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FUNERAL COSTS – TRANSPARENT PRICING, SUNDERLAND

Direct cremations from £1,230. Attended funerals for £3,500. Clear and fair pricing.

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AFFORDABLE PRICES

Quality funeral services delivered with transparent, fair, and affordable pricing.

BESPOKE SERVICE

Personalised funeral arrangements crafted to honour your loved one's memory.

HIGHEST STANDARDS

Professional, compassionate care delivered with the highest standards of excellence.

STANDARDISED PRICE LIST (CMA) – OUR CHARGES ONLY

ATTENDED FUNERAL (OUR CHARGES) — £2,112.00

A funeral with a ceremony/service is attended at the time of burial or cremation. Includes:

  • Taking care of legal and administrative arrangements: £1,032.00

  • Collecting and transporting the deceased into our care (normally within 15 miles):

  • £100.00

  • Care of the deceased in appropriate facilities (kept at T&G Direct Funeral

  • Services: £385.00

  • Suitable oak-veneered coffin: £395.00

  • Viewing by appointment: No fee

  • Conveyance to agreed cemetery/crematorium (normally within 20 miles) in a

  • Hearse/appropriate vehicle: £200.00

UNATTENDED FUNERAL

  • Burial (our charges only): £850.00

  • Cremation (our charges + cremation fee): from £1,230.00 (see packages below & Notes 2)

DIRECT CREMATION (UNATTENDED) PACKAGES

Kirkleatham Crematorium — £1,230.00

  • Includes: Coffin; transportation from residence or hospital; viewing in private chapel of rest; transport to crematorium; ashes to be collected from T&G Direct Funeral Services, Hylton Road.

Sunderland Crematorium — £1,595.00

  • Includes: Coffin; transportation from residence or hospital; viewing in private chapel of rest; transport to crematorium; ashes to be collected from T&G Direct Funeral Services, Hylton Road.

ATTENDED CREMATION PACKAGES (INCLUSIVE)

Hearse Only — £3,500.00

  • Professional services

  • Cremation fees

  • Transportation of the deceased into our care

  • Traditional coffin and name plate

  • Care of the deceased

  • Ceremonial hearse and staff/pallbearers

  • Chapel of rest visits

  • All paperwork

Hearse + 1 Limousine — £3,700.00

Everything in Hearse Only, plus 1 Limousine.

 

Hearse + 2 Limousines — £3,900.00

Everything in Hearse Only, plus 2 Limousines.

FEES YOU MUST PAY (3RD-PARTY/DISBURSEMENTS)

Burial

  • Burial fee (interment) range: £884.00 – £1,312.00

  • Typical local burial fee for residents: £1,200.00 – £1,269.00

  • Notes: New grave requires plot purchase; existing graves with memorials may attract removal/replacement fees; other cemetery fees may apply.

Cremation

  • Attended cremation fee (see Note 2): £816.00

  • Typical local cremation cost for residents: £1,068.00

  • Please discuss any religious/belief-based/cultural requirements with the funeral director.

SUNDERLAND CREMATORIUM — DETAILED FEES

Cremation (Mon–Fri)

  • Adult (18+): £978

  • Direct cremation (env. surcharge and medical fee apply in addition): £550

  • Hospital non-viable foetus: £217

  • Body parts: £130

  • Use of crematorium chapel / extended service: £174

  • Medical Referee fee: £49

  • Environmental Protection fee: £74

  • Service overrun fee: £174

 

Cremation (Saturday 9 AM–1 PM)

  • Adult (18+): £1,315

  • Use of crematorium chapel / extended service: £223

  • Medical Referee fee: £48

  • Environmental Protection fee: £72

Webcast And Media (Obitus)

  • Live webcast: £40

  • Live + 28-day + downloadable: £60

  • Keepsake copy (DVD/BluRay/USB/CD): £60

  • Additional physical copies: £30

 

Other

  • Strewing of cremated remains (if cremation at Sunderland): £40

  • Strewing (Mon–Fri) if cremation outside Sunderland: £60

 

Contact us today to discuss your needs.

MEMORIALISATION

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

Book of Remembrance

  • Two-line entry: £86

  • Five-line entry: £151

  • Up to five lines with floral emblem: £313

  • Five lines with any illustration: £413

OTHER MEMORIALS

  • Blossom tree internal plaque (5-year lease): £394

  • Blossom tree internal plaque (10-year lease): £609

  • Small external memorial tablet (10 years): £563

  • Large external memorial tablet (10 years): £837

  • Renewal small tablet (10 years): £299

  • Renewal large tablet (10 years): £462

  • Memorial tree in perpetuity: £1,668

  • Memorial tree (10-year period): £834

  • Renewal memorial tree lease in perpetuity: £834

  • Memorial seat (10-year lease): £3,446

  • Renewal memorial seat (further 5 years): £1,413

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS & VEHICLES

TRADITIONAL FUNERAL - WHAT OUR FULL SERVICE CAN INCLUDE (SEE STANDARDISED LIST):

Guidance & paperwork; liaison with third parties (Doctors, Hospitals, Crematoria, Clergy); donations admin; access to free bereavement support; bringing into care (local, working hours); embalming/preservation/presentation (by a Member of the British Institute of Embalmers); private chapel of rest; motor hearse and pallbearers; dedicated funeral conductor; option for church service before committal; assistance with service sheets, flowers & additions.

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  • Traditional Funeral Service: £2,112.00

Simple Direct Cremation Funeral – What’s included:
Arranging/admin & staff; simple coffin; local collection (working hours); care up to 14 days; motor hearse direct to nearest cemetery/crematorium; preparation & presentation; use of private chapel of rest.

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  • Simple Direct Cremation Funeral Service: From £1,230.00
    (Restrictions such as time/date may apply.)

ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES (POA):

  • Horse-drawn hearse (choice of horses/colours/carriages) — POA

  • Motorcycle hearse (choice of motorcycles) — POA

  • Alternative makes/models/colours — POA (provider direct charge)

COFFINS & CASKETS (POA UNLESS SHOWN):

  • Veneer: Windsor Coffin — POA

  • Solid wood: POA (e.g., Buckingham Coffin — POA)

  • Ashes caskets: Oak Ashes Casket — POA

  • Ashes scatter tubes: POA (large set designs — POA)

  • Alternative urns/caskets: POA via consultants

  • Grave markers: Oak Wooden Cross — POA

STATIONERY & PRINTING (POA):

  • Traditional Condolence Book — POA

  • Bespoke Condolence Book — POA

  • A4/A3 photo cards — POA

  • Order of Service: 4-page (from POA) • 8-page (from POA)

ADDITIONAL SERVICES & CHARGES

  • Coffin take home/into church (Normal Working Hours): £150.00

  • Coffin take home/into church (Out of Working Hours): £200.00

  • Double booking charge: £1,218.00

  • Saturday funeral charge: £1,315.00

  • Sunday/Bank Holiday funeral charge: N/A

  • Local delivery of floral tributes: N/A

  • Out-of-hours removal charge: £100.00

  • Distance removal charge – per hour: POA

  • Distance removal charge – per mile: POA

  • Distance funeral charge – per mile: £1.50

  • Distance funeral charge – per hour: POA

  • Overnight charge (if required): POA

  • Collection & delivery of ashes: No charge (local area)

  • Embalming: £100.00

  • Funeral Officiant (celebrant/minister): £220 – £450

  • Services supplied outside normal office hours: Prices on request

ADDITIONAL CREMATORIA FEE BANDS (GUIDE)

(As provided; times/fees vary by slot and residency. We’ll confirm exact current fees when preparing your estimate.)

SUNDERLAND CREMATORIUM

  • £686.00 (Mon–Fri 8:30am & 8:40am)

  • £1,068.00 (Mon–Thu 9:00am–5:00pm; Fri 9:00am–4:30pm)

DURHAM CREMATORIUM

  • £535.00 (Mon–Fri 8:00am & 8:15am)

  • £840.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am–3:30pm)

  • £730.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am & 9:30am)

SOUTH SHIELDS CREMATORIUM (RESIDENT - SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL)

  • £545.00 (Mon–Fri 8:15am)

  • £725.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am only)

  • £888.00 (Mon–Fri 9:45am–2:45pm)

SALTWELL CREMATORIUM

  • Resident: £905.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am–2:30pm)

  • Non-Resident: £948.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am–2:30pm)

BIRTLEY CREMATORIUM

  • Resident: £905.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am–2:30pm)

  • Non-Resident: £948.00 (Mon–Fri 9:00am–2:30pm)

  • £654.00 (figure supplied in source; retain as provided where applicable)

NOTES

  • Interment fee is the charge for digging/closing a new grave or reopening/closing an existing grave.

  • In England, Wales & Northern Ireland, doctors’ fees for Medical Certificates for Cremation are usually payable.

  • Prices marked POA vary by supplier/availability; we’ll quote before you decide.

  • 3rd-party fees (crematoria/cemeteries/officiants) may change; we’ll confirm current amounts in your written estimate.

  • We publish this Standardised Price List to help you compare options and costs across funeral directors.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FUNERAL COSTS

Call us today to discuss pricing and services. Receive clear, professional guidance for every type of funeral arrangement.

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207 Hylton Rd,

Sunderland, SR4 7XA

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