Oadby & Wigston Borough Council cemetery fees
Current burial and cemetery fees for Oadby & Wigston Borough Council, effective 1 April 2026. The council operates two cemeteries: Oadby Cemetery and Wigston Cemetery.
Advance plot purchase is not permitted at Oadby Cemetery. At Wigston Cemetery, burial and cremation plots may be purchased in advance, subject to a maximum of two plots per applicant. All grave spaces are allocated in rotation.
The council applies two different non-resident multipliers: plot purchase (ERB) is trebled for non-residents, while interment fees are doubled.
Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial)
The ERB grants exclusive rights for 100 years. The adult grave allows up to two coffin burials and up to six ash caskets. The fee includes the application for a memorial not exceeding 2ft 6in (750mm) in height.
| Plot type | Resident (2026/27) | Non-resident (2026/27) |
|---|---|---|
| Adult grave (over 12 years) | £1,210 | £3,630 |
| Children’s grave (up to and including 12 years) | £336 | £1,008 |
| Cremated remains plot – Garden of Remembrance | £619 | £1,857 |
| Extend existing ERB by 50 years | £242 | £242 |
Burial and interment fees
The interment fee covers the digging of the grave where applicable.
| Service | Resident (2026/27) | Non-resident (2026/27) |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (over 12 years) | £700 | £1,400 |
| Child (over 1 month, up to and including 12 years) | £201 | £402 |
| Child under 1 month | not published | not published |
| Interment of cremated remains | £242 | £484 |
| Scattering of ashes | £108 | £216 |
| Bookings outside standard hours – interment fee doubled | – | – |
Note on short notice: An additional charge of £282.74 applies for burials arranged with less than 48 hours’ notice, or cremated remains interments with less than 24 hours’ notice, for both residents and non-residents.
Walled graves and vaults
| Type | Fee (2026/27) |
|---|---|
| Right to construct vault – 9ft × 9ft | £1,615 |
| Right to construct vault – 9ft × 4ft | £1,306 |
Memorial fees
Kerb edgings, headstones, and memorials exceeding 2ft 6in (750mm) are not permitted in the Gardens of Remembrance.
| Memorial type | Fee (2026/27) |
|---|---|
| Headstone or memorial tablet – not exceeding 1ft (300mm) | £108 |
| Headstone or memorial tablet – 1ft to 2ft 6in (300–750mm) | £148 |
| Headstone or memorial tablet – over 2ft 6in (see notes above) | £282 |
| Kerbstone, borderstone, or flatstone | £323 |
| Inscribed plaque on Garden of Remembrance memorial – up to 6in×4in | £94 |
| Inscribed plaque on Garden of Remembrance memorial – over 6in×4in | £135 |
| Additional inscription | £81 |
| Replacement memorial – administration fee | £81 |
Other fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Transfer of grave ownership | £81 |
| Chapel at Wigston Cemetery (per funeral) | £221 |
| Exhumation – burial plot | £1,049 |
| Exhumation – casket plot | £363 |
Who counts as a resident
For ERB purchase: Anyone with a permanent home address within the Borough of Oadby and Wigston at the time of applying.
For interments: Any person who had resided in the Borough for five consecutive years immediately preceding death, including people who had moved into a care home outside the Borough within the preceding three years (having lived in the Borough for five or more consecutive years before that), and people who lived in the Borough for five or more consecutive years but moved out within the six months before death.
About Oadby & Wigston cemeteries
Oadby & Wigston Borough Council manages two cemeteries: Oadby Cemetery and Wigston Cemetery. The borough is a small Leicestershire authority bordering Leicester to the south-east.
Contact: cemetery@oadby-wigston.gov.uk | 0116 288 8961
Fees verified 2026-08-12, effective 1 April 2026. Source: Oadby & Wigston Borough Council – Cemetery Fees and Charges 2026-27.