Cemetery fees

Here you can find a list of the current fees and charges applicable to graves, memorials and related cemetery services in Tamworth. 

Cemetery Fees - 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 

TYPE OF GRAVE  

SINGLE FEES

BOROUGH

DOUBLE FEES, NON BOROUGH

New Double depth grave

(excluding preselects)

Exclusive Right

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

1335

820

£2155

1335

820

2155

£4310

New Single Depth grave

(excluding preselects)

Exclusive Right

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

1335

650

£1985

1355

650

1985

£3970

New Ashes

(excluding preselects)

Exclusive Right

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

1149

310

£1459

1149

310

1459

£2918

New Baby’s/

Child under 17,

(Half sized grave excluding preselects)

Exclusive Right

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

No charge No charge

Supplementary Ashes

(Interred at same time as Ashes or Coffin)

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

150

£150

150

150

£300

Reopen to Single Depth

(including Preselects)

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

650

£650

650

650

£1300

Reopen to Double Depth

(including Preselects)

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

820

£820

820

820

£1640

Reopen for Ashes

(including Preselects)

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

310

£310

310

310

£620

Reopen for baby/child under 17 – in a full or half sized grave.

(including preselects)

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

No charge No charge

New Treble depth grave (ex preselects)

(subject to availability)

Exclusive Right

Interment Fee

Non Borough

Total

1335

1241

£2576

1335

1241

2576

£5152

Purchase of a preselect Full plot

Exclusive Right

Admin Fee

Non Borough

Total

1335

93

£1428

1335

93

1335

£2763

Purchase of a preselect Half plot

Exclusive Right

Admin Fee

Non Borough

Total

1149

93

£1242

1149

93

1149

£2391

PRESELECTS -These are graves where the family has purchased the exclusive Right of burial but no interment has taken place.

Please note double fees apply for non-residents. You can read more about this in section E of the rules and guidance notes.

Fees and Charges  
EROB full grave (50 years, renewable 25 yrs 50% current EROB)(to include first memorial) £1335
EROB half grave (50 years, renewable 25 yrs 50% current EROB)(to include first memorial) £1149
 
Burial of a child(up to 16 years inclusive) No charge
Single depth digging fees £650
Double depth digging fees £820
Treble depth digging fees £1241
Burial of cremated remains £310
Scattering of cremated remains (within a grave) £124
Supplementary Ashes Interment Fee, when interred at same time as Ashes or Coffin £150
 
Memorial Application Fee £93
Memorial (grave purchased prior to Jan 2014) & New Memorials £248
Tablet or vase (grave purchased prior to Jan 2014) £124
Additional inscriptions to existing memorial £97
Re-Fix Only - Memorial Application Fee £42
 
Administration charge pre purchase £93
Transfer of ownership (exclusive Right of burial) £93
Renunciation charge per additional person £19
Memorial plaque space for 5 years – renewable £378
Search, locate and mark a grave £32
Replacement deed £12
Exhumation request administration fee £538
Exhumation costs (Actual) £POA
Backfill Paperwork Preparation £32

Contact us:
For more help or information, please contact the cemeteries team on 01827 709343, or via email at cemeteries@tamworth.gov.uk.