Newmarket Cemetery Fees
Cemetery fees for Newmarket Cemetery 2026-27
Prices are effective from 1 April 2026
Section 1: Grave fees for exclusive right of burial (ERB) – Grave Deed
| Item | Charges 2026-27 |
| Lawn type grave
(50 years ERB) |
£1144.00 |
| Child (up to 12 years of age) grave
(50 years ERB) Please note depth for one interment only |
£157.00 |
| Cremated Remains Earthen grave
(25-year ERB an extension of the ERB to 50 years may be purchased for double the fee) |
£763.00 |
Section 2 – Interment fees
| Item | Charges 2026-27 |
| Person 12 years plus lawn type grave
(for depth 1or 2) |
£929.00 |
| For the digging a grave to triple depth (9ft) | £143.00 |
| Child from the age of 13 months up to the age of 12 years in a child grave only.
Please note depth for one interment only. |
£105.00 |
| Still born babies and babies aged 12 months old (including NVF).
Please note depth for one interment only. |
£58.00
|
| Additional fee to prepare a grave to accommodate a coffin 6’10” or over in length and 30” or over in width | £99.00 |
Section 3 – Cremated remains Interment fees
| Item | Charges 2026-27 |
| Interment of cremated remains in an earthen full burial grave or an earthen cremated remains grave
(either loose or in a casket) |
£259.50 |
| Interment of cremated remains in a coffin or burial casket to be buried at a full burial or for the second set of ashes when two sets are interred at the same time. | £129.75 |
Section 4 – Memorial fees
| Item | Charges 2026-27 |
| Permit for right to install a new memorial on a grave in the lawned area of the cemetery. | £249.00 |
| Permit for right to add an inscription on an existing memorial in any part of the cemetery. | £88.00 |
| Permit for right to install a child’s headstone 60 centimetres (2 feet) or less | £78.00 |
Section 5 – Other charges
| Item | Charges 2026-27 |
| Use of chapel (currently out of service) | £93.00 |
| Surrender of grave space | Buy back at half the ERB fee |
| Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial or Production of Statutory Declaration for lost deed | £76.00 |
| Exhumation | Price on application |
| Genealogy searches – searches of the grave/burial registers or database for 2 or more (up to 4) entries (not in connection with an upcoming interment) | £33.00 |
| Certified copy of a burial/grave register entry (posted) | £11.00 |
Double Fees (non-residents fee)
Double fees will apply on all fees to those deceased who resided outside the Newmarket Town Council area. To qualify as a resident of the Newmarket Town Council area the deceased must have lived in the town during the last 5 years prior to their death and have paid their parish precept (council tax) to the Town Council. If a resident has been required to move out of the area for medical care, to a nursing or residential home due to no fault of their own, a single fee would apply. Proof of previous residency would be required by the Cemeteries office to arrive with the Notice of Interment. The only document that will be accepted is a Council Tax bill. It is the responsibility of the family or Funeral Director to provide the documentation, failure to do so will result in the payment of double fees.
All fees relating to a burial (either full or cremated remains) of a child under the age of 18 or a baby stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy will be claimed for by West Suffolk Council from the Child Funeral Fund (CFF) which is funded by Central Government.
For more details on any of the above fees and charges contact:
Cemeteries Manager
West Suffolk Council
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
Phone: 01284 757068
Email: cemetery.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Please note we no longer accept cheques as a form of payment