Cremation fees

You'll find all the charges for cremations at the City of Belfast Crematorium here.

These prices include VAT where applicable. They are valid from 1 April 2010 until 31 March 2011.
For more information, call us on 028 9044 8342.
Price list for cremations
Type of use Price (Belfast residents) Price (non-Belfast residents)
Stillborn child or child aged one or under
£53
£105
Child (under 16)
£112
£225
Adult (aged 16 or above)
£198
£397
Hospital cremations
£72
£145
Saturday and public holiday levy
£146
£150
Ecological coffin
£196
£196
Hire of Crematorium funeral church for memorial services
£70
£70


Our cremation fees include the disposal of cremated remains packed for collection or scattered or buried in the Garden of Remembrance or at a memorial tree. They also include a cremation certificate.

If the deceased is a life member of the Cremation Society of Great Britain or the Cremation Assurance Friendly Society, the fee will be recovered from the society.


Price list for dispersal options
Type of dispersal Price (Belfast residents) Price (non-Belfast residents)
Sent by registered post (UK and Republic of Ireland)
£72
£72
Burial or scattering of cremated remains (if cremation took place on-site)
No charge
No charge
Burial or scattering of cremated remains from other crematoria
£72
£72
Scattering of cremated remains in Shankill Graveyard (if cremation took place at City of Belfast Crematorium)
£25
£25
Scattering of cremated remains in Shankill Graveyard (if cremation took place elsewhere)
£72
£72


Price list for memorial options
Type of memorial Price (Belfast residents) Price (non-Belfast residents)
Memorial tree
£394
£394
Woodland copse (with granite memorial)
£329
£329
Tree plaque (up to 105 letters)
£66
£66
Tree plaque (up to 300 letters)
£130
£130
Memorial seat
£938
£938
Single urn in Columbarium (25 year lease)
£306
£938
Double urn in Columbarium (25 year lease)
(When the lease of the first occupancy ends, the first urn will remain until the lease for the second occupancy ends)
£625
£1874
Urn
£43
£43
Memorial stone book tablet (up to 75 letters)
£250
£250


Price list for music
Type of music Price (Belfast residents) Price (non-Belfast residents)
Use of organ
£29
£44
Use of organ and services of an organist
£72
£102
Recorded music
No charge
No charge


Price list for Book of Remembrance entries
Type of entry Price (Belfast residents) Price (non-Belfast residents)
Two lines (minimum)
£59
£72
Five lines
£110
£127
Eight lines (maximum)
£179
£192
Badge
£60
£72
Coat of arms
£118
£134


Price list for copies of entries in Book of Remembrance
Type of entry Price (Belfast residents) Price (non-Belfast residents)
(Copy of) two lines (minimum)
£29
£34
(Copy of) five lines
£54
£63
(Copy of) eight lines (maximum)
£88
£96
(Copy of) badge
£44
£50
(Copy of) coat of arms
£72
£82


Price list for columbarium inscription costs
Type of inscription Price (all residents)
Up to 60 letters
£159
Each additional letter
£1.23 per letter
Emblems
Price available upon request