Cremation, burial and related fees and charges

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Cremations

  • Attended service-anytime of day after 9.15am: £1040
  • Attended service–reduced fee (9.15am): £822
  • Unattended Service–direct cremation (8.30 or 8.50am): £380

Cremations–Children (Under 16 years)

  • service for a child under 16/ still-born children- anytime of day: £468
  • Unattended service–direct cremation for still-born baby (8.30 or 8.50am): £129

Cremation of an NVF, POC, blocks and slides or body parts

  • Cremation of an NVF, POC, blocks and slides or body parts £67

 

Purchase of graves  

  • Exclusive Rights of Burial for Cheshire East Residents:
    At need £1,540 Pre-need £1694
  • Exclusive Rights of Burial for non-Cheshire East Residents:
    At need £3,080 Pre-need £3388
  • Childrens area (incl. Memorial and Burial or Cremation of Infant) Cheshire East Resident:
    At-need £1074 Pre-need £1181.40
  • Childrens area (incl. Memorial and Burial or Cremation of Infant) non-Cheshire East Resident:
    At-need £2148 Pre-need £2362.80

Internment: coffins

  • Grave Opening 4’6” (Re-open for second interment, or opening for a single interment where there will be no further interments) £1092
  • Grave Opening 6’6” (First interment in plot for two) £1220
  • Grave Opening 8’6” (Rights purchased before Oct 2018 only)£1350
  • Interment of NVF or POC: £67

Interment: Cremated remains

  • Single Interment: £296
  • Surcharge for a second interment (where two sets are interred at same appointment): £148

Purchase of cremated remains plots

Cheshire East resident

  • Single: At-need £310 Pre-need £341
  • Double  At-need £507 Pre-need £557.70
  • Family (for four) At-need £719 Pre-need £790.90

Non- Cheshire East resident: 

  • Single: At-need £620 Pre-need £682
  • Double  At-need £1014 Pre-need £1115.40
  • Family (for four) At-need £1438 Pre-need £1581.80

Associated burial fees

  • Grave or Cremated Remains Plot Selection Fee: £100
  • Test dig: £283
  • Additional materials (timber/ topsoil/ chamber): POA
  • Transfer of Grave Ownership: £69

Memorial permits

  • Permission to erect a new memorial £150
  • Permission to amend an existing memorial £72
  • Permission to undertake memorial safety works FOC

Exhumation

  • Coffin: POA
  • Cremated remains: £284
  • Live webcast of service: £94

Visual tributes

  • Visual tribute - single still image (each) Free of charge
  • Visual tribute - slideshow up to 25 images without music: £50
  • Visual tribute - slideshow up to 25 images with music: £94
  • Visual tribute - slideshow per 25 additional images:  £29
  • Visual tribute - downloadable MP4 file: £22
  • Visual tribute - DVD or USB: £39
  • Visual tribute - surcharge for order received less than 48 hrs before service: £117

Recordings of service

  • Recording of service - downloadable MP4 file: £39
  • Recording of service incl visual tribute - downloadable MP4 file: £52
  • Recording of service (DVD / USB) £72
  • Recording of service incl visual tribute (DVD / USB) £83
  • Transfer of grave ownership £72
  • Copy cremation certificate £13.00
  • Papers received less than 2 working days prior to day of Cremation or Interment £69
  • Incorrect size of coffin supplied on paperwork £149

Surcharge for overrun of crematorium chapel service overrun of 15 minutes or more which does not:

  • a) cause disruption to the following service
  • b) prevent access to the chapel for the following service
  • c) run into non-service time £252.00
  • Overrun of 5 minutes or more causing one or more of the above issues. £321.00
  • Early or Late arrival of cortège in cemetery (15 mins or more) £272.00

Payment options

We have two crematorium offices that are open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm, and both offices will accept payment by card over the phone or in person, or by cheque.

Pay by phone

Crewe: 01270 685545
Macclesfield:: 01625 383946 

Pay in person

You can visit one of our offices to make a payment in person.

Crewe Crematorium
Badger Avenue
Crewe
CW1 3JG

Macclesfield Crematorium
Prestbury Road
Macclesfield
SK10 3BU

Pay by cheque

You can make a cheque payable to Cheshire East Council and either deliver it in person or send it to the relevant office (see above).

If sending a cheque by post, please include reference to who it has come from and what the payment is for. 

Page last reviewed: 03 September 2025