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Lawn grave and interments - coffins only

ItemResident purchase 50 Year LeaseNon Resident) 50 Year LeaseResident purchase 75 Year LeaseNon Resident 75 Year Lease
Purchase of burial rights£2,730£4,790£4,100£7,185
Interments - Chapel can be used£1,700£2,990£1,700£2,990
Total£4,430£7,780£5,800£10,175

Children interments in a private grave - coffins only

Coffins onlyResidentNon Resident
NVF under 24 weeks buried at 4ft depth (Can not apply Children's Funeral Fund)£320£825
Stillborn or child up to 18 years interred into a new or existing family grave at 6'6''. (The cemetery will apply to the Children's Funeral Fund for the fees and charges)£1,250£2,185

Semi-lawn grave and interments - coffins only

ItemResident purchase 50 Year LeaseNon Resident 50 Year Lease Resident purchase 75 Year LeaseNon Resident 75 Year Lease
Purchase of burial rights£3,045£5,360£4,570£8,030
Interments - Chapel can be used£1,700£2,990£1,700£2,990
Total£4,745£8,350£6,270£11,020

Interments in a common grave - coffins only

All common graves are owned by the cemetery and have other interments in the grave. Garden spaces or vases are not allowed on common graves.

ItemResidentNon Resident
NVF under 24 weeks buried at 4ft depth (Can not apply Children's Funeral Fund)£320£825
Stillborn or child up to 18 years buried at 4ft 6£1,250£2,185

Cremation remain lawn graves and interments - biodegradable containers only

Biodegradable containers onlyResident purchase 25 Year LeaseNon Resident 25 Year LeaseResident purchase 40 Year LeaseNon Resident 40 Year Lease
Purchase of burial rights£1,150£2,085£1,840£3,340
Interments - Chapel can be used£472£472£472£472
Total£1,622£2,557£2,312£3,812

Reduced interment fees for non-residents interments

For re-opening of a grave space, where the deceased has moved out from Merton and Sutton Boroughs (this does not include the purchase of a new grave).

To qualify for this: evidence of residency of 40 years and over must be provided and within a maximum time period of 90 days after the date of the funeral.

Number of years as a resident.Fee for an interment in a coffin grave
40 + years£1,700

Miscellaneous fees

Digging extra depth beyond 2 metres (6'6") English Casket & coffins 29'' and over (depending on location)£714
Coffins 29" and over extra charge maximum size is 30 inches in width£336
Scattering Cremated Remains Over Graves under the turf£136
Scattering Cremated Remains for a still born or up to 1 years old£69
Each additional Interment of Cremated Remains is half price of the original feePOA
Transfer of Ownership of Grave (includes V.A.T.)£130
Transfer of Ownership of Grave with Statutory Declaration£180
Duplicate deed£75
Exhumation of a body£4,970
Exhumation of a cremation remains£710
Search fee for per burial£68
11am Saturday Funeral Service - if available - additional charge£835
Shroud burial including formation of chamber£447
Cancellation (if a grave has already been prepared)£1,700
Cancellation (if a grave has already been prepared) for a coffin 29'' and over£2,130
Cancellation of cremated remains interment (if grave has already been prepared) £472
Service over run / late arrival of funeral per 30 mins£370
Refund Charge£63
Levelling and seeding of a grave only undertaken between October and March£170
Use of Chapel max 30 minutes£65
Biodegradable cremation remains container£15
Grave location map per grave via email£7

Memorial fees

To replace an existing memorial stone for a new memorial£332
To replace an existing memorial stone like for like for a new memorial£332
Exceeding 4'6'' in height but not exceeding 5' in height from ground level£715
For the right to erect and place a vase, urn or other similar flower container maximum size of: height 7" x width 10" x depth 7"£136
Additional Inscription and or repainting letters£136
For the right to install a tablet maximum size of height 3" x width 18" x depth 12"£136
To renovate or repair existing memorial and clean at the same time£136
To renovate or repair existing memorial£136
To clean a memorial only£136
Where memorial has subsided - to reinstate and level - Full Memorial£136

Planting and upkeep of private graves

This service does not apply to common graves as garden spaces are not allowed.

1. Forming / Re-forming Garden area on single grave space (adult or child) £96
2. Planting a traditional or semi lawn grave space with spring and summer flowers (including bulbs) and attendance throughout the year.1 year£476
3. Planting single lawn section grave space with spring and summer flowers (including bulbs) and attendance throughout the year.1 year£238