Wokingham cemetery fees – non-residents charged triple, 2026

Last updated 11 August 2026

Wokingham Borough Council cemetery fees

Wokingham Borough Council operates Shinfield Cemetery and St Sebastian’s Cemetery. These fees are effective from April 2026. Non-residents pay triple the resident rate for the first interment; subsequent interments in the same grave are charged at the resident rate.

Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial)

Grave typeFee
Adult standard burial plot – 100-year term£2,489
Adult standard burial plot – 75-year term£1,867
Adult standard burial plot – 50-year term£1,310
Adult standard burial plot – 25-year term£721
Cremated remains plot (2’x2’) – 100-year term£791
Cremated remains plot (2’x2’) – 75-year term£593
Cremated remains plot (2’x2’) – 50-year term£417
Cremated remains plot (2’x2’) – 25-year term£240
Children under 18 yearsNo charge (via Child Funeral Fund)

Non-residents pay three times the above fees (applies to first interment only).

Burial and interment fees

ServiceFee
Interment – single depth grave£829
Interment – double depth grave£929
Interment – treble depth, oversized coffin, or vault£1,229
Interment in re-opened existing grave£829
Cremated remains interment£277
Cremated remains scattering (WBC land)£100
Cremated remains scattering (cemetery scattering areas)£110
Child under 5 years (including stillborn)£153
Child 5–17 years£306

Memorial fees

ServiceFee (incl. VAT)
Headstone on burial grave (or replacement)£345
Cremated remains tablet or small headstone (or replacement)£180
Additional inscription£110
Temporary marker permit£33

Fees verified 2026-08-11. Effective April 2026. Source: Wokingham Borough Council cemetery fees and charges PDF.

Contact: Wokingham Borough Council cemetery admin – cemeteryadmin@wokingham.gov.uk.