Kirklees cemetery: non-residents pay a flat £831 extra, not a multiplier

Last updated 10 July 2026

Kirklees council cemetery fees

Current burial and cemetery fees for Kirklees Council cemeteries, verified against the council’s published fee schedule. Non-residents pay a flat surcharge on burial rights and interment fees.

Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial, 50-year term)

ServiceFee
Grave for 1–2 interments£1,360
Grave for 3 interments£1,765
Grave for 4 interments£2,115
Infant grave£793

A non-resident surcharge is applied to these fees if the deceased was not a Kirklees district resident.

Burial and interment fees

ServiceFee
Adult interment (4’6” depth, single grave)£1,297
Adult interment (6ft depth, double grave)£1,674
Adult interment (7’6” depth, triple grave)£2,054
Adult interment (9ft depth, quad grave)£2,431
Young person under 18 (single grave)£343
Stillborn after 24 weeks (single grave)£343
Non-viable foetus (public grave)£112

The £831 non-resident surcharge is also applied to interment fees.

Cremated remains interment

ServiceFee
Cremated remains interment (2” depth)£272
Cremated remains interment (full depth up to 6”)£629

Memorial permits

ServiceFee
Headstone/desktop memorial permit£195
Kerbstone permit£195
Combined headstone and kerbstone£336

Fees verified 2026-07-10. Source: Kirklees Council – funeral, cremation and memorial fees.

About Kirklees Council cemeteries

Kirklees Council operates cemeteries across the Huddersfield and Dewsbury areas of West Yorkshire. Contact the council’s bereavement services for plot availability.