Contents
- Schedule of draft fees and charges 2025/26
- Adult social care
- Library services
- Licensing and trading standards
- Outdoor leisure
- Allotments
- Cemeteries
- Environmental health
- Food safety
- Parks and open spaces
- Waste services
- Local land charges, street name and numbering and planning
- Highways
- Parking
- Halls Place and gardens
- Parking season ticket price list
7. Cemeteries
Resident
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Full Earthen Grave Lease | 30 years | £2,209.00 | £2,254.00 | 2.04% |
| 50 years | £3,430.00 | £3,499.00 | 2.01% | |
| 75 years | £4,876.00 | £4,974.00 | 2.01% | |
| Extension to lease | 10 years | £702.00 | £718.00 | 2.28% |
| 30 years | £2,274.00 | £2,320.00 | 2.02% | |
| 50 years | £3,530.00 | £3,610.00 | 2.27% | |
| 75 years | £5,018.00 | £5,120.00 | 2.03% | |
| Private Half Earthen Grave Lease for children < 2yrs burial or < 18 yrs ashes (For cremated remains and children < 18yrs) | 30 years | £976.00 | £996.00 | 2.05% |
| 50 years | £1,467.00 | £1,497.00 | 2.04% | |
| 75 years | £2,076.00 | £2,118.00 | 2.02% | |
| Full Earthen Grave Lease - Purchase in Reserve | 30 years | £2,705.00 | £2,765.00 | 2.22% |
| 50 years | £4,273.00 | £4,360.00 | 2.04% | |
| 75 years | £5,936.00 | £6,055.00 | 2.00% | |
| Lease purchased in reserve Sanctum Vaults | 30 years | £1,599.00 | £1,635.00 | 2.25% |
| Private Half Earthen Grave Lease for Ashes Interment | 30 years | £1,005.00 | £1,025.00 | 1.99% |
| 50 years | £1,509.00 | £1,540.00 | 2.05% | |
| 75 years | £2,137.00 | £2,180.00 | 2.01% | |
| New Sanctum Vault package - Dig fee, memorial tablet & vase | 30 years | £2,585.00 | £2,649.00 | 2.48% |
| Garden of Remembrance Package | Initial interment and vase with 60 characters of inscription | £902.00 | £920.00 | 2.00% |
| Old Side Garden of Remembrance | Erith Old Cemetery | £420.00 | £430.00 | 2.38% |
| Dig | For depth of 1 or 2 | £1,395.00 | £1,423.00 | 2.01% |
| For depth of 3 or 4 | £1,619.00 | £1,800.00 | 11.18% | |
| Interment Fee | For adult (public grave only) | £742.00 | £760.00 | 2.43% |
| Adult - For cremated remains | £420.00 | £430.00 | 2.38% | |
| For child 0 - 3mths public or private grave | Free | Free | - | |
| For child 3mths - <18yrs public or private grave | £416.00 | £420.00 | 0.96% | |
| For cremated remains child 0-<18 yrs public or private grave | £181.00 | £184.00 | 1.66% | |
| For adult (public grave only) | £742.00 | Deleted | ||
| Surcharge | For casket | £482.00 | £499.00 | 3.53% |
| For large coffin | £458.00 | £470.00 | 2.62% | |
| For late arrival of funeral (over 30 minutes) | £198.00 | £225.00 | 13.64% | |
| For coffin sizes not received at least 3 working days before interment | £296.00 | £305.00 | 3.04% | |
| For wrong outside coffin measurement | £206.00 | £212.00 | 2.91% | |
| For Memorial not removed at least 3 working days before interment | £200.00 | £204.00 | 2.00% | |
| Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday Interment | Double Interment Fees | Double Interment Fees | 2.09% | |
| Services | Transfer of deeds | £149.00 | £152.00 | 2.01% |
| Genealogy searches per name | £78.00 | £80.00 | 2.56% | |
| New memorial | Exceeding 18" x 18" | £360.00 | £368.00 | 2.22% |
| Not exceeding 18" x 18" | £104.00 | £108.00 | 3.85% | |
| Additional inscription | Additional inscription | £150.00 | £153.00 | 2.00% |
| Garden of remembrance | Replacement vase or additional inscription | £80.00 | £82.00 | 2.50% |
| Minor works | Renovation | £69.00 | £72.00 | 4.35% |
| Sanctum Vault | Replacement tablet | £358.00 | £365.00 | 1.95% |
| Sanctum Vases | £197.00 | £200.00 | 1.52% | |
| Plaque | On shared bench | £415.00 | £424.00 | 2.17% |
| Garden of Remembrance Vases | Garden of Remembrance | £482.00 | £492.00 | 2.07% |
| Grave maintenance scheme | Full memorial grave, twice yearly planting, weed & water | £225.00 | £230.00 | 2.22% |
| Lawn grave, twice yearly planting, weed & water | £94.50 | £97.00 | 2.65% | |
| Plaque | Octagonal Planter Bexleyheath | £479.00 | £489.00 | 2.09% |
| Wall plaque - Bexleyheath Memorial Garden | £420.00 | £429.00 | 2.14% | |
| Sundial Plaques Erith & Hillview small | £425.00 | £434.00 | 2.12% | |
| Sundial Plaques Erith & Hillview medium | £470.00 | £480.00 | 2.13% | |
| Sundial Plaques Erith & Hillview large | £615.00 | £628.00 | 2.11% | |
| Supply & fit wooden frame (Hillview only) | £130.00 | £135.00 | 3.85% | |
| Children’s Memorial Toadstool Plaque | £85.00 | NEW | ||
| Other | One off grave tidy (memorial vault light clean) | £45.00 | £46.00 | 2.22% |
| One off grave tidy (Memorial vault / sarcophagus intense clean / large area) | £90.00 | £92.00 | 2.22% |
Erith Memorial Terrace & Hillview / Specialist Burial Vaults
Authority delegated to the Head of Parks and Open Spaces to reduce/increase or introduce new charges
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | Classic 900 stone burial vault - 50 yr lease | £7,480.00 | £7,630.00 | 2.01% |
| Classic 900 stone burial vault - 75 yr lease | £8,982.00 | £9,162.00 | 2.00% | |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault - 50 yr lease | £7,873.00 | £8,030.00 | 1.99% | |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault - 75 yr lease | £9,370.00 | £9,558.00 | 2.01% | |
| Sarcophagi burial vault - 50 yr lease | £9,705.00 | £9,899.00 | 2.00% | |
| Sarcophagi burial vault - 75 yr lease | £11,179.00 | £11,403.00 | 2.00% | |
| Mausoleum wall vault - 50 yr lease | Side Charging (50 years) New Charge Band | £6,680.00 | £6,680.00 | 0.00% |
| Mausoleum wall vault - 75 yr lease | Side Charging (75 years) New Charge Band | £7,409.00 | £7,410.00 | 0.01% |
| All Black Granite | Classic 900 black granite burial vault with large underlying - 50 yr lease | £11,027.00 | £11,245.00 | 1.98% |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault with large underlying - 75 yr lease | £12,439.00 | £12,688.00 | 2.00% | |
| Chapel Crescent - double black granite burial vault 50 yr lease | £12,130.00 | £12,200.00 | 0.58% | |
| Chapel Crescent - double black granite burial vault 75 yr lease | £13,542.00 | £13,620.00 | 0.58% |
Non-resident
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Full Earthen Grave Lease | 30 years | £5,908.00 | £6,028.00 | 2.03% |
| 50 years | £9,378.00 | £9,567.00 | 2.02% | |
| 75 years | £13,321.00 | £13,589.00 | 2.01% | |
| Extension to lease | 10 years | £2,084.00 | £2,132.00 | 2.30% |
| 30 years | £6,080.00 | £6,205.00 | 2.06% | |
| 50 years | £9,650.00 | £9,870.00 | 2.28% | |
| 75 years | £13,709.00 | £13,990.00 | 2.05% | |
| Private Half Earthen Grave Lease for children < 18yrs Lease new half grave (For cremated remains and children 0 - <18 yrs) | 30 years | £2,550.00 | £2,603.00 | 2.08% |
| 50 years | £4,035.00 | £4,118.00 | 2.06% | |
| 75 years | £5,734.00 | £5,850.00 | 2.02% | |
| Full Earthen Grave Lease - Purchase in reserve | 30 years | £8,628.00 | £8,820.00 | 2.23% |
| 50 years | £13,623.00 | £13,902.00 | 2.05% | |
| 75 years | £19,412.00 | £19,800.00 | 2.00% | |
| Lease purchased in reserve Sanctum Vaults | 30 years | £5,393.00 | £5,515.00 | 2.26% |
| Private Earthen Half Grave Lease for Ashes Interment | 30 years | £2,624.00 | £2,677.00 | 2.02% |
| 50 years | £4,152.00 | £4,237.00 | 2.05% | |
| 75 years | £5,902.00 | £6,021.00 | 2.02% | |
| New Sanctum Vault package - Dig fee, memorial tablet & vase | 30 years Initial interment and vase with 60 characters of inscription | £9,601.00 | £9,840.00 | 2.49% |
| Garden of Remembrance Package | Initial interment and vase with 60 characters of inscription | £1,945.00 | £1,985.00 | 2.06% |
| Old Side Garden of Remembrance | Erith Old Cemetery | £1,425.00 | £1,455.00 | 2.11% |
| Dig | For depth of 1 or 2 | £3,962.00 | £4,042.00 | 2.02% |
| For depth of 3 or 4 | £6,917.00 | £7,690.00 | 11.18% | |
| Interment Fee | Adult - For cremated remains | £1,425.00 | £1,459.00 | 2.39% |
| For child 0 - 3mths public or private grave | £277.00 | £282.00 | 1.81% | |
| For child 3mths - <18yrs public or private grave | £702.00 | £715.00 | 1.85% | |
| For cremated remains child 0 - <18 yrs public or private grave | £702.00 | £715.00 | 1.85% | |
| For adult (public grave only) | £2,910.00 | £2,968.00 | 2.00% | |
| Surcharge | For casket | £1,788.00 | £1,852.00 | 3.58% |
| For large coffin | £1,125.00 | £1,155.00 | 2.67% | |
| For late arrival of funeral (over 30 minutes) | £198.00 | £225.00 | 13.64% | |
| For coffin sizes not received at least 3 working days before interment | £296.00 | £305.00 | 3.04% | |
| For wrong outside coffin measurement | £206.00 | £212.00 | 2.91% | |
| For Memorial not removed at least 3 working days before interment | £200.00 | £204.00 | 2.00% | |
| Saturday & Bank Holiday Monday Interment | Double Interment Fees | Double Interment Fees | - | |
| Transfer of deeds | £149.00 | £152.00 | 2.01% | |
| Genealogy searches | £78.00 | £80.00 | 2.56% | |
| New memorial | Not exceeding 18" x 18" | £104.00 | £108.00 | 3.85% |
| Exceeding 18" x 18" | £360.00 | £368.00 | 2.22% | |
| Additional inscription | Additional inscription | £150.00 | £153.00 | 2.00% |
| Garden of remembrance | Replacement vase or additional inscription | £80.00 | £82.00 | 2.50% |
| Minor works | Renovation | £69.00 | £71.00 | 2.90% |
| Grave maintenance scheme | Full memorial grave, twice yearly planting, weed & water | £225.00 | £230.00 | 2.22% |
| Lawn grave, twice yearly planting, weed & water | £94.50 | £97.00 | 2.65% | |
| Replacement tablet | Sanctum Vault | £358.00 | £365.00 | 1.96% |
| Sanctum Vases | Sanctum Vases | £197.00 | £200.00 | 1.52% |
| Plaque | On shared bench | £415.00 | £424.00 | 2.17% |
| Garden of Remembrance Vases | Garden of Remembrance | £482.00 | £492.00 | 2.07% |
| Plaque | Octagonal Planter Bexleyheath | £479.00 | £489.00 | 2.09% |
| Wall plaque - Bexleyheath Memorial Garden | £420.00 | £429.00 | 2.14% | |
| Sundial Plaques Erith & Hillview small | £425.00 | £434.00 | 2.12% | |
| Sundial Plaques Erith & Hillview medium | £470.00 | £480.00 | 2.13% | |
| Sundial Plaques Erith & Hillview large | £615.00 | £628.00 | 2.11% | |
| Children’s Memorial Toadstool Plaque | £85.00 | NEW | ||
| Supply & fit wooden frame | £130.00 | £135.00 | 3.85% | |
| One off grave tidy (memorial vault light clean) | £45.00 | £46.00 | 2.22% | |
| One off grave tidy (Memorial vault / sarcophagus intense clean / large area) | £90.00 | £92.00 | 2.22% |
Erith Memorial Terrace & Hillview / Specialist Burial Vaults
Authority delegated to the Head of Parks and Open Spaces to reduce/increase or introduce new charges
| Fee / Charge | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | Classic 900 stone burial vault - 50 yr lease | £16,185.00 | £16,510.00 | 2.01% |
| Classic 900 stone burial vault - 75 yr lease | £21,503.00 | £21,933.00 | 2.00% | |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault - 50 yr lease | £16,554.00 | £16,885.00 | 2.00% | |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault - 75 yr lease | £21,759.00 | £22,194.00 | 2.00% | |
| Sarcophagi burial vault - 50 yr lease | £18,373.00 | £18,741.00 | 2.00% | |
| Sarcophagi burial vault - 75 yr lease | £23,691.00 | £24,165.00 | 2.00% | |
| Mausoleum Wall - 50 yr lease | Side Charging (50 years) New Charge Band | £8,820.00 | £8,820.00 | 0.00% |
| Mausoleum Wall - 75 yr lease | Side Charging (75 years) New Charge Band | £10,308.00 | £10,310.00 | 0.02% |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault with large underlying - 50 yr lease | New Side Double Large Under landing (50 Years) | £20,109.00 | £20,511.00 | 2.00% |
| Classic 900 black granite burial vault with large underlying - 75 yr lease | New Side Double Large Under landing (75 Years) | £25,372.00 | £25,880.00 | 2.00% |
| Chapel Crescent - double black granite burial vault 50 yr lease | Old Side Double Chapel Crescent (50 years) | £21,214.00 | £21,337.00 | 0.58% |
| Chapel Crescent - double black granite burial vault 75 yr lease | Old Side Double Chapel Crescent (75 years) | £26,476.00 | £26,630.00 | 0.58% |