Rochdale Cemetery, Bury Road
Rochdale Cemetery is on Bury Road, Rochdale OL11 4DG, and is run by Rochdale Borough Council’s Bereavement Services. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am–12 noon and 1pm–4pm – phone 01706 645219 or email bereavement.services@rochdale.gov.uk to check plot availability, arrange an interment, or ask about fees before you visit.
Note: if you’re looking for Denehurst Cemetery instead – the newer site on Sandy Lane, Spotland – that’s a separate burial ground run by the same council team, with no office or buildings on site. Contact Bereavement Services on the same number above for enquiries about either cemetery.
Current burial and cemetery fees for Rochdale Borough Council are below, effective 1 April 2025 (2025/26 schedule). Rochdale operates Rochdale Cemetery and Crematorium on Bury Road and Middleton Cemetery.
A note on these figures: Rochdale Borough Council’s website no longer publishes a standalone burial/grave-purchase fee schedule at a locatable URL – its cemeteries and crematoriums page now covers cremation charges only, and its memorials page links out to a third-party ordering tool rather than listing prices. This was re-checked on 2026-08-12 and remains the case. The burial figures below are last-known-good from the 2025/26 schedule and have not been re-confirmed against a live council source. Contact Bereavement Services directly (details below) to confirm current pricing before budgeting.
Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial)
| Service | Resident fee |
|---|---|
| Exclusive right of burial – full grave | £1,165 |
Burial and interment fees
| Service | Resident fee |
|---|---|
| Adult burial | £1,008 |
| Cremated remains interment | £271 |
Memorial fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Right to erect memorial on grave | £150 |
| Headstone with kerbs – up to 3ft | £299 |
| Additional inscription on grave | £45 |
| Memorial stone vase (granite plaque with flower holder, 10-year lease) | £597.80 |
Fees effective 1 April 2025 (2025/26) – last-known-good figures, unconfirmed against a live source as of 2026-08-12. The council’s website no longer publishes a standalone burial fee schedule; see note above. The memorial stone vase fee above was last verified 2026-08-12. Contact: bereavement.services@rochdale.gov.uk or 01706 645219 to confirm current fees.
About Rochdale Borough Council cemeteries
Rochdale Borough Council’s Bereavement Services are based at Rochdale Cemetery, Bury Road, Rochdale OL11 4DG. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am–12 noon and 1pm–4pm. Contact the team directly to check plot availability and arrange interments.
The council also operates Rochdale’s crematorium on the same Bury Road site, alongside the cemetery. If you are looking for cremation fees rather than burial fees, note these are set separately – the burial fees above cover grave purchase and interment only, not cremation.
The fees above are what Rochdale Borough Council charges for the grave and the interment. The funeral director’s own charges are separate and paid on top. Our directory of funeral directors in Rochdale lists every firm with premises in the borough, along with the prices each one publishes.