junior up to 16yrs of age Free
Interment of Cremated Remains in grave in casket £145
Loose interment of Cremated Remains £48
Interment of Body Parts £60
Non-resident
To depth of up to 3 meters - 17 years or over £1025
Child/Junior up to 5 years of age £50
Child/Junior up to 5 - 16 years of age £125
Interment of Cremated Remains in grave in casket £165
Loose interment of Cremated Remains £60
Interment of Body Parts £60
For multiple interment at the same time in the same grave, the first interment shall be at the full rate. Each other interment (including cremated remains) 50% reduction of full rate.
Interment in Public Graves (Trafford residents only)
Child/ Junior up to 16 years of age Free
Persons 16 years or over  £220

Memorials

At all cemeteries:

Service Cost
Removal and fitting of Headstones and Kerbs This service is no longer undertaken
Headstones and Inscriptions
To erect a headstone £95
Subsequent inscription fee £34
Concrete Foundations £88
Memorial for Cremated Remains Vault - Hale Only £370
Memorial Plaques - Dunham Lawn only £95

Book of Remembrance Entries Cost

2 Lines

 £70

5 Lines

 £105

8 Lines

 £140

Emblem

£75

Book of Remembrance Cards Cost

2 Lines

£35

5 Lines

£49

8 Lines

£70

Emblem

£75

Minature Books of Remembrance Cost

2 Lines

£60

5 Lines

£99

8 Lines

£129

Emblem

£75

Vase Block Tablet Cost

Ten years placement/maintenance

£460

Subsequent ten years maintenance

£280

Replacement plaque

£178

Extra letters

£3

Memorial Roses Cost
Bush Rose - five years placement and maintenance £152
Standard Rose - five years placement and maintenance £209
Additional plaque £30
Renewal of Rose Bush - five years £97
Renewal of Standard Rose - five years £126

Niche Wall Cost
Ten years placement/maintenance £520
Subsequent ten years placement £260
Gilded Design £40
Extra letters £3
2nd Placement/casket and inscription £199
Replacement plaque £175

Maintenance of graves

Service Cost
Full Grave Planting where applicable £88
Full Grave Planting - 5 years £410
Half Grave Planting where applicable £45
Half Grave Planting - 5 years £205
Turfing with kerbs £49
Turfing with kerbs - 5 years £230

Miscellaneous (All cemeteries)

Service Cost
Transfer of Burial Rights £28
Transfer of Burial Rights - to non-resident (includes transfer and out of district extra charge) £579
Hire of Chapel - Hale, Urmston and Stretford only £105
Grave Search - per name £10

Who to contact

Bereavement Services
Altrincham Crematorium
Whitehouse Lane
Dunham Massey
Altrincham
WA14 5RH

Email: altrincham.crematorium@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 928 7771
Fax: 0161 928 6478
Textphone: 0161 912 2102 (select option 6, enter extension 7771 when prompted)

This page was last reviewed on 18 November 2009