Cremation services

Find out about cremation services in Croydon Crematorium.

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Cremation Fees

Standard fees

Adult service at or after 10:00am up to and including 4:00pm. (Mondays to Fridays 45 minute total slot length)£1,093
Adult service before 10:00am or at any other time of day up to 4:00pm Monday to Friday, not requiring a ceremony or use of any other facilities (with no service and no mourners)£844
Saturday morning cremation fee 9:30am to 11:45am (45 minute total slot Length)£1,511
Additional fee service after 4pm£264

The above cremation fees include:

  • all professional services relating to the administration and registration of the cremation in line with statutory regulations
  • the use of your chosen chapel with the assistance of trained staff on the day of the service
  • the provision of music during the funeral service via a third-party provider
  • the sensitive handling of the cremation in line with environmental legislation
  • the appropriate national environmental levy for mercury abatement
  • the scattering of remains in our Gardens of Remembrance or their preparation for removal along with the cremation certificate
  • the storage of ashes for one month; storage charges applied for any further months

 

Unattended cremation (no service)

Direct cremation at 8:15am or 8:30am each morning Monday to Friday£342

Please check with the office before booking a cremation if a witnessed charging is required, to ensure it can be accommodated.

Service for a child

Aged under 6 months (resident)No Charge
Aged under 6 months (non-resident)£90
Aged 6 months to 10 years (resident)No Charge
Aged 6 months to 10 years (non-resident)£145
Aged 10 to 18 years (resident)Full fee
Aged 10 to 18 years (non-resident)Full fee

Visual tributes

Single photoFree
Basic slideshow£52
Music slideshow£77
Family supplied video or photo tributes£34
additional 25 photographs22

Web streaming

Webcast streaming of service: live, available for 28 days£56
Webcast streaming of service: keepsake, first copy on DVD or USB£55
Webcast streaming of service: additional keepsake copies£32
Webcast download link (if live streaming previously ordered)£10
Webcast download link (if live streaming not previously ordered)£50

Cremated remains

Temporary retention of cremated remains: first monthFree
Temporary retention of cremated remains: subsequent months: per month£26
Supply of poly urn£24
Sealing of urn for overseas transportation£40
Certified Copy of Cremation Register Entry28
Witness Scatter Ceremony – Monday to Friday. (Advance Booking required)Free
Witness scatter Ceremony with secular (non-religious) reading (per reading) £62
Witness Scatter of remains from other Crematoria. (Advance Booking required)£124
Witness Scatter of remains from other Crematoria with secular reading£165
Surcharge for Weekend/Bank Holiday Scattering of Cremated Remains£113

Memorials

We encourage families to make an appointment to discuss all available memorial options and the most suitable for them. A number of memorials are available to create a personal long lasting memory, some examples of which follow:

Book of Remembrance entry: 2 line inscription plus digital accessFrom £207
Leather Panel inscription and 7 year leaseFrom £400
Memorial paving slab stone and 15 year leaseFrom £902
Memorial composite rose plaques: standard plaque 7 year leaseFrom £583

Miscellaneous Fees

Certified copy of cremation register entry£28
Use of chapel for a double service (in addition to the initial cremation fee) 45 minutes or part thereof£410
Late cancellation fee (if notified after 10a.m. the day before booked date£62
Late cancellation fee – if Medical Referee has already signed paperwork
 		£20
Surcharge for later arrival to or departure from chapel (levied after 15 minutes deviation from required time)£4109

Download the competition and market authority cremation fees 2026-27 (PDF, 263KB).