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Full cost breakdown & optional extras
Estimated cost by funeral type
Attended cremation Service with mourners + cremation
£3,545–£4,135
Unattended (direct) cremation No service · fee included
£1,790
Attended burial Service with mourners + burial
£3,595–£5,233
Unattended burial No service · burial
£2,375–£4,013
Burial estimates: May exclude grave plot costs; May exclude memorial removal or replacement fees; May exclude other cemetery fees.
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration
£1,104
Collection of the deceased
£250
Care of the deceased
£520
Coffin (elm wood effect)
£585
Viewing / chapel of rest
£1
Hearse / transport
£400
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)
£2
Transfer / removal
£270
Return of ashes
£105
Embalming
£165
Officiant / minister
POA
Out-of-hours collection
POA
Figures from their CMA Standardised Price List.
What people say
5 written reviews · 5.0★ average · 100% rated 5★
★★★★★ My family asked Ernest Heal and Sons Monumental Masons to complete a renewal of our grandparents' memorial and inscribe the epitaph of my late Grandmother, Jean Cooper. The team delivered craftmanship of the highest quality on time despite adverse weather conditions, all while demonstrating considerable patience while we agreed on words for the epitaph. We hold the whole team in such high regard, and highly recommend working with them. Thank you, team, for all you've done to provide a perfectly fitting memorial for two much loved grandparents.
★★★★★ Absolutely amazing, my dad passed sway very suddenly. We chose Ernest heal and sons, because of working with them in the passed thorgh my work and they were amazing through everything nothing was too much trouble and was very quick at replying to emails. A huge thankyou to Luke who is the best and help us through everything.
★★★★★ It's taken me a while to write this, but the team in Monmouth were so kind and helpful when my Mum died in June 2020. It was during the middle of lockdown and I'd been living abroad so it was an extra stressful time. Andrew and everyone I dealt with was kind, compassionate and made a very hard time a little easier. They were wonderful.
★★★★★ I have been blown away by Ernest Heal’s compassion, professionalism and care. It was my grandfather’s funeral last week, the team were absolutely amazing. I also decided to be a pallbearer; Luke and his team talked me through the process and made the experience beautiful rather than uncomfortable. I cannot recommend this team of kind and expert professionals highly enough.
★★★★★ Outstanding service received on a close friends funeral I organised earlier this year. I was overwhelmed by the service received by Luke in the planning stages and the empathy shown by this firm. On the day nothing was too much trouble, Luke had everything organised to clockwork. A huge thank you for making such a sad event run so smoothly. In the past week the headstone has been fitted and it’s exceeded our expectations, thank you to Aiden for keeping me updated on the headstone journey. My whole experience was 10/10
About Ernest Heal & Sons Funeral Directors
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