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HARTLEPOOL CEMETERIES & CREMATORIUM PRICING 2026
Below you’ll find the full pricing information provided by Hartlepool Borough Council for cremation services at the chapel, as well as burial services within the borough.
BEREAVEMENT SERVICES HARTLEPOOL CEMETERIES & CREMATORIUM
Hartlepool Cremation Charges
Adult Direct Unattended Cremation (No Service)
Deceased delivered directly to the catafalque with pre-booked time at 8.15am. £600
Adult Direct Attended Cremation (No Service – Only Small Number of Mourners Present)
Deceased delivered directly to the catafalque with pre-booked time at 8.30am. £800
Adult Cremation Service (9.00am Only)
40-minute service time starting promptly at 9.00am including entry and exit times. Reduced rate. £968
Adult Cremation Service
40-minute service time starting promptly on the hour (10.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm or 3.00pm) including entry and exit times. £1110
Child Cremation Service (Under 18 Years)
Parent(s) are a Hartlepool resident.
Cremation of Body Parts (must not exceed 10% of a body’s volume)
Be in a suitable container with the rest of body having been cremated / buried by HBC. Use of chapel not included. £110
Temporary Storage of Cremated Remains
Beyond one month. Charge per week. Automatically charged after one month. £11
Cremation Service – What’s Included:
Use of the Cremator; the use of the chapel; 2-line entry inscription in the Book of Remembrance from 1st April 2020 (Application Form must be submitted to the office); environmental abatement charges; certificate of cremation also additional copy if lost and cremated at Hartlepool Crematorium; temporary storage of cremated remains for one month after the cremation service; container for the removal of the cremated remains from the crematorium.
Chapel hire at Stranton Crematorium
There are 2 chapels that can be used as individuals or as one. They are linked by large live feed screen and audio system. They have traditional wooden pews seating for up to 200 mourners and are nondenominational; the rooms are accessible by a wheelchair. Toilets are available on site when staff are in attendance.
Commemorative Service & Extra Time Booking Fees
40-minute service time starting promptly on the hour including entry and exit times. This includes service prior to burial interment. £283.00
Service Exceeding Allocated Time
Service exceeding allocated time, will be charged automatically to funeral director’s accounts. Automatically charged. £141.00
Chapel Hire – What’s Included
Use of the chapel and facilities; the playing of music and hymn lyrics on screen from Obitus; use of an electric organ (crematorium chapel only) – organist not included; an onsite attendant for advice and assistance; hearing loop; service books (placed out with prior notice)
Selecting a grave in Hartlepool cemetery
Selecting a grave with staff member on site out of rotation £ 50.00
Transfer Deeds
Transfer of the grant to Exclusive Right of Burial of a grave space to a new name and for the entry of the new particulars in the ‘Register of Purchased Graves’ £80.00
Scattering or Strewing of cremated remains
Above ground on the Garden of Remembrance with mourners present at a previously reserved time. £71.00
Below ground in selected grave plot with mourners present at a previously reserved time. £134.00
Strewing of cremated remains by Cemetery Staff in crematorium’s own time with no mourners present. No Charge
For a child under 18 years and parents are Hartlepool residents
Hodgson Family Funeral Home
224b Owton Manor Lane, Hartlepool, TS25 3QD
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