At £4,417, the average cost of a basic funeral is up 3.4% since 2018, when it was £4,271 – that’s an all-time high. And since we first started our research in 2004, the average cost of a basic funeral has increased by 130%.
These basic funeral costs include the funeral directors’ fees (£2,687), doctors’ fees (£164), clergy/officiate fees (£169) and the burial or cremation fees.
In the UK in 2020, a burial is still the most expensive send-off and direct cremation is still the most affordable option. The cost of a direct cremation is also down from 2018.
| Funeral type | Average cost (2018) | Average cost (2019) | Change from 2018 to 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burial | £4,798 | £4,975 | +3.7% |
| Cremation | £3,744 | £3,858 | +3% |
| Direct cremation | £1,712 | £1,626 | -5% |
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The ‘Cost of Dying’ figure is the price of a basic funeral, plus extras like the send-off and professional fees.
In 2020, the cost of dying has reached an all-time high of £9,493. This marks a 3.1% increase in just one year – and a rise of 42% since we first started tracking the total cost of dying in 2007.
Information sourced from Sun Life – Cost Of Dying 2020 Report
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