Portsmouth cemeteries fees

Fees with effect from April 1 2023

Part 1: Interment

The fees indicated for the various heads in part 1 and 2 include:

The fees exclude the use of Cemetery Chapel.

	Resident price	Non Resident price
1) Persons up to 18 years	No charge	No charge
2) Adult grave prepared for 1 interment	£729	£1458
Adult grave prepared for 2 interments	£862	£1724
Adult grave prepared for 3 interments	£980	£1960
Adult grave prepared for 4 interments	£1098	£2196

	Resident price	Non-resident price
1) In a grave not exceeding 3' in depth	£233	£466
2) In a grave at full burial depth	£498	£996

	Resident price	Non-resident price
Exclusive right of burial for 25 years (if applicable)	£461	£922
Exclusive right of burial for 50 years	£922	£1844
Exclusive right of burial for 99 years	£1400	£2800

	Resident price	Non-resident price
For the use of the Cemetery Chapel	£81	£162

Note:

The ‘use of chapel’ fees will normally be doubled when the person to be interred was not a resident of the City of Portsmouth at the time of death.

For cremated remains full burial depth is charged when a coffin burial space is available in the grave

Virgin graves can only be purchased for a minimum depth of two with 99 years purchase

Caskets not permitted in any of the Cemeteries

For the right to erect or place on a grave:

1) A lawnstone/Additional inscription to existing	£136
2) Inscribed vase not exceeding 12" x 12" x 12"	£30
3) Kerb stone or border stone (allowed on Jewish graves only in a special area within Kingston Cemetery)	£157

1) For the preparation of the grave and for the strewing of cremated remains	£55
2) For the exhumation of human remains	At cost
3) Searching register of burial (5 year period)	£35

Registration of devolved or assigned ownership of the Right of Burial	£55
Adminisration fee	£55
Temporary marker plaque	£35