Hyndburn cemetery fees – free burial for under-18s, £1,000 adult grave

Last updated 7 August 2026

Hyndburn cemetery fees

Current burial and cemetery fees for Hyndburn Borough Council cemeteries, verified against the council’s published fee schedule from April 2025.

Burial and interment costs for children and stillbirths after 24 weeks’ gestation are covered in full by the Children’s Funeral Fund for England – families should not be charged for these fees. The figures below marked “Children’s Funeral Fund” are the amounts the council claims from the fund, not a cost to the family.

Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial)

Grave typeFoundationTotal
Standard grave plot£900£1,000
Ashes plot£450£550
Rose garden plot£650£750
Full grave for ashes (Accrington only)£650£750
Infant section (Children’s Funeral Fund – no cost to family)£500£600

All plots include a £100 foundation fee.

Burial/interment fees

ServiceFee
Adult burial (18+ years, 1- or 2-depth)£900
Cremated remains – single casket in grave£200
Cremated remains – double casket£300
Cremated remains – triple casket£375
Child burial, 1 to 17 years (Children’s Funeral Fund – no cost to family)£400
Post 24-week gestation to 1 year (Children’s Funeral Fund – no cost to family)£275
Construction of grave (woods and topsoil)£350

Memorial fees

ServiceFee
Memorial permit – full grave£200
Memorial permit – ashes grave£100
Memorial permit – infant (Children’s Funeral Fund – no cost to family)£100
Additional inscription£50

Fees verified 7 August 2026. Source: Hyndburn Borough Council – cemetery and crematorium fees and charges (Short Fee List, April 2025).

Hyndburn cemeteries

Hyndburn Borough Council operates a cemetery and crematorium on Burnley Road, Accrington. The council serves residents of the Hyndburn district in Lancashire.

Contact: Hyndburn Cemetery Office, Burnley Road, Accrington BB5 6HA – 01254 232933 or cemeteries@hyndburnbc.gov.uk