Funeral costs and price lists

We believe you should know what a funeral costs before you decide anything. Here are our packages, our extra costs and the third-party fees we pay on your behalf, all in one place.

Our funeral packages

• Cremation Funeral Package (From £2,981): Includes the cremation fee at Walton Lea Crematorium, a minister's fee, a hearse, a limousine for 6 people and an oak veneered coffin.
• The Halton Residents Funeral (£2,498.43): A fixed price funeral for all residents of Widnes and Runcorn. Includes the cremation fee at Widnes Crematorium, a hearse, a limousine for 6 people, an oak veneered coffin and a Halton Registrar.
• Direct Cremation Service (From £999): All inclusive and guaranteed: collection, administration, a simple coffin and the cremation fee.
• Time To Say Goodbye (£1,395): Up to 20 people at Walton Lea Crematorium. All inclusive.
• Intimate Cremation Service (£1,895): Up to 40 people with a celebrant. All inclusive.

Download our price lists

• Houghtons standardised price list 2026/2027 (PDF)
• Warrington cemeteries and crematoria fees, updated 1 October 2026 (PDF)
• Halton cemeteries and crematoria fees 2026/2027 (PDF)

Additional costs

Disbursements and third-party fees

These are payments we make on your behalf to other organisations.

Burial costs

The cost of a burial is comparable to cremation, but depends on existing grave ownership, where the deceased lived and for how long, how an existing headstone is erected and whether it has to be removed, how many previous interments there have been in the plot, the size the grave needs to be opened to, and the remaining depth. Other factors may affect cost and availability, and we will provide an accurate estimate for your exact requirements.

Payment terms

We usually require full payment of the funeral account 3 business days before the funeral date. If someone is struggling to pay for a funeral, we can help: please contact us.

We reserve the right to substitute products and vehicles without prior consent from the applicant. We will notify the applicant of any substitutions within 28 days after the funeral date.

The invoice is sent about seven days after the funeral. You can pay by cash at any of our offices, by cheque payable to Houghtons Funeral Directors (please write the deceased's name on the back), or by debit card in person at any office or by telephone.

Terms of business

When we provide an estimate of charges we ask the applicant to sign it, accepting the estimate and our terms and conditions. In the terms below, 'I' is the applicant.

1. The arrangements

I acknowledge that the company is only responsible to me for those parts of the funeral arrangements which it performs itself. I accept that although the company will as a matter of course make all other necessary arrangements with third parties on my behalf (such as clergy, cemeteries and crematoria) and will charge these services as disbursements on its invoice, it will do so as my agent. Accordingly the third parties involved, and not the company, will be responsible to me for provision of these services. The third parties will charge the company for these services and the company will charge me for these, shown as disbursements on the invoice at the supplier's normal rate.

2. Dates and times

I accept that all dates and times for the funeral cannot be guaranteed until final bookings are made and confirmed. I also acknowledge that on occasion the company is forced to make other minor changes to funeral arrangements due to circumstances beyond its control. I understand that, where possible, all such changes will be notified to me in advance, but that the company cannot be held responsible for them or for delays in transit caused by road works, adverse weather, traffic congestion or mechanical failure, and the company's charges will remain payable in full.

3. The final charges

I acknowledge that the company's final account may vary from the estimate, to take account of the disbursement costs, which are shown on the estimate as best estimates only. I agree that the company may also add to its final account any charges for additional items requested later. The total shown on the estimate is on the basis of manual addition. When addition errors on the estimate are noticed later, the company reserves the right to change the corrected total.

4. Payment arrangements

As the signatory of this contract I agree to be personally responsible for paying the company's charges and disbursements in full. This will also be the case for any balance of charges which, in applicable places, is not discharged by the nominated payer, the DWP or the deceased's estate. Full payment is due three working days prior to the funeral. The funeral may be postponed or cancelled if payment is not received by this date. If you fail to pay in full on the due date we may charge you interest at a rate of 8% above our bank's base rate from time to time in force, calculated on a daily basis from the date of our account until payment, compounded on the first day of each month, before and after any judgment (unless a court orders otherwise). We may recover the cost of taking legal action to make you pay.

5. Indemnity

You are to indemnify us in full and hold us harmless from all expenses and liabilities we may incur (directly or indirectly, including financing costs and legal costs on a full indemnity basis) following any breach by you of any of your obligations under these terms. This means that you are liable to us for losses we incur because you do not comply with these terms. For example, we will charge you an administration fee where we receive a cheque from you which is subsequently not honoured, or if we write to remind you that an account is overdue. If we instruct debt collection agents we may also recover the fees we incur from you. Further details regarding these fees are available on request. We may claim those losses from you at any time and if we have to take legal action we will ask the court to make you pay our legal costs.

6. Data protection

We respect the confidential nature of the information given to us and, where you provide us with personal data, we will ensure that it is held securely, in confidence and processed for the purpose of carrying out our services. In order to provide our services we may need to pass such data to third parties, and those third parties, who are performing some of the services for you, may contact you directly. You have the right to know what data we hold on you and you can, by applying to us in writing and paying a fee, receive copies of that data.

7. Cooling-off period

The Cancellation of Consumer Contracts made in the Consumer's Home or Place of Work etc Regulations 2008 may give you the right to terminate an agreement with us in the cooling-off period of 14 days. If you wish the performance of the agreement to which this right applies to commence before the end of the cooling-off period, you must sign the authority in the form. If you exercise the right to cancel during the cooling-off period, you will be required to pay a reasonable amount for goods and services already supplied.

8. Termination

This agreement may also be terminated before the services are delivered: (1) by us if you fail to honour your obligations under these terms, and (2) by you communicating to us in writing, terminating your instructions. If we or you terminate your instructions you, depending upon the reasons for termination, may be asked to pay a reasonable amount based upon the work carried out up to the time your termination is received.

9. Standards of service

The National Association of Funeral Directors' Code of Practice requires that we provide a high quality service in all aspects. If you have any questions or concerns about the service we provide, please raise them in the first instance with our designated senior person. If that does not resolve the problem to your satisfaction, NAFD Resolve, through CEDR, provides a low-cost dispute resolution service as an alternative to legal action. You can contact NAFD Resolve at 618 Warwick Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 1AA, telephone 0121 711 1636, or by email to complaints@nafd.org.uk. NAFD Resolve provides independent conciliation and arbitration through CEDR and is explained in the leaflet 'NAFD Resolve', made available to you and on display in our premises.

10. Methods of payment

The invoice will be forwarded approximately seven days after the funeral. Payment may be made by cash, by hand at any of our offices; by cheque made payable to Houghtons Funeral Directors (please include the deceased's name on the back of the cheque); or by debit card, in person at any of our offices or by telephone.

11. Agreement

Your continuing instructions will amount to your continuing acceptance of these Terms of Business. Your instructions will not create any right enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person not identified as our client. If any of these terms are unenforceable as drafted, it will not affect the enforceability of any other of these terms, and if it would be enforceable if amended, it will be treated as so amended. Nothing in these terms restricts or limits our liability for death or personal injury. This agreement is subject to English law. If you decide to commence legal action, you may do so in any appropriate UK court.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a cremation funeral at Houghtons?

Our Cremation Funeral Package starts from £2,981. It includes the cremation fee at Walton Lea Crematorium, a minister's fee, a hearse, a limousine for six people and an oak veneered coffin.

What is the Halton Residents Funeral?

A fixed price funeral at £2,498.43 for residents of Widnes and Runcorn. It includes the cremation fee at Widnes Crematorium, a hearse, a limousine for six, an oak veneered coffin and a Halton Registrar.

When is payment due?

We usually ask for full payment of the funeral account 3 business days before the funeral date. If you are struggling to pay, please contact us and we will help.