Funeral expenses
The council provides cemeteries at Bentley, Bloxwich, James Bridge, North Walsall, Ryecroft, Streetly and Willenhall. Please find below a list of funeral expenses for the borough.
Scale of charges for funeral expenses
As of 1 January 2012, our fees are as follows. All of the prices below are inclusive of VAT where applicable.
Cemeteries | Fees |
| Exclusive Rights of Burial | £1,583.00 |
| Exclusive Rights of Burial (non-resident) | £4,749.00 |
| Interment fee (under the age of 16 years) | £273.00 |
| Interment fee (aged 16 years and over) at one coffin depth | £889.00 |
| Two coffin depth | £919.00 |
| Three coffin depth | £950.00 |
| Interment fee (Non-resident) | Treble the above |
| Use of Streetly chapel, including organ | £191.00 |
| Exclusive Rights of Burial in a new grave for cremated remains (resident) | £870.00 |
| Exclusive Rights of Burial in a new grave for cremated remains (non-resident) | £2,610 |
| Interment of cremated remains (resident) | £350.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains (non-resident) | £1,050.00 |
| Additional inscription fee on an existing memorial | £84.00 |
| Witness of scattering of cremated remains | £34.00 |
| A wooden casket for cremated remains | £77.00 |
| Individual baby graves (Interment) | £123.00 |
Cremation | Fees |
| Cremation fee (aged 16 years and under) including chapel and organ | £200.00 |
| Cremation fee (aged 17 years and over) including chapel and organ | £573.00 |
| Late service fee (service on or after 3.45pm) | £77.00 |
Further details of available memorial plaques or tablets at Streetly Crematorium and any additional information on fees and charges can be obtained on application to the office at the address given below during normal office hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.45pm (4pm to personal callers).
Contact us for all cemetery and crematoria information
Bereavement Services
Willenhall Lawn Cemetery
Bentley Lane
Willenhall
WV12 4AE
Telephone 0845 111 2848
Email bereavementservices@walsall.gov.uk
Or use our online contact form for general enquiries, request a service, compliments and complaints
This page was last updated on 26 January 2012