Carmarthenshire County Council cemetery fees – burial costs 2024

Last updated 12 August 2026

Carmarthenshire County Council operates one council-run cemetery: Dyffryn Road Cemetery, Ammanford (SA18 3ES). The fees below are taken from the council’s published fees and charges document, effective from 1 April 2024. A 2025/26 or 2026/27 schedule had not been published on the council website as of August 2026 – treat these figures as a guide and confirm current fees directly with the council before making arrangements.

Burial fees

ServiceResident feeNon-resident fee
Exclusive right of burial (earthen grave)£502£1,004
Garden of Remembrance (ashes plot)£210£420
Interment (leased or common grave, including ashes)£96£192

Non-residents of Carmarthenshire County Council pay a 100% surcharge – double the resident rate – across all categories.

Carmarthenshire County Council does not charge for the burial of persons under the age of 18.

Memorial fees

ServiceFee
Headstone – lawn plots£134
Memorial tablet – Garden of Remembrance£114
Removal of headstone/tablet for additional engraving£55

About Dyffryn Road Cemetery

Dyffryn Road Cemetery is located in Ammanford in the Amman Valley, in the south-east of Carmarthenshire. Ammanford is a market town with a Welsh-speaking community, and the cemetery serves the broader Carmarthen district. The cemetery offers both standard interment plots and a Garden of Remembrance for cremated remains.

For funeral arrangements and bookings, contact Carmarthenshire County Council registrars: telephone 01267 228210 or email registrars@carmarthenshire.gov.uk.

Fees from the Carmarthenshire County Council fees and charges document effective 1 April 2024. Re-verified August 2026: no 2025/26 or 2026/27 fee schedule has been published on the council website – the April 2024 PDF remains the most recent published source. Confirm fees directly with the council before making arrangements. Source: Carmarthenshire County Council – fees and charges 2024 (PDF).