STANDARDISED PRICE LIST
Affordable Funeral Prices in Sunderland
At T&G Direct Funeral Services Ltd., we understand the importance of providing transparent and affordable funeral services. Planning a funeral can be emotional and financially challenging in some cases, which is why we’re dedicated to offering clear pricing options that have been tailored to meet your needs. If you are looking for reliable information about funeral finance and funeral costs in Sunderland, you’ve come to the right place.
All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary).
ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges only) £2112.00
This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.
- Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements: £1032.00
- Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care: £100.00
- Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at T & G Direct Funeral Services: £385.00
- Providing a suitable oak veneered coffin: £395.00
- Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the client): £No Fee
- At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle: £200.00
UNATTENDED FUNERAL
This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.
- Burial (funeral director’s charges only): £850.00
- Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) [see note 2 below]:From £1230.00
FEES YOU MUST PAY
- For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee [See note 1 below]. £884.00 - £1312.00
- In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: £1200.00 - £1269.00
- For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee.
- In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.
- For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee [See note 2 below] is. £816.00
- In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: £1068.00
Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.
ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
- Additional mileage (price per mile): £1.50
- Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship, etc.) (price per transfer): £150.00
- Collection and delivery of ashes: No charge within local area
- Embalming: £100.00
- Funeral Officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion, etc.): £220 - £450
- Services supplied outside of normal office hours: Prices on request
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
Notes
1 This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
2 In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.
Additional Price list
Welcome to T&G Direct Funeral Services
Additional Options Price List – 2024
Funeral Services:
For our Standard Funeral and our Unattended Funeral
– Please see standardised price list.
Traditional Funeral –
· Taking arrangements, providing help, guidance, and support.
· Making all the necessary arrangements and completion of statutory paperwork.
· Liaising with all third parties, including Doctors, Hospitals, Crematoria, Clergy.
· Collection and Administration of Charitable Donations.
· Access to our Free Bereavement Support Service.
· Bringing the deceased into our care from a local address during normal working hours.
· Embalming, preservation, and presentation treatment by a Member of the British Institute of Embalmers.
· Private Use of our Chapel of Rests.
· Provision of a Motor Hearse and all the necessary pall bearers for the funeral.
· A Dedicated Funeral Conductor to lead the Cortege and arrangements on the day of the service.
· Option for service at Church before the committal.
· Assistance with the preparation and purchase of Service Sheets, funeral flowers, and other funeral additions.
Traditional Funeral Service £2112.00
Simple Direct Cremation Funeral –
· Our Services in arranging the Funeral. All administration and the provision of the necessary staff to carry out the work.
· Provision of a simple coffin (of our choice) suitable for cremation.
· The collection of the deceased from a local address during normal working hours.
· Care of the deceased for up to fourteen days prior to the funeral.
· Provision of a motor hearse direct to the nearest cemetery or crematorium. All necessary staff.
· Preparation and presentation of the deceased.
· A use of our Private Chapel of Rest.
Simple Direct Cremation Funeral Service From £1230.00
· (Please note that some restrictions, such as time and date do apply for the provision of our Simple Funeral.)
(Choice of number of horses, colours, and carriages available)
Motorcycle Hearse £POA
(Choice of Motorcycles available)
Choice of Alternative make, models and coloured hearses are based on direct charge from provider.
Veneer Coffins:
Windsor Coffin £ POA
Solid Wood Coffins:POA
Buckingham Coffin £POA
Ashes Caskets:
Oak Ashes Casket £POA
Ashes Scatter Tubes:POA
Large Scatter Tube (Set Designs) £POA
Alternative Urns and Caskets are available, and prices and availability can be obtained through our funeral consultants.
Grave Markers:
Oak Wooden Cross £POA
Stationery and Printing:POA
Traditional Condolence Book £POA
Bespoke Design Condolence Book £POA
A4 Photo Card £POA
A3 Photo Card £POA
4 Page Service Sheets - from £POA
8 Page Service Sheets - from £POA
Additional Services:
Coffin Take Home/Into Church (N/W/H) £ 150.00
Coffin Take Home/Into Church (O/W/H) £ 200.00
Double Booking Charge £1218.00
Saturday Funeral Charge £1315.00
Sunday/Bank Holiday Funeral Charge £N/A Local Delivery of Floral Tributes £N/A
Removal Charges:
Out of Hours Removal Charge £100.00
Distance Removal Charge - Per Hour £POA
Distance Removal Charge - Per Mile £POA
Distance Funeral Charges (Per Vehicle):
Distance Funeral Charge – Per mile £1.50
Distance Funeral Charge – Per hour £POA
Overnight Charge (If required) POA
Prices for any items not listed can be obtain and quoted without any obligation
sunderland crematorium
CREMATION
Cremation (Monday to Friday)
Adult (18 years of age or over)£948
Direct cremation (Env. surcharge and medical fee applies in addition)£550
Hospital non-viable foetus £217
Body parts£130
Use of crematorium chapel / extended service£174
Medical Referee fee (payable in addition to cremation fee)£49
Environmental Protection fee£74
Service over run fee£174
Cremation (Saturday 9am until 1pm) Adult (18 years of age or over)£1315
Use of crematorium chapel / extended service£223
Medical Referee fee (payable in addition to cremation fee)£48
Environmental Protection fee£72
New Service Obitus Chapel Pricing Webcast Service -
Live£40Webcast Service - Live + 28-day + Downloadable£60
Keepsake Copy of Webcast (DVD/BluRay/USB stick/CD)£60
Additional Physical Copies£30
Other fees and charges for cremation
Strewing of cremated remains (if cremation conducted at Sunderland)£40
Strewing of cremated remains, Monday to Friday (if cremation conducted outside of Sunderland)£60
SUNDERLAND BEREAVEMENT SERVICES FEES
Interment (Monday to Friday)
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial £1269
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave) £158
Child (Non-viable foetus, stillborn babies, infants and children under 18 years of age) No charge
Cremated remains grave £326
Cremated remains below ground vault £163
Cremated remains above ground vault £163
Body parts £158
Interment (Saturday 9am until 11am)
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial £1904
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave) £217
Cremated remains grave £489
Body parts £158
Non-resident interment charges
Non-resident interment (Monday to Friday)
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial £2309
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave) £263
Child (non-viable foetus, stillborn babies, infants and children under 18 years of age). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial No charge
Cremated remains grave £593
Cremated remains below ground vault £297
Cremated remains above ground vault £297
Body parts £201
Non-resident interment (Saturday 9am until 11am)
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial £3808
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave) £434
Cremated remains grave £968
Body parts£316
Exclusive Rights of Burial / Grave Purchase
Adult grave £1269
Cremated remains grave including memorial £1119
Cremated remains grave personalisation area including installation £101
Cremated remains below ground vault including Trident memorial, kerb-set and vase £1319
Cremated remains above ground vault including Sanctum memorial £1319
Children's grave No charge
Non resident Exclusive Rights of Burial / Grave Purchase
Adult grave £2309
Cremated remains grave including memorial £2238
Cremated remains grave personalisation area including installation £200
Cremated remains below ground vault including Trident memorial, kerb-set and vase
Cremated remains above ground vault including Sanctum memorial £2868
Children's grave No charge
Cemetery Memorials (application to be made to Sunderland City Council)
Right to erect memorial up to 3' 6" £424
Additional inscription on memorial £133
Right to erect a memorial exceeding 3' 6"£489
Right to enclose a grave for 20 year term £342
Right to erect a memorial and kerb set £641
Cemetery Memorials (Miscellaneous charges)
Use of the crematorium chapel £174
Service cancellation fee £283
Search fee £60
MEMORIALISATION
Book of Remembrance
Type of entry Price Two line entry (including the name of the deceased) £86
Five line entry (including the name of the deceased) £151
Up to five-line entry (including the name of the deceased), with floral emblem £313
Five line entry (including the name of the deceased), with any illustration £413
Other memorials
Type of memorial Price Blossom tree internal memorial plaque lease for 5 year period £394
Blossom tree internal memorial plaque lease for 10 year period £609
Small external memorial tablet in Garden of Remembrance (for period of 10 years) £563
Large external memorial tablet in Garden of Remembrance (for period of 10 years) £837
Renewal of small external memorial tablet lease for 10 year period £299
Renewal of large external memorial tablet lease for 10 year period £462
Memorial Tree in perpetuity £1668
Memorial tree for 10 year period £834
Renewal of memorial tree lease in perpetuity £834
Memorial seat (for period of 10 years) £3446
Renewal of memorial seat lease for further 5 year period £1413
Crematorium Fees
Sunderland Crematorium
£686.00 Mon-Fri 8:30am & 8:40am
£1,068.00 Mon -Thurs, 9:00am - 5:00pm Fri, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Durham Crematorium
£535.00 Mon - Fri, 8:00am and 8:15am
£840.00 Mon -Fri, 9:00am - 3:30pm
£730.00Mon - Fri, 9:00am and 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, 9:450am - 2:45pm
South Shields Crematorium (Non- Resident - South Tyneside Council)
£599.00Mon -Fri, 8:15am
£779.00Mon - Fri, 9:00am only
£942.00Mon -Fri, 9:45am - 2:45pm
Saltwell Crematorium (Resident)
£905.00Mon -Fri, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Saltwell Crematorium (Non-Resident)
£948.00Mon -Fri, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Birtley Crematorium (Resident)
£905.00Mon -Fri, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Birtley Crematorium (Non-Resident)
£948.00Mon -Fri, 9:00am - 2:30pm £654.00
Transparent Funeral Costs in Sunderland
Our pricing structure has been designed to ensure you know exactly what to expect. We believe that honouring your loved ones shouldn’t come with financial uncertainty. Our affordable funeral prices in Sunderland cover all areas, and we’re here to help you create a meaningful farewell within your budget.
Comprehensive Funeral Fees in Sunderland
We offer a range of funeral packages to suit different preferences and financial circumstances. Our services cover all necessary arrangements, including:
- Professional fees for arranging the funeral
- Collection and care of your loved one
- Choice of coffin or casket options
- Hearse and transportation
- Cremation or burial services (as preferred)
- Personal support throughout the process
We’re happy to provide a detailed breakdown of our funeral fees in Sunderland, ensuring there are no hidden charges. If you have specific requirements or requirements from necessary third parties, our team can tailor a package to meet your needs.
Why Choose T&G Direct Funeral Services?
As trusted funeral directors in Sunderland, we pride ourselves on delivering compassionate and professional services. Here’s why families choose us:
- Affordable Options: We offer competitive pricing without compromising on quality.
- Personalised Services: Every funeral is tailored to reflect the wishes of your loved one and family.
- Transparency: Our clear pricing ensures you have full confidence in the services you receive.
- Supportive Care: Our team is here to guide you every step of the way, offering emotional support and expert advice.
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