Fees and charges

The fees below are for 2022-2023 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 £1,460
Child grave No charge
Cremated remains - flat memorial £545
Cremated remains - upright memorial £785
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 £2,525
Cremated remains - flat memorial £850
Cremated remains - upright memorial £1,095
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 £675
Child burial No charge
Woodland burial including tree £830
Cremated remains  £230
Cremated remains - double interment £460
Scattering of remains in Rose Garden £65
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  £75
Use of chapel £95
Repurchase expired lease on right of burial (75 years) - fee is triple for non-residents £945
Repurchase expired lease on right of burial cremation plot (75 years) - fee is triple for non-residents £35
Additional fee for out of hours interment (after 2pm Monday to Thursday, after 1pm on Friday) £320
Additional fee for Saturday interment (until midday) £320

Memorial fees
Installation of memorials (memorials are usually purchased separately from a memorial mason) Initial fee Additional inscription 
Headstone (new, additional or replacement) £215  £145
Child's headstone No charge   No charge
Tablet, plaque or desktop (new, additional or replacement) £85  £55
Vase (new, additional, or replacement)  £50  £35
Renovation of memorial headstone
 £65  -
Please note: All fees are relevant to the grave owner. Non-resident fees are triple.

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  £265 £140

  • 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.