Cemetery fees

The cemetery fees are set annually and agreed by Members of the Council. There are fees applicable for residents and non residents of the Borough. A current Council Tax Bill must be submitted as proof of residency.

You are advised to see the Council's Personal Information Policy.

Payments are accepted by cash, cheque (payable to LBRUT) debit or credit card.

• Purchase fees
• Burial fees
• Cremated remains fees
• Funeral and memorial fees
• Application forms

All fees are valid from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Purchase fees

Please note that if you are purchasing a new grave both the purchase and burial fees will be applied.

Purchase fees - Full grave

Service	Resident	Non resident
Lawn (Headstone only allowed)	£2,697	£5,398
Traditional (Full memorial/headstone/planting)	£3,583	£7,165
Natural burial area (No memorial/planting)	£1,986	£6,674
Star & Garter	£1,791	N/A
Children's section - accommodating children up to 5 (Full memorial/headstone/planting)	£131	£1,506

The Purchase of the Exclusive Right of Burial in the above sections are issued for 50 years, this can be extended up to 100 years, for an additional fee.

Burial fees

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, along with the removal fee for a memorial, if there is one already on the grave.

Interment fees

Service	Resident	Non-resident
Standard depth (prepared at a depth for 2 interments where possible)	£1,791	£3,579
Depth for 3 interments	£2,187	£4,248
Depth for 4 interments	£2,603	£4,949
Interment of a child (aged up to 18)	£319	£319
Un-purchased grave (Teddington & Twickenham	£1,302	£2,864
Burial of body parts	£361	£703

 

Miscellaneous Fees - Burials

Service	Cost
Use of chapel (45 minutes service)	£164
Additional fee for weekend burials (subject to staff availability)	£962
Additional fee for casket or straight edged coffin (no metal permitted)	£1,072
Administration fee for two burials at the same time	£894
Removal of Headstone on a traditional grave (this must be replaced by a memorial mason once settlement in the grave is complete)	£187
To remove and replace a standard memorial (Replaced by cemeteries staff approx 12 months after burial. Non-standard memorials to be removed by Funeral Director)	£364
Cancellation of a funeral (less than 48 hours before)	£662
Use of chapel for a memorial service (45 minutes service)	£228
Weekend surcharge for use of chapel (additional to the standard chapel fee)	£84

Cremated remains fees

If you have an existing family grave within one of our cemeteries, this can be used to provide a burial area for cremated remains. Alternatively, you can purchase a new grave which can be marked with a memorial, and our cemeteries can provide some cremation options to help you to make your choice.

Purchase fees – Cremated Remains Grave

Service	Fee
Family cremated remains section (Small garden space and memorial)	£2,232
Garden of Rest – Granite Wedge (No planting/items permitted)	£1,646
Garden of Rest – West Moreland plaque (No other planting/items permitted)	£1,646
Hampton Columbarium (No other planting/items permitted)	£1,646
Mini Orchid Columbarium (No other planting/items permitted)	£1,646

Interment Fees – Cremated Remains

Service	Fee
Adult cremated remains interment	£544
Childs cremated remains interment (aged up to 18)	Nil
Scattering of cremated remains	£242

The Purchase of the Exclusive Right of Burial are issued for 50 years, which can be extended up to 100 years for an additional fee.

The following fees apply to both resident and non-residents.

Miscellaneous Fees – Cremated Remains

Service	Fee
Additional fee for weekend burial (subject to staff availability)	£361
Administration fee for two cremated remains interments at the same time	£242
Administration fee for burial of cremated remains with a coffin	£242
Granite wedge memorial (includes first inscription up to 60 characters)	£747
Orchid Columbarium plaque (includes first inscription up to 60 characters)	£346
Additional letters/characters – each	£2.80
Renewal of plaque in scattering area (Richmond)	£27

Funeral and memorial fees

Funeral related fees are usually paid to us by your Funeral Director. Payments direct to us can be in cash in person at the Cemetery office, by cheque payable to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames or by Credit Card.

Memorial Application Fees

Service	Fee
Headstone only	£181
Full memorial	£303
Additional work	£89
Childs memorial	£102

Grave Transfer and Deeds

Service	Fee
Transfer of ownership	£208
Assignment of exclusive burial rights by living owner	£121
Extension or re-purchase of grave rights by 5 years	£431
Adding an additional owner to an existing grave	£121
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 1 year	£181
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 2 years	£362
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 3 years	£469
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 4 years	£576
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 5 years	£683

Memorials and Gardening Fees

Service	Service
Memorial seats (includes installation but not inscription)	From £1,142
Topsoil for graves on traditional sections	£99
Turf for graves on traditional sections	£121

Exhumation

Service	Fee
Full body / Cremated Remains	Fee on application (may be subject to VAT)

Contact the Cemeteries Team

We are open Monday to Friday from 9am until 5pm, excluding Public Holidays, Christmas and New Year.

The Cemetery Office

East Sheen Cemetery,
Sheen Road,
Richmond,
TW10 5BJ

Telephone: 020 8876 4511
Email: cemeteries@richmond.gov.uk
Fax: 020 8878 8118