Fees and charges
The fees below are for 2021-2022 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 |
| Traditional grave |
£1,430 |
| Child grave |
No charge |
| Cremated remains - flat memorial |
£532 |
| Cremated remains - upright memorial |
£772 |
| Cremated remains - family garden (Heath Lane only) |
£834 |
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner. Non-resident fees are triple.
Pre-purchased exclusive right of burial
| Pre-purchased exclusive right of burial |
75-year lease |
| Traditional grave |
£2,474 |
| Cremated remains - flat memorial |
£834 |
| Cremated remains - upright memorial |
£1,075 |
| Cremated remains - family garden (Heath Lane only) |
£1,335 |
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner. Non-resident fees are triple.
Interment fees
| Interment fees (these should be calculated on the deceased's address) |
Dacorum resident |
| Traditional burial |
£663 |
| Child burial |
No charge |
| Woodland burial including tree |
£814 |
| Cremated remains |
£224 |
| Cremated remains - double interment |
£449 |
| Scattering of remains in Rose Garden |
£62 |
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner. Non-resident fees are triple (except for scattering of remains).
Additional fees
| Additional fees |
Fee |
| Exclusive right of burial (deed) transfer |
£73 |
| Use of chapel |
£94 |
| Repurchase expired lease on right of burial (75 years) - fee is triple for non-residents |
£928 |
| Repurchase expired lease on right of burial cremation plot (75 years) - fee is triple for non-residents |
£32 |
| Additional fee for out of hours interment (after 2pm Monday to Thursday, after 1pm on Friday) |
£313 |
| Additional fee for Saturday interment (until midday) |
£313 |
Memorial fees
| Installation of memorials (memorials are usually purchased separately from a memorial mason) |
Initial fee |
Additional inscription |
| Headstone (new, additional or replacement) |
£209 |
£140 |
| Child's headstone |
No charge |
No charge |
| Tablet, plaque or desktop (new, additional or replacement) |
£80 |
£52 |
| Vase (new, additional, or replacement) |
£42 |
£32 |
Renovation of memorial headstone
|
£65 |
- |
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner. Non-resident fees are triple.
Memorialisation fees
| Memorialisation |
Terms of purchase |
Fee |
| Leaf-shaped vault for cremated remains (single vault, including vase and inscription plaque with 50 characters) |
10-year lease |
£1,000 |
| Leaf-shaped vault for cremated remains (double vault, including vase and inscription plaque with 50 characters) |
10-year lease |
£1,125 |
| Leaf-shaped vault renewal |
5 years |
£295 |
| Additional leaf vase |
|
£128 |
Seats and benches fees
| Seats and benches (including plaque and installation) |
10-year lease |
5-year renewal |
| Stamford bench |
£1,330 |
£125 |
| Granite Buxton seat |
£1,049 |
£125 |
| Plaque on Rose Garden Granite Seat (five-year initial lease only) |
£297 |
£177 |
Living memorials fees
| Other memorials |
10-year lease |
5-year renewal |
| Shrub rose with inscribed marker |
£251 |
£135 |
| Standard rose with inscribed marker |
£315 |
£155 |
| Tring leather panel memorial |
£131 |
£58 |
- 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.
