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Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Bereavement fees and charges - Cemeteries

Interment

Interment (Monday to Friday) 
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial£1343
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave)£168
Child (Non-viable foetus, stillborn babies, infants and children under 18 years of age)No charge
Cremated remains grave£345
Cremated remains below ground vault£173
Cremated remains above ground vault£173
Body parts£116

 

Interment (Saturday 9am until 11am) 
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial£2016
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave)£230
Cremated remains grave£518
Body parts£168


Non-resident interment charges

Non-resident interment (Monday to Friday) 
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial£2445
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave)£278
Child (non-viable foetus, stillborn babies, infants and children under 18 years of age). Does not include Exclusive Rights of BurialNo charge
Cremated remains grave£628
Cremated remains below ground vault£315
Cremated remains above ground vault£315
Body parts£213

 

Non-resident interment (Saturday 9am until 11am) 
Adult (18 years of age or over). Does not include Exclusive Rights of Burial£4032
Additional depth fee (depth to 9ft in adult grave)£460
Cremated remains grave£1025
Body parts£334

 

Exclusive Rights of Burial / Grave Purchase 
Adult grave£1343
Cremated remains grave including memorial and personalisation area£1396
Cremated remains grave personalisation area including installation£105
Cremated remains below ground vault including Trident memorial, kerb-set and vase£1396
Cremated remains above ground vault including Sanctum memorial£1396
Children's graveNo charge

 

Non resident Exclusive Rights of Burial / Grave Purchase 
Adult grave£2445
Cremated remains grave including memorial and personalisation area£3037
Cremated remains grave personalisation area including installation£207
Cremated remains below ground vault including Trident memorial, kerb-set and vase£3037
Cremated remains above ground vault including Sanctum memorial£3037
Children's graveNo charge

 

Cemetery Memorials (application to be made to Sunderland City Council) 
Right to install a memorial up to 3'6" and a kerb set (enclose a grave for 20-year term)£677
Right to install a memorial up to 3' 6"£449
Right to install a kerb set (enclose a grave for 20-year term)£362
Additional inscription on memorial£141

 

Cemetery Memorials (Miscellaneous charges) 
Use of the crematorium chapel£184
Service cancellation fee£300
Search fee£63