Castle Point Borough Council cemetery fees – burial costs 2025/26

Last updated 9 May 2026

Castle Point Borough Council cemetery fees

Current burial and cemetery fees for Castle Point Borough Council’s two cemeteries in Essex, effective from 1 April 2025. Burial administration is provided by Basildon Borough Council on behalf of Castle Point.

Non-residents pay twice the resident rate across all categories.

Exclusive right of burial – grave purchase (100-year term)

Grave typeResidentNon-resident
Full burial grave£1,353£2,706
Ashes half space£978£1,957
Child’s half space£599£1,198
Ashes shoe£603£1,206

Interment fees

ServiceResidentNon-resident
Adult burial (person 12 years and over)£1,174£2,348
Child (1 month to 12 years)£278£556
Cremated remains (half space)£564£1,129
Cremated remains (ashes shoe / reopen)£504£1,008
Full burial grave re-opening£620£1,241

Children under one month and stillborns are not charged for interment.

Memorial fees

ServiceResidentNon-resident
Headstone (not exceeding 36 inches high)£177£353
Ashes shoe memorial£136£306
Additional inscription or kerbing£104£208

About Castle Point Borough Council cemeteries

Castle Point Borough Council manages two cemeteries in Essex:

  • Woodside Cemetery, Manor Road, Benfleet
  • South Benfleet Cemetery, Jotmans Lane, South Benfleet

Burial bookings and enquiries are handled by Basildon Borough Council’s cemeteries team.

Contact: 01268 208130 or cemeteries@basildon.gov.uk

Fees verified 2026-05-09. Source: Basildon Council burial grounds and cemeteries fees – April 2025.