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Shires

Luton · LU3 1RBChain
★★★★★4.9 (66 Google reviews)

About Shires

At Shires Luton, we offer compassionate funeral services. We would be proud to help you arrange a memorable funeral for your loved one. Find out more here.

From the funeral director's own website.

Published prices

Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £4,775
Director's fee £3,635 + cremation fee £1,140
Direct cremation
£1,595
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration£1,075
Collection of the deceased£500
Care of the deceased£881
Coffin (oak veneered chipboard)£486
Viewing / chapel of rest£1
Hearse / transport£692
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)£2,734
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)£975
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)£2
Transfer / removal£850
Return of ashes£99
Embalming£222
Officiant / ministerPOA
Out-of-hours collectionPOA

Estimated all-in = the funeral director's own charges plus the crematorium's cremation fee. Prices from their CMA Standardised Price List — April 2026 list. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.

What people say

★★★★★
What can I say. Hannah is the most amazing person , so calm so genuinely caring and empathetic. She really is and put all my daughters and sons and myself at total ease. Her professional approach yet sympathetic and understanding was really unexpected and a real tribute to my wife Sandra. Nothing was too much and along with Beth and John they answered all our questions and requests carried out 💯. Losing my wife of 43 years was in itself so difficult but the fantastic service from Shire’s made it all a little more bearable. This is the second time we have used Shires and wouldn’t hes
★★★★★
Shires have been amazing. Warm, informative and respectful. Beth handled everything for us, asking the right questions at the right time and supporting us throughout the whole process. She also shared how caring they were to my Dad when he was in their care. These little touches meant the world to us. On the day, everything went well, a wonderful goodbye to a wonderful man. Shires were the essence of what a good goodbye should look like. I highly recommend them.
★★★★★
This company were outstanding from start to finish. I could never thank them enough. We honestly felt supported and cared for from the first meeting with Shires. I would like to thank Beth, Rosie and John, especially, for making this emotional journey bearable. Kind and patient and very sincere. The attention to detail was just lovely. These people are born to do this and we felt their very gentle loving support throughout the entire process. Thankyou everyone at Shires.
★★★★★
I just want to say a huge thank you to Bethany, Hannah and John during such a difficult and emotional time. Bethany was absolutely incredible – so kind, helpful and understanding throughout the whole process. She really took the time to listen, showed genuine care, and made us feel supported every step of the way, which meant more than words can say. Hannah was also amazing. She was so supportive, caring and reassuring, and helped make everything feel more manageable for us. Both their kindness and compassion really stood out and meant so much to our family. John was brilliant on the day of th
★★★★★
Shires in Luton was absolutely fantastic with dealing with my father’s funeral. They were really supportive during the preparation especially as we had gone with a funeral company who had caused us some stress prior and then found Shires. They were extremely quick at sorting with other venues (church, the vale etc). Beth and Hannah were both so lovely to me and were so respectful about the situation. Overall, a fantastic service and would not go with anyone else but this company in the future.

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