Independent family funeral directors in Warrington and Halton for Celebration of Life Services, Funerals, Memorial Services and Living Celebration of Life Services
From the funeral director's own website.
Published prices
Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £3,124
Director's fee £2,290 + cremation fee £834
Direct cremation
£999
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration
£1,095
Collection of the deceased
£225
Care of the deceased
£205
Coffin (oak veneer)
£295
Viewing / chapel of rest
£145
Hearse / transport
£325
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)
£595
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)
£825
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)
£1
Transfer / removal
£225
Return of ashes
£50
Embalming
£145
Officiant / minister
POA
Out-of-hours collection
POA
Estimated all-in = the funeral director's own charges plus the crematorium's cremation fee. Prices from their CMA Standardised Price List. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.
What people say
★★★★★ Lovely, caring service from both the Stockton Heath and Sankey branches. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Special thanks to the lovely lady who led the funeral car and even parked our cars for us. Many thanks.
★★★★★ I used houghtons in Stockton heath to have some of my grandads ashes put into a necklace and they were so helpful even after the funeral they gave me their time, much appreciated.
★★★★★ Thank you for such a lovely experience, you made it much easier to deal with all the arrangements and especially on the day.
★★★★★ Very thoughtful, detailed and professional services providers whilst being responsive to our requests as a family. Would highly recommend.
★☆☆☆☆ Made a hard time even more harrowing.
Serious gaps in staff training and a spineless company director who threatened bailiffs while an incorrect invoice was being disputed, serious lack of communication about funeral plans and sent an obituary with wrong name used to print in local newspaper without discussion or approval from family.
The distress Houghton’s caused my family went on for months as despite acknowledging where they went wrong they could not come to any fair conclusion themselves and we had to escalate this to the National Association of Funeral Directors. The worst part about