About the fees
- The cemetery fees are set annually and agreed by Members of the Council.
- If you are purchasing a new grave, the purchase fees will need to be added to the applicable burial fee. If you have an existing family grave, it is only the burial fee which will need to be paid.
- There are fees applicable for residents and non-residents of the Borough.
Who qualifies for a resident fee?
- The deceased must have been a permanent resident of the Spelthorne Borough at the date of death. A current Council Tax Bill may be requested as proof of residency.
- The deceased was resident within three years of the date of death and was moved to a residential care home out of the Borough, as there was no place available for residential care in the Borough and had been a resident of Spelthorne for at least 25 consecutive years of their adult life.
Payment of fees
- Burial fees are usually paid to us by your Funeral Director. Payments made directly to us can be made online, on the phone, by bank transfer or by cheque made payable to Spelthorne Borough Council.
- Individuals paying directly must pay in full at least five working days before the funeral.
Scales of charges - 2025-2026
| Exclusive rights of burial |
Resident |
Non-Resident |
| Full size |
2330.00 |
6990.00 |
| Child Grave |
650.00 |
1950.00 |
| Brick Vault |
2550.00 |
7650.00 |
| Garden of Remembrance |
1030.00 |
3090.00 |
| Old Garden of Remembrance (Ashford Burial Ground) |
1165.00 |
3495.00 |
| Purchase in advance of a full size grave (only available at time of an existing burial in a new grave) |
4470.00 |
13,410.00 |
| Purchase in advance of a Cremated remains plot |
1920.00 |
5750.00 |
| Purchase in advance of a cremated remains plot in Ashford Burial Ground Old Garden of Remembrance |
2215.00 |
6645.00 |
Memorial Regulations
| Memorial in traditional sections - max permitted |
| Permitted type: |
Headstones and kerbs may be installed on a grave space |
| Memorial |
Height* |
Width |
| Max permitted |
2130mm (84in) (7ft) |
915 mm (3ft) (36in) |
| *Height measured from concrete foundation. Memorial exceeding 915mm (3ft) (36in) in height will incur extra charges. |
| Kerbs |
Length |
Width |
| Single plot |
2130mm (7ft) (84in) |
915mm (3ft) (36in) |
| Double plot |
2130mm (7ft) (84in) |
2130mm (7ft) (84in) |
| Interments |
Resident |
Non-Resident |
| Coffin Interment or Curved End Coffin |
| Adult for 1 |
1745.00 |
5235.00 |
| Adult for 2 |
1815.00 |
5445.00 |
| Child interment (dug 4 ft. only) |
570.00 |
1710.00 |
| Still Born |
465.00 |
1395.00 |
| Casket Interment or Straight Edged and Teardrop Coffin |
| Adult for 1 |
1945.00 |
5835.00 |
| Adult for 2 |
2075.00 |
6225.00 |
| Interment in Brick Vault |
| Include brick vault fee |
3630.00 |
10,890.00 |
| Cremated Remains (including Ashford Old Garden of Remembrance) |
| Adult and Child |
625.00 |
1875.00 |
| 24 hour burial (Sunbury cemetery) |
Resident |
Non-Resident |
| Exclusive Right of Burial - Full size Plot |
2835.00 |
8505.00 |
| Exclusive Right of Burial - Child Plot |
800.00 |
2400.00 |
| Adult interment |
2450.00 |
7350.00 |
| Child interment |
700.00 |
2100.00 |
| Sundry charges |
| Exhumation |
POA |
| Assignment of Deed of Grant |
180.00 |
| Issue of duplicate Deed of Grant |
130.00 |
| Use of the chapel (Ashford and Staines Only) |
365.00 |
| Late arrival for Services |
TBC - Depending on circumstances |
| Administration Fee |
90.00 |
| Right to erect a memorial |
| Traditional Section |
| Erection of a grave marker after 12 months |
460.00 |
| Headstone only |
460.00 |
| Kerbs only |
440.00 |
| Headstone and Kerbstones |
700.00 |
| Tablet or Vase (new or additional) |
310.00 |
| Memorial exceeding 3ft in height |
1215.00 |
| Lawn Section |
| Headstone |
460.00 |
| Cremated Remains |
|
| Tablet |
255.00 |
| Memorial Tower Plaques, Ashford Burial Ground only |
|
| 10 years |
430.00 |
| 15 years |
605.00 |
| 25 years |
810.00 |
| Other Services |
| Temporary grave marker for first 12 months (all plots) |
95.00 |
| Additional inscription |
235.00 |
| Service Permit (Repair, Clean, Replace like for like) |
60.00 |
| Supply and installation of Memorial Bench |
POA |
| Memorial in lawn sections - max permitted |
| Permitted type: |
Headstones only may be installed on the grave space |
| Memorial |
Height* |
Thickness |
Width |
| Max permitted |
1000mm (3ft 3in) (39in) |
minimum 80mm (3in) |
610mm (2ft) (24in) |
| Base |
Height |
Depth |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
230mm (9in) |
300mm (12in) |
690mm (2ft 3ins) (27in) |
| *Height from ground level including base. |
| Memorial on cremated remains plot |
| Permitted type: |
Tablets only may be installed on the grave space (Granite or Marble) |
| Tablet |
Height* |
Depth |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
432mm (17in) |
460mm (18in) |
460mm (18in) |
| Base |
Height |
Depth |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
80mm (3in) |
460mm (18in) |
460mm (18in) |
| * Height from ground level including base. |
| Memorial on child's plot |
| Permitted type: |
Headstones and kerbs may be installed on a grave. Plot size is 4ft x 2ft. |
| Headstone |
Height* |
Depth |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
610mm (2ft) (24in) |
80mm (3in) |
915mm (3ft) |
| Kerbs |
Length |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
1200mm (4ft) |
610mm (2ft) |
| * Height measured from concrete foundation |
| Wooden cross / plaque markers |
| A wooden cross is permitted for a period of no more than 12 months following an interment. Wooden crosses are not permitted on cremated remains plot, but plaque markers are allowed. |
| Permitted type: |
Headstones and kerbs may be installed on a grave. Plot size is 4ft x 2ft. |
| Wooden cross |
Height* |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
915mm (3ft) |
610mm (2ft) (24in) |
| *Maximum permitted to be visible above ground |
| Plaque markers |
Depth |
Width |
| Max Permitted |
180mm (7in) |
130mm (5in) |
All memorials must be of hard natural stones.
The NAMM code of working practice applies to all new memorials and existing memorials that are removed and then re-erected.
For further information, please contact the Cemetery Office on 01784 446379.
