Waltham Forest cemetery: new graves are for residents only

Last updated 10 July 2026

Waltham Forest cemetery fees

Current burial and cemetery fees for the London Borough of Waltham Forest, effective 1 February 2026. Chingford Mount Cemetery is the council’s only operational cemetery for new graves. New grave purchases and ERB grants are restricted to borough residents.

Grave purchase – Exclusive Right of Burial

Grave typeTermERB fee
Lawn grave50 years£2,875
Traditional grave50 years£4,495
Cremated remains garden plot (CRGA)25 years£1,310
Half grave for cremated remains50 years£2,875

Extension of Burial Rights: £390 for a further 10 years.

Additional costs for traditional graves: landing foundation £810, prime position fee £645.

Burial and interment fees

ServiceFee
Adult burial – new lawn grave£1,800
Adult burial – new traditional grave£1,800
Additional fee for caskets, wicker coffins, or coffins over standard dimensionssupplement applies
Headstone foundation (lawn)£265
Landing foundation (traditional)£810

Cremated remains interment

ServiceFee
Interment in CRGA plot (per interment)£405
Granite memorial tablet with first inscription (CRGA)£790
Second inscription on granite memorial tablet£310

Memorial permits

Memorial typeFee
Lawn headstone permit£235
Traditional memorial permit£340

Fees effective 1 February 2026 (2026/27 schedule). Source: Chingford Mount Cemetery brochure 2026–2027. Verified July 2026.

About Waltham Forest cemeteries

Chingford Mount Cemetery (121 Old Church Road, Chingford, E4 6ST) is the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s sole operational burial ground for new graves. The cemetery offers traditional and lawn burial plots as well as cremated remains garden plots in the Remembrance Garden. New ERB grants are available to borough residents only. The council is a member of the Charter for the Bereaved (ICCM).

Contact: London Borough of Waltham Forest – 020 8524 5030 – cemeteries@walthamforest.gov.uk