Croydon cemetery fees
Current burial and cemetery fees for the London Borough of Croydon, effective 1 April 2025. Croydon Bereavement Services manages two cemeteries – Mitcham Road Cemetery (opened 1897) and Queen’s Road Cemetery (opened 1861) – plus Greenlawn Memorial Park, an American-style lawn cemetery. Mitcham Road Cemetery also contains Croydon Crematorium.
The Exclusive Right of Burial is purchased for a 50-year term at all sites. Grave availability varies sharply by site: Queen’s Road Cemetery has no new graves left at all (burial is only possible in an existing family grave, with the owner’s permission), Mitcham Road has a limited number of new graves alongside reclaimed graves, and Greenlawn Memorial Park is the borough’s main source of new graves. Greenlawn is laid out as an American-style lawn cemetery with flat tablets set into the ground rather than upright headstones – closer to the informal, low-maintenance look some families search for under “natural burial”, though it is not a dedicated woodland or natural burial ground.
Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial – 50 years)
| Cemetery | Resident ERB | Non-resident ERB | New graves available? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlawn Memorial Park – new grave | £4,314 | £8,628 | Yes |
| Mitcham Road Cemetery – new grave | £4,314 | £8,628 | Limited |
| Queen’s Road Cemetery | – | – | No – family graves only |
The £4,314 rate applies where a new grave is available. The non-resident supplement equals the full resident fee, doubling the total to £8,628. Queen’s Road Cemetery has none left to sell; burial there is only possible in an existing family grave with the owner’s permission. Reclaimed graves (limited availability, all sites) range from £2,300 to £2,750 for a 1–3 capacity grave.
Cremated remains plots (50-year lease)
| Cemetery | Fee |
|---|---|
| Queen’s Road Cemetery – reclaimed cremated remains grave | £1,312 |
| Mitcham Road Cemetery – reclaimed cremated remains grave | £1,312 |
| Greenlawn Memorial Park – Rest Park | £1,940 |
Burial and interment fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adult interment – depth for 1 or 2 burials | £1,410 |
| Adult interment – depth for 3 burials | £1,870 |
| Second adult burial in same grave (reduction applies) | £360 |
| Non-resident adult interment supplement | £650 |
| Cremated remains interment (in any grave, plot or vault) | £300 |
| Cremated remains (second set, double CR burial) | £150 |
| Child burial (under 3 years, stillborn or foetus) | £108 |
| Child burial (3 to 14 years) | £230 |
Memorial permit fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Right to place a memorial (20 years) – Mitcham Road and Queen’s Road | £400 |
| Right to place a memorial (50 years) – Greenlawn (pre-2005 graves) | £400 |
| New or replacement memorial – Mitcham Road and Queen’s Road | £188 |
| Additional inscription or added kerbset | £188 |
About Croydon cemeteries
Croydon Bereavement Services operates three burial sites across the borough:
Mitcham Road Cemetery (Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9) is the council’s main active cemetery and contains the crematorium. Limited new graves and reclaimed graves are available.
Queen’s Road Cemetery (Queen’s Road, Croydon) dates from 1861. It has no new graves left – burial is only possible in an existing family grave with the owner’s permission – but reclaimed graves are available.
Greenlawn Memorial Park is an American-style lawn cemetery with flat tablets rather than upright headstones, and is the borough’s main source of new graves, priced at the same ERB rate as the other sites.
Fees are effective from 1 April 2025. The 2026/27 fee schedule was not yet published online at the date of verification (May 2026).
Contact: Croydon Bereavement Services – 020 8684 3877 – bereavement@croydon.gov.uk – Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AT