Caterham cemetery fees – Tandridge burial costs 2026/27

Last updated 11 August 2026

Tandridge District Council cemetery fees

Current burial and cemetery fees for Tandridge District Council, effective 1 April 2026. Tandridge DC operates Caterham Cemetery, serving communities across the district in Surrey. Parishioner rates apply to those who are – or immediately before their death were – an inhabitant or parishioner of the parish for at least seven years. For enquiries, use the council’s contact form.

Grave space purchase (exclusive right of burial)

A new burial plot provides an exclusive right of burial. The purchase fee is the same regardless of parishioner status.

Plot typeFee (2026/27)
New burial plot – adult (double/8ft)£2,606.00

Burial and interment fees

Interment fees vary significantly depending on residency status. Three tiers apply: current parishioners, former parishioners (7+ years prior residence), and non-parishioners.

ServiceParishionerFormer parishioner (7+ yrs)Non-parishioner
Interment – single grave (6ft)£839.00£1,570.00£2,286.00
Interment – double grave (8ft)£941.00£1,772.00£2,606.00
Saturday burial surcharge£200.00£200.00£200.00

Note: Children under 12 years – interment fee waived for parishioners.

Cremated remains fees

Cremated remains are buried in plots in the Garden of Remembrance unless a grave has been purchased previously elsewhere in the cemetery. Three tiers apply, matching the interment fee tiers above: current parishioners, former parishioners (7+ years prior residence), and non-parishioners.

ServiceParishionerFormer parishioner (7+ yrs)Non-parishioner
Purchase of plot for cremated remains (1, 2 or 3 sets, includes 30cm square memorial and first inscription)£410.00£819.25£1,235.00
Interment of cremated remains in a previously purchased grave£205.00£410.00£616.00
Interment of cremated remains (Garden of Remembrance plot)£205.00£409.25£615.25
Additional inscription on cremation plots£51.50£102.50£153.75

Memorial fees

ServiceParishionerFormer parishioner (7+ yrs)Non-parishioner
Right to erect/place a memorial (max 198 × 76 × 46cm) with inscription£301.00£602.00£896.75
Extra for memorials over 46cm high, per 30cm or part£205.00£409.25£615.25
Each addition to the original memorial£51.50£102.50£153.75
Headstone at the expense of the War Graves CommissionNo chargeNo chargeNo charge

Baby and children’s memorials should not exceed 60cm (24”) high; a full memorial should not exceed 1.2m (4’) long and 60cm (24”) high.

Other fees

ServiceFee
Scattering of ashes in the Garden of Remembrance£83.50

The council has agreed there is no charge for the burial of children under 12 in Caterham Cemetery – the grave purchase price remains the same but the interment fee is waived.

About Caterham Cemetery

Caterham Cemetery is managed by Tandridge District Council in Surrey. The district covers a largely rural area of east Surrey, bordering Greater London to the north and Kent to the east. Main towns served include Caterham, Oxted, and Warlingham.

Fees verified 2026-08-11, effective 1 April 2026. Source: Tandridge District Council – Cemeteries and Crematoria.