Cemeteries fees and charges

The fees below are for 2023-2024 and should be calculated on the grave owner's address. A burial will require the purchase of an exclusive right of burial and an internment fee. Many customers also choose to mark the plot with a headstone or plaque.

Exclusive right of burial fees and charges
Exclusive right of burial 75-year lease Non-resident
Traditional grave £1,610 £4,830
Child grave No charge No charge
Cremated remains - flat memorial £600 £1,800
Cremated remains - upright memorial £865 £2,595
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner.

Pre-purchased exclusive right of burial
Pre-purchased exclusive right of burial 75-year lease Non-resident 
Traditional grave £2,780 £8,340
Cremated remains - flat memorial £935 £2,805
Cremated remains - upright memorial £1,205 £3,615
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner.

Interment fees
Interment fees (these should be calculated on the deceased's address) Dacorum resident  Non-resident
Traditional burial £745 £2,235
Child burial No charge No charge
Cremated remains  £255 £765
Cremated remains - double interment £510 £1,530
Scattering of remains in Rose Garden £75 £225
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner.

Additional fees
Additional fees  Fee Non-resident 
Exclusive right of burial (deed) transfer  £85 £255
Use of chapel £105 £315
Repurchase expired lease on right of burial (75 years) £1,040 £3,120
Repurchase expired lease on right of burial cremation plot (75 years) £40 £120
Additional fee for out of hours interment (after 2pm Monday to Thursday, after 1pm on Friday) £355 £1,065
Additional fee for Saturday interment (until midday) £355 £1,065 

Memorial fees
Installation of memorials (memorials are usually purchased separately from a memorial mason) Initial fee Non-resident 
Headstone (new, additional or replacement) £240 £720
Headstone additional inscription £160 £480
Child's headstone No charge  No charge
Tablet, plaque or desktop (new, additional or replacement) £95 £285
Tablet, plaque or desktop (additional inscription) £65 £195
Vase (new, additional, or replacement)  £55 £165
Vase additional inscription £40 £120
Renovation of memorial headstone
£65 £195
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner. 

Seats and benches fees
Seats and benches 10-year lease  Non-resident
Bench installation £200 £400

Living memorials fees
Other memorials  10-year lease Non-resident
Shrub rose with inscribed marker  £295 £885

  • All exclusive rights are sold subject to the terms and conditions stated in the rules and regulations.
  • All memorials and vaults are leased subject to the terms and conditions.
  • Errors and omissions excepted.

Contact us

For more information, please email cemeteries@dacorum.gov.uk or call 01442 228066.

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