Sunderland City Council cemetery fees
Sunderland City Council operates several municipal cemeteries across the city, with an adult interment fee of £1,064. Fees below are sourced directly from the council’s own published bereavement fees and charges schedule, effective 1 April 2025 and reviewed annually.
Burial and interment fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adult interment (18 years and over), normal working hours, depth suitable for up to 2 burials | £1,064 |
| Additional fee where grave is taken out of rotation without a pre-purchased ERB | £93 |
| Babies and children (under 18) | Contact council |
Cremated remains
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Interment of cremated remains | £307 |
Exclusive right of burial
The exclusive right of burial (ERB) gives the holder control over who can be buried in the grave and over any memorial placed on it. In Sunderland, ERB is granted for:
- 100 years for full-size (coffin) graves
- 50 years for cremated remains graves
The ERB purchase price is available directly from Sunderland City Council Bereavement Services (see contact details below).
Figures below were last successfully confirmed against the council’s published schedule on 2026-07-06 (effective 1 April 2025). On 2026-08-11 the council’s website (sunderland.gov.uk, including its homepage) was returning an access-blocked response to automated requests, so this check could not re-confirm the figures against the live source – they are carried forward unconfirmed pending the next successful check. Source: Sunderland City Council – bereavement fees and charges (cemeteries). ERB purchase price requires direct confirmation from the council.
About Sunderland cemeteries
Sunderland City Council manages cemeteries across the city. Contact Bereavement Services for information about plot availability, the exclusive right of burial purchase price, and memorial permit fees.
Contact: Sunderland City Council bereavement services – sunderland.gov.uk/bereavement
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