Funeral directors in Durham

8 funeral directors with 11 branches in and around Durham City, with published prices where they exist. Free listing, nobody pays to appear.

Compiled 12 August 2026. Last updated 13 August 2026.

Direct cremation in Durham: from £1,400

A direct cremation is a cremation with no service and no mourners present. The funeral director collects the person who has died, arranges the cremation at a time set by the crematorium, and returns the ashes to you. You can hold a memorial separately, whenever and wherever you want.

The crematorium charges its own fee on top of the funeral director’s charges, £840 locally. Some firms include it in the price below and some add it, so check which applies before you compare two figures.

Funeral director Direct cremation Attended funeral Last verified
County Durham Funeral Directors Ltd £1,400 £1,830 12 August 2026
Alderson's Family Funerals (N. Alderson Funeral Director Ltd) £1,450 £2,715 12 August 2026
Stuart Wright Funeral Service Ltd £2,995 £3,600 12 August 2026

No published prices: Pennington Funeral Services Ltd, Cochrane's Funeral Directors, Co-op Funeralcare, Framwellgate Moor Funeralcare, Sherburn Hill Funeralcare.

Every funeral director in Durham

Alderson's Family Funerals (N. Alderson Funeral Director Ltd)

Trading since 1921

Independent

The largest independent here, trading since 1921 with three branches across Durham's suburbs. Also a Golden Charter funeral plan partner.

Branches in Durham (3)

  • Ushaw Moor – Flass Terrace, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LD · 0191 373 1828
  • Coxhoe – 3 Church Street, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4DD No branch-specific phone published; use head office number (0191 373 1828).
  • Langley Moor – 118 High Street South, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8EX No branch-specific phone published; use head office number (0191 373 1828).

Published prices

Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) £2,715
Direct cremation (unattended) £1,450
Unattended burial £915
Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) £1,041
Local burial fee (paid to the council) £1,050

The local cremation fee shown (£1,041) is Durham Crematorium's own published fee. The burial fee shown (£1,050) is Durham County Council's current resident interment charge.

Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 12 August 2026

Services listed on their site

  • Traditional funerals
  • Simple funerals
  • Themed funerals
  • Woodland burials
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Repatriation
  • Non-religious funerals
  • Floral tributes
  • Pre-planned funeral plans
  • Coffins
  • Memorials

Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), BIOE (British Institute of Embalmers).

County Durham Funeral Directors Ltd

Independent

Where to find them

  • Witton Gilbert – Sacriston Lane, Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6QU · 0191 371 0170

Published prices

Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) £1,830
Direct cremation (unattended) £1,400
Unattended burial £945
Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) £840
Local burial fee (paid to the council) £945

The published price list is dated 2024, so it may be two years old relative to current pricing. Ask the firm to confirm before relying on these figures. Its third-party fees sit below the crematorium's and council's current charges.

Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 12 August 2026

Services listed on their site

  • Direct cremation (with or without attendance)
  • Simple Wishes funeral package
  • Willow Funeral package
  • Blossom Funeral package
  • Grief support
  • Pre-planning services

Trade body membership published on their own site: National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).

Stuart Wright Funeral Service Ltd

Trading since 1992

Independent

An appointed representative of Golden Charter Ltd for funeral plans, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (reference 965279).

Branches in Durham (2)

  • Gilesgate (Head office) – 38 Sunderland Road, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 2LG · 0191 386 3850
  • Pity Me – Front Street, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5DQ · 0191 386 3850 No branch-specific phone published; the firm lists one central number for all branches.

Published prices

Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) £3,600
Direct cremation (unattended) £2,995
Unattended burial £2,995
Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) £990
Local burial fee (paid to the council) £1,020

The attended funeral figure is published as 'From £3,600.00', so treat it as a starting price and ask for a full written quote. This firm's own price list shows unattended burial and unattended cremation at the same figure, £2,995.00, which is unusual, so ask for both to be itemised before you choose between them. Its third-party fees sit below the crematorium's and council's current charges. The price list carries no effective date, so ask the firm how current it is.

Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 12 August 2026

Services listed on their site

  • Pre-paid funeral plans
  • Burials
  • Cremations
  • Coffins and caskets
  • Floral tributes
  • Memorial stationery and keepsakes
  • Bereavement support and advice

Pennington Funeral Services Ltd

Independent

Where to find them

  • Langley Moor – 29 High Street South, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JW · 0191 378 0684

Published prices

No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.

The firm describes named funeral packages but publishes no standardised price list in the format the Competition and Markets Authority requires, which sets out an attended funeral, an unattended funeral and the fees you must pay. Ask them for their full price list.

Price list page: https://www.penningtonfuneralservices.co.uk/funeral-packages-and-services · Last verified 12 August 2026

Services listed on their site

  • Tailored funeral packages
  • Chapel of rest facilities
  • Direct cremation (unattended)

Cochrane's Funeral Directors

Trading since 1973

Independent

This business also trades from premises in Shotton Colliery and Horden, both outside the area covered here.

Where to find them

  • Bowburn – Hillrise House, 13 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU · 0191 743 0287

Published prices

No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.

Co-op Funeralcare

Owned by Co-op Funeralcare

Part of a national group

Trades under the Co-op Funeralcare brand name at this branch.

Where to find them

Published prices

No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.

Co-op publishes a standardised price list for this branch. Its figures are not shown, so ask the branch for a copy or check Co-op's own page. Other listing sites quote prices for a differently named Co-op branch in Durham, which may not apply here.

Price list page: https://www.coop.co.uk/funeralcare/funeral-directors/durham/DH1-1JA/98-gilesgate · Last verified 12 August 2026

Sherburn Hill Funeralcare

Owned by Co-op Funeralcare

Part of a national group

Where to find them

  • Sherburn Hill – Moor Cottage, Front Street, Sherburn Hill, County Durham, DH6 1PA · 0191 372 0283 Sherburn Hill is a village on Durham City's south-eastern edge, a short drive from the city centre.

Published prices

No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.

Price list page: https://www.coop.co.uk/funeralcare/funeral-directors/sherburn-hill/DH6-1PA/moor-cottage · Last verified 12 August 2026

What we could not verify

  • County Durham Funeral Directors' price list is dated 2024, so confirm current prices with the firm. Its council and crematorium fees are below the current published rates.
  • The three Co-op branches publish a standardised price list, but no figures are shown here. Ask any branch directly for a copy.
  • Cochrane's Funeral Directors (Bowburn) has no website, so its details are the least certain here.
  • No funeral director has premises in Durham's historic city centre.

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Council fees in Durham

The crematorium or burial fee is set by the council, not the funeral director, and is paid on top of the prices above.

How we built this list

Every price here comes from the firm’s own published price list or the council’s own published fees, with a link to the source and the date it was last verified. Where a firm publishes no price, we say so instead of estimating. No listing is paid for and none can be bought. Spotted something wrong?