Arthur Bell (Wakefield) Ltd
Trading since 1922
Independent Where to find them
- Arthur Bell Funeral Directors – 67 Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HP · 01924 822281
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,150 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,625 |
| Unattended burial | £1,275 |
| Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) | £1,110 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,280 |
Cremation fee is published as a range, £792 to £1,110, typically £1,110. Wakefield Council currently charges £1,122, so budget from the council's figure. The firm trades online as Independent Funeral Directors and on its price list as Arthur Bell Funeral Directors. Established 1922.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Private Chapel of Rest
- Direct cremations
- Pre-paid funerals
- Funeral vehicles (including horse-drawn hearse, motorcycle and sidecar, vintage vehicles)
Normington & Sons Ltd
Trading since 1957
Independent Golden Charter funeral plan partner. Registered Limited Company in England no. 2697534.
Branches in Wakefield (3)
- Normington & Sons (head office) – 1A Mill Lane, Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4 2HW · 01226 700760
- Newstead View Funeral Home – Newstead Lane, Havercroft, Wakefield, WF4 2HW · 01226 700760
- Old Baptist Chapel – Wakefield Road, Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9 5JF · 01226 700760
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,417 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,549 |
| Unattended burial | £2,417 |
| Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) | £1,122 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,306 |
Price list titled 'Standardised Price List 2026-2027'. Unattended burial is published at £2,417.00, the same figure as the attended funeral. Local burial fee is dual-quoted (Barnsley MBC £1,195 / Wakefield MDC £1,306); the Wakefield MDC figure is shown, as this is the Wakefield registry entry. Local cremation fee is dual-quoted (Barnsley £1,147 / Pontefract-Wakefield £1,122); the Wakefield figure is shown.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Funeral pricing
- Coffin selection
- Floral tributes
- Bespoke funerals
- Monumental stonemasonry
- Pre-paid funeral plans (Golden Charter)
- Bereavement support
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).
R J Burgess Funeral Directors
Independent Fair Funerals Pledge participant; Much Loved memorial platform partner. RJ Burgess Limited (Normanton) company no. 03090880; RJ Burgess (Crofton) Limited company no. 11176107.
Branches in Wakefield (2)
- R J Burgess Ltd (Normanton) – 18 Market Place, Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 2AU · 01924 894017
- R J Burgess (Crofton) Ltd – 1 Manorfields Court, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1SY · 01924 860097
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £1,780 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,050 |
| Unattended burial | £835 |
| Local cremation fee (paid to the crematorium) | £1,122 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,306 |
The figures shown are the Normanton branch's. Crofton publishes the same headline prices with a different local burial fee, ranging from £800 to £1,306 rather than a flat £1,306.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Traditional funerals
- Simple funerals
- Direct cremation
- Coffins (traditional, eco-friendly, alternative)
- Transport
- Digital autopsy
- Life expressions services
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).
Howarth Funeral Service
Trading since 1940
Independent Fourth-generation family business; founder Raymond Howarth became a funeral director in 1940. Owned by Howarth Funerals Ltd per the price list's disclosure-of-interests section.
Branches in Wakefield (2)
- Howarth Funeral Service (Wakefield chapel of rest) – 160 Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PY · 01924 376590
- Howarth Funeral Service (Ossett office & residence) – 2A Tenterfield Road, Ossett, WF5 0RU · 01924 376590
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,590 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £2,147 |
| Unattended burial | £1,790 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,306 |
Cremation fee published as a range £806-£1,122 with no single typical figure given, so no figure is shown. The site's marketing copy also mentions chapels of rest at Thornes and Crigglestone, but these appear to be the same Alverthorpe Road and Ossett premises already listed above, not separate addresses.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Direct cremation funeral service
- Funeral flowers
- Coffins
- Urns
- Pre-paid funeral plans (Golden Charter)
- Funeral buffets
- Death registration assistance
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), British Institute of Funeral Directors, British Institute of Embalmers.
Wakefield Funeral Services
Owned by Funeral Partners Limited · Trading since 1968
Part of a national group Owned by Funeral Partners Limited; pre-paid plans sold via Choice Funeral Plans / Alternative Planning Company Limited (FCA-regulated), per own-site disclosure.
Where to find them
- Wakefield Funeral Services – 76 Horbury Road, Wakefield · 01924 372260
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £3,140 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £2,107 |
| Unattended burial | £1,750 |
Burial fee is published as a range, £550 to £1,200, and cremation fee as a range, £980 to £1,122, so no single figure is shown for either. The price list carries no date, so confirm current prices with the firm.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Cremations
- Burials
- Green and woodland funerals
- Unattended cremation
- Repatriation
- Memorial masonry
- Coffin range
- Ashes caskets, urns and keepsakes
- Transport
- Online funeral notice, tributes and donations
- Probate
- Floral tributes
- Orders of service and funeral stationery
Trade body membership published on their own site: National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).
Lazenby & Scorah Funeral Directors
Owned by Dignity Funerals · Trading since 1885
Part of a national group Trades locally as Lazenby & Scorah (previously J Lazenby & Sons); Dignity is the parent group, surfaced here so a reader searching the local name finds it.
Where to find them
- Lazenby & Scorah (formerly J Lazenby & Sons) – Duke of York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PD · 01924 373237
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,595 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,645 |
| Local burial fee (paid to the council) | £1,622 |
This firm does not offer an unattended burial. Cremation fee is published as a range, £951 to £1,122, so no single figure is shown.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Chapels of rest (3 on site)
- Private arranging room
- Memorials
Fenix Funeral
Owned by Fenix Funeral Ltd
Part of a national group 'By appointment only' premises per own site – an advisory office model, not a traditional funeral home with chapel of rest on-site. Fenix Funeral Ltd, registered in England and Wales no. 12275003.
Where to find them
- Fenix Funeral (Wakefield-area advisory premises) – 22 Bank Street, Castleford, WF10 1JD
Published prices
| Attended funeral (funeral director’s charges) | £2,580 |
| Direct cremation (unattended) | £1,095 |
| Unattended burial | £2,580 |
The price list gives no Wakefield burial or cremation fee, showing 'Variable' for both, and quotes the same figure (£2,580) for an unattended burial as for an attended funeral. Confirm a Wakefield price directly with the firm. No branch phone number is published; enquiries go through a central booking line.
Source: the firm’s own price list · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Direct cremation
- Service at crematorium
- Graveside burial
- Bespoke funeral package
Wakefield Independent Funeral Service
Owned by Springhead Funeral Services
Part of a national group Trades locally as 'Wakefield Independent Funeral Service' / 'Wakefield Independent Funeral Directors' across directory listings, but the parent operating entity is Springhead Funeral Services, a five-branch chain (Halifax, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Keighley). Package prices: Low Fuss £2,895 / Bespoke £3,095 / Inclusive £3,395 / Direct Option £995 (source: /pricing/).
Where to find them
- Wakefield Independent Funeral Service – 31-33 Hoyland Road, Wakefield, WF2 7HD · 01924 242444
Published prices
No prices published. Ask the branch for its price list.
The package prices are given in their own words, because fitting them into the usual attended/unattended breakdown would misrepresent what each figure covers.
Price list page: https://springheadfuneralservices.uk/pricing/ · Last verified 15 August 2026
Services listed on their site
- Arranging and conducting the funeral
- Cremation fee payment
- Minister's/celebrant fee payment
- Conveyance into chapel of rest
- Coffin provision
- Hearse and staff
- Direct cremation option
Co-op Funeralcare
Owned by Co-op Funeralcare
Part of a national group Where to find them
- Co-op Funeralcare, Horbury Road – 184 Horbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 8BQ · 01924 376690