Fees and charges

All costs are for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Grave Costs

Type of plot	Residents	Non-residents
Adult grave - exclusive right and erection of memorial	£2,243	£8,972
Grave purchased in advance of use	£2,597	£10,388
Extension of right to use the grave for ten years	£389	£1,556
Front row grave - prime location	£2,441	£9,764
Cremated remains plot	£675	£2,700
Cremated remains plot purchased in advance of use	£1,126	£4,504
Transfer of grave ownership	£88	£88
Deed copies	£31	£31
Appointment to select a grave	£57	£57

Burial costs

Type of plot	Residents	Non-residents
Single depth - Coffin	£895	£3,580
Single depth - Casket	£1,219	£4,876
Double depth - Coffin	£1,139	£4,556
Double depth - Casket	£1,437	£5,748
Triple depth - Coffin	£1,465	£5,860
Triple depth - Casket	£1,681	£6,724
Burial of cremated remains - one set	£202	£808
Burial of cremated remains - two sets	£404	£1,616
Burial of cremated remains - three sets	£604	£2,416
Unpurchased grave for person one year or older	£726	£2,904
New purchased grave for babies up to one year	No charge	£333
New purchased grave for child from one to five years	No charge	£458
New purchased grave for child from six to 17 years	No charge	£791
Babies and children up to 17 years burial fee	No charge	£216
Use of chapel (for 30 minutes)	£91	£91
Grave top up	£62	£62
Alteration to coffin size after initial booking	£83	£83
Alteration or cancellation to funeral booking	£83	£83

Please note that Saturday burials are charged at double the fee listed for both residents and non-residents.

Memorial costs - Removal and replacement

Memorial costs - Garden of Remembrance

Description	Cost
Scattering of cremated remains and plaque dedicated for five years	£345
Plaque and boulder dedicated for five years	£572
Renewal of dedication for a further five years	£208

Memorial costs - Other memorials

Description	Cost
Memorial bench with plaque dedicated for 10 years	£1,374
Renewal of dedication for a further 10 years	£213
New plaque on existing bench for 10 years	£250

Memorial permit fees

Description	Cost
Headstone only	£166
Full kerb memorial	£276
New kerb surround to existing headstone	£163
Tablet or vase	£70
Additional inscription	£70
Re-moulding	£70
Memorial cleaning	£70
Photo plaques	£70
Fixing or levelling	£70
Chip beds	£70
Chippings	£70
Cover slabs	£70
Cremation plot headstone and kerb	£166
Cremation plot headstone only	£70
Cremation plot tablet or vase	£70

Grave maintenance costs

Maintenance type	One year	Five years	10 years
Turfing (levelling) - one-off cost	£86	Not applicable	Not applicable
Attention (weeding, cutting)	£70	£357	£597
Planting	£154	£648	£1,129

Genealogical search or cemetery search

Description	Cost
Full details of deceased supplied by enquirer	£62
Location of grave at cemetery / site appointment	£62

Resident fees for burials

You qualify for resident prices for burials if the deceased:

was a resident of Royal Greenwich at the time of death
was the owner of a grave and was a resident when the burial was bought
was a near relative (next of kin) of the owner of the grave, and the owner is a resident
passed away outside the borough (such as in a nursing home or in the care of a relative) but was a resident of Royal Greenwich for some time.

You must provide proof of residency (for example electoral roll papers or Council Tax bills) when you book the burial.

You can also contact the following for proof of residency:

Greenwich Heritage Centre - for ten years old or more

the Electoral Office at elect@royalgreenwich.gov.uk - for less than ten years