Sheffield City Council
1st April 2026 – 31st March 2027
Exclusive Right of Burial * |
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| Please note an interment (digging) fee will be added to the fees below. | |
For all Graves in our Cemeteries * |
Fee |
| 50-year lease (the interment of 2 coffins of up to 15” deep) | £1260 |
| 50-year lease (the interment of 3 coffins of up to 15” deep) | £1879 |
| 50-year lease (the interment of 2 domed caskets/coffins over 15” deep) | £1879 |
| Graves to accommodate 3 domed caskets/coffins over 15” deep are not available | |
| 90-year lease (the interment of 2 coffins of up to 15” deep) | £2268 |
Cremated Remains Plots |
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| Not available at some cemeteries | |
| For the interment of a maximum of 4 urns of cremated remains | |
| 50-year lease | £820 |
Small Individual Baby Grave |
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| Situated on cremated remains sections, can accommodate the interment of 1 baby only – no other interments permitted (max coffin size 24” x 12” / 600mm x 300mm) | |
| 50-year lease | £1037 |
Renewal of Exclusive Right of Burial |
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| Usually applicable to graves purchased on a lease from March 1959 onwards: | |
Full Graves |
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| For a further period of 5 years minimum* to allow burial of grave owner if lease has expired | £135 |
| For a further period of 30 years minimum | £660 |
| For a further period of 50 years maximum | £900 |
Cremated Remains Plots |
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| For a further period of 30 years minimum *in some cases the 5 year lease may be allowed | £400 |
| For a further period of 50 years maximum | £540 |
Pre-Purchase of Graves * |
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| Prices include pre purchase marker stone. (Interment fee will apply when grave is used) | |
| For 2 interments on a 50-year Exclusive Right of Burial (for 2 standard coffins) | £2,628 |
| For 3 interments on a 50-year Exclusive Right of Burial (for 3 standard coffins) | £3,900 |
| Muslim adult lined grave for 1 on a 50-year Exclusive Right of Burial (includes cost of liner but not interment). | £3,882 |
| Please note: these graves cannot be used for short-notice burials | |
| Cremated Remains Plot on a 50-year Exclusive Right of Burial (holds a maximum of 4 urns of cremated remains) | £1,747 |
Woodland Burial at Wisewood Cemetery |
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| For 1 interment only, includes a £100 fee for a marker stone and tree of your choice from a list of selected native trees. Grass will be cut twice yearly to allow wildlife and wildflowers to flourish. No additional memorials allowed (agreement signed by purchaser). | |
| 50-year lease | £1,360 |
| 90-year lease * | £2,368 |
Pre purchase of an adjoining plot at time of burial |
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| Price includes pre purchase marker stone (payment for marker to commemorate the deceased will be applicable at time of burial) | |
| 50-year lease | £1,690 |
| 90-year lease | £3,042 |
Pre purchase if not purchased at time of burial in an adjacent grave. * |
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| Price includes pre purchase marker stone (payment for marker to commemorate the deceased will be applicable at time of burial) | |
| 50-year lease | £2,628 |
| 90-year lease | £4,730 |
Transfer of Grave Ownership |
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For the administration and issue of Transfer Certificate (no charge if done at time of interment /memorial application) |
£104 |
Interment (Digging) Fees |
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Private Graves |
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| Stillborn Child or Child up to 28 days old in a small Individual Baby Grave | £436 |
| Maximum coffin size 24” x 12” / 600mm x 300mm | |
| Includes child/baby buried in Adult Grave | |
| (Please also see additional charges for interment of caskets/use of lined grave, use of chapels etc if you wish to use these) Coffins up to 26in wide on shoulders | £1,576 |
| (No charge is made to the public for this item if it is arranged for a baby who is registered stillborn, or a child who has died before their 18th birthday, as the City Council will reclaim these fees from the HM Government scheme the Children’s Funeral Fund) | |
| Additional Fees Coffin over 26in/660mm in width up to 29in | £145 |
| Additional Fees Coffin over 29in/760mm in width | £285 |
| For two or more interments at the same time in the same grave – Per additional interment | £100 |
Burial of Cremated Remains |
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| If relatives are not attending the interment | £228 |
| If relatives are attending (Monday – Friday) | £290 |
| If relatives are attending (Saturday) Abbey Lane Only if a Cremation Service has been booked at Hutcliffe Wood | £415 |
Burial of Body Parts/Blocks |
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| Re-opening of grave to inter body parts/blocks/slides | |
| If interring to depth of cremated remains | £290 |
| If interring to depth of coffin | £1,576 |
Public GravesNo exclusive right of burial has been granted |
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| Burial in communal baby grave at Tinsley Park Cemetery (babies of any gestation, stillborn and up to 28 days old of any faith) – max coffin size 24” x 12” / 600mm x 300mm | No Charge |
| Burial in marginal grave of a person aged 18 years and over at time of death | £1,576 |