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 read our 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 January 2026.

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)	£2,869	£5,743
Traditional (Full memorial/headstone/planting)	£3,813	£7,623
Natural burial area (No memorial/planting)	£2,113	£7,101
Star & Garter (Headstone only)	£1,906	N/A
Children's section - accommodating children up to 5 (Full memorial/headstone/planting)	£139	£1,603

The Exclusive Right of Burial in the above sections is 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)	£1,906	£3,807
Depth for 3 interments	£2,327	£4,519
Depth for 4 interments	£2,769	£5,266
Interment of a child (aged up to 18)	£339	£339
Un-purchased grave (Teddington & Twickenham	£1,386	£3,048
Burial of body parts	£384	£748

 

Miscellaneous fees - Burials

Service	Cost
Use of chapel (45 minutes service)	£174
Additional fee for weekend burials (subject to staff availability)	£1,023
Additional fee for casket or straight edged coffin (no metal permitted)	£1,141
Administration fee for two burials at the same time	£951
Removal of headstone on a traditional grave (this must be replaced by a memorial mason once settlement in the grave has finished)	£216
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)	£387
Cancellation of a funeral (less than 48 hours before)	£705
Use of chapel for a memorial service (45 minutes service)	£243
Weekend surcharge for use of chapel (additional to the standard chapel fee)	£89

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)	£2,375
Garden of Rest – Granite Wedge (No planting/items permitted)	£1,751
Garden of Rest – West Moreland plaque (No other planting/items permitted)	£1,751
Hampton Columbarium (No other planting/items permitted)	£1,751
Mini Orchid Columbarium (No other planting/items permitted)	£1,751

Interment fees – cremated remains

Service	Fee
Adult cremated remains interment	£579
Child's cremated remains interment (aged up to 18)	Nil
Scattering of cremated remains	£257

The Exclusive Right of Burial is issued for 50 years. This 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)	£384
Administration fee for two cremated remains interments at the same time	£257
Administration fee for burial of cremated remains with a coffin	£257
Granite wedge memorial (includes first inscription up to 60 characters)	£795
Orchid Columbarium plaque (includes first inscription up to 60 characters)	£368
Additional letters/characters – each	£3

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	£193
Full memorial	£323
Additional work	£94
Child's memorial	£109

Grave transfer and deeds

Service	Fee
Transfer of ownership	£221
Assignment of exclusive burial rights by living owner	£129
Extension or re-purchase of grave rights by 5 years	£459
Adding an additional owner to an existing grave	£129
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 1 year	£193
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 2 years	£386
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 3 years	£498
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 4 years	£611
Annual fee – Reservation of a grave for 5 years	£727

Memorials and gardening fees

Service	Service
Memorial seats (includes installation but not inscription)	From £1,215
Topsoil for graves on traditional sections	£105
Turf for graves on traditional sections	£129

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.

Cemeteries Department
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
2nd Floor Civic Centre
44 Richmond Road
Twickenham
TW11 3BZ

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