Howe Bridge Crematorium, Atherton: £850 standard, £585 direct cremation

Last updated 6 July 2026

Howe Bridge Crematorium fees

Howe Bridge Crematorium sits off Lovers Lane in Atherton, Greater Manchester, and is operated by Westerleigh Group. These fees are sourced directly from the crematorium’s own published price list, not a third-party estimate.

Cremation fees

ServiceFee
Standard cremation (attended, 30 minutes)£850
Direct cremation (unattended)£585
Chapel service only (60 minutes)£610
Webcast of the service£70
Child cremation (under 18)No charge (Children’s Funeral Fund)

The £850 standard fee applies to the earliest (8:30am) and latest (5:30pm) 30-minute slots. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon slots (9:30am, 4:30pm) cost £995, and the core 10:30am-3:30pm slots with a full 60-minute chapel time cost £1,295. Saturday services are also £1,295; Sunday services are £1,750.

A webcast lets family who can’t attend in person watch the service live and again for up to 28 days afterwards, for £70 (plus £15 for a downloadable copy).

Fees last verified 6 July 2026 against Howe Bridge Crematorium’s own April 2026 price list (PDF), sourced from howebridgecrematorium.co.uk/prices.php.

Contact

Phone: 01942 870 811 Email: howebridge@westerleighgroup.co.uk Postcode: M46 0PZ (Off Lovers Lane, Atherton, Manchester)

About this crematorium

Howe Bridge Crematorium is operated by Westerleigh Group, one of the UK’s largest independent crematoria and cemetery operators. It opened in 1999.


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