Natural Funerals, Personal Service, Exceptional Value
The Sun Life Cost of Dying Report for 2025* has now been published. As with previous years this report provides worrying information regarding funeral costs. At The Natural Burial Company we believe in challenging high costs, and are dedicated to providing the best possible caring services at cost-effective prices.
In line of our ethos of care for the environment, care for the bereaved, and fighting funeral poverty, our team provide a range of funeral services for all. Personal service is key to everything we do and we will always help you to provide the best, most appropriate goodbye, you can have for your loved one.
According to the Sun Life report the average cost of a Burial in the UK in 2024 was £5,198. This compared to a complete full burial service, including plot and interment fees at our Prestwold (Loughborough) or Scraptoft Natural (Leicester) Burial Grounds from £2,990. A service at our Wrottesley Park Natural Burial Ground (Wolverhampton) is available from £3,170. These are extremely large savings for environmentally friendly services in beautiful locations Full Natural Burial – Direct Natural Funerals
The report also states that the average cost for a Direct Burial Service is £1,527 – this total excludes plot and interment fees. The Natural Burial Company provide a complete Direct Natural Burial Service, including plot and interment fees for £1,740 Direct Natural Burial – Direct Natural Funerals A Simple Natural Burial Service is also available, which includes a short service and up to 6 people attending for £2,250 Simple Natural Burial Service – Direct Natural Funerals
The average cost for a Direct Cremation is listed in the report as £1,597. The Natural Burial Company do offer a Direct Cremation Service, but with additions to support the environment and the bereaved. For each cremation conducted we plant 3 trees to help mitigate the environmental impact of the cremation, and conduct an interment of the cremated remains at one of our natural burial grounds. Memorials may be purchased and a Celebration of Life or Memorial Service held. We understand the importance of being able to say goodbye, and to leave a natural legacy for future generations. The Direct Cremation with Natural Burial of Cremated Remains is available from £1,750 Direct Cremation – Direct Natural Funerals
We also work with all local funeral directors, and help support DIY services if you would like to make all arrangements yourself. We simply wish to ensure that your goodbye is personal and appropriate. We are here to help you.
We are also proud to provide the following for each full burial service.
To maximise our care for the environment and out of respect for those resting with us, all graves are dug by hand.
We only conduct one full burial service a day. Ensuring that you have the time you need to say goodbye. In the warmer months many use this time to have a picnic around the graveside.
There are no “out of area” charges or restrictions on who may rest with us. Our natural burial grounds are open to all, irrespective of where you lived, your religion, or beliefs.
Our team work to support nature at our natural burial grounds. We see the burial ground as a beautiful, natural tribute to those in our care. Individual trees may also be planted on graves to ensure a personal legacy for the future.
Our natural burial grounds will in time be left to nature. To ensure natural beauty, support for nature and biodiversity, and an inspirational place to visit for future generations.
For further information, or to arrange to visit one of our natural burial grounds, please don’t hesitate to phone (0116) 222 0247 or email [email protected]
* sunlife-cost-of-dying-report-2025.pdf
