Fees and charges for cemeteries

Memorial and miscellaneous fees

Memorial fees and charges

Below are the fees and charges for memorials and additional miscellaneous charges for burials and graves at cemeteries in the London Borough of Hounslow. 

All fees and charges shown are valid from 1 April 2023.

 

Memorial Permits – Purchased Graves

All classes

Lawn section - headstone

£284.00

Traditional section – headstone and/or kerb set

£284.00

Child Memorial Fee – Lawn section (Hatton Cemetery NVF section only)

£141.00

Removal and Replacement of Lawn memorial

£242.00

Removal and Replacement of Traditional memorial

£479.00

Provision and installation of wooden surround

£758.00

Additional Inscription

£75.00

Additional works/refurbishment’s

£75.00

Vases

£35.50

Vases – Unpurchased Graves

£35.50

*erection of memorial on double or treble grave space – fees double or trebled as appropriate

Miscellaneous Charges

Late payment fee chargeable to funeral directors (fees due by date of burial)

£30.00

Scattering of Cremated Remains – on a purchased grave where registration is required

£110.00

Transfer of Burial Rights

£196.00

Assignment/Additional Owner of Exclusive Right of Burial

£100.00

Hire of cemetery chapel – single service lasting 45 minutes

£136.00

Skips for removal of excess soil – each skip used

£486.00

Duplicate Grave Deed

£25.00

Family Trace (not computerised records)

£25.00

Admin fee for refund (refund for returning Exclusive Right of Burial to unused burial plot)

£25.00

*Refund of the original purchase payments, less the years of ownership. Admin fee applies.

Overtime rates (out of normal hours burials)

*Overtime fee for Interments requested from 3.00pm (also chargeable for late arrivals)

£445.00

Additional fees for Interments on Saturday – full interment

£445.00

Additional fees for Interments on Saturday – cremated remains

£223.00

Additional fee for Interments on Sunday/Bank Holiday – full interment

£557.00

Additional fee for Interments on Sunday/Bank Holiday – cremated remains

£278.00

Burial Cancellation Fee (chargeable when less than 71 hours’ notice is given)

Full digging fee

*Overtime rate applies to burials commencing on or after 3pm  any day (inc. late arrivals).  If on a weekend or Bank Holiday, this will be in addition to the weekend surcharge.

Exhumation of Cremated Remains - Adult

£385.00

Exhumation of Cremated Remains – Child

£199.00

Exhumation of a Child (coffin burial)

£913.00

Exhumation*

£3,678.00

*this fee includes the removal of the first and/or second coffin together with special fee paid to each member of staff involved

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