Blackburn has 11 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here, covering the town and the surrounding Lancashire villages.
Part of Dignity, Birtwistle & Rishton Funeral Directors, Great Harwood serves Blackburn and the wider area. The team offers a chapel of rest.
Blackburn Funeral Services, part of Beverley Funerals, serves Blackburn from New Wellington Street with direct cremation and traditional planning.
Co-op Funeralcare, Blackburn serves the surrounding area. Offering prepaid funeral plans and attended and unattended funerals to local families.
Fred Hamer has traded as a family-owned funeral director for over 100 years. This Blackburn branch on Pleckgate Road is one of several in the North West.
Rishton Funeral Service is part of a Lancashire family directorship with over 100 years of combined experience, based in Rishton near Blackburn.
Scales Funeral Directors has served Blackburn since 1940. It, part of the Dignity network, offers 24-hour support.
Talbot Funeral Service, Blackburn is part of Dignity, serving local families. The team offers attended and unattended funerals.
Thomas Grieve & Son is a family-run independent funeral director with five West Lothian branches, including this Blackburn office on East Main Street.
Waring McKenna Funeralcare, Blackburn has been serving local families since 1900. The branch offers attended and unattended funerals and prepaid funeral plans.
Wm. Alty & Sons has operated for over 100 years across five generations in Blackburn and Preston, holding SAIF, BIE and NAFPP accreditation.
Blackburn's listed direct cremation prices start from around £1,445 and reach £2,845, averaging roughly £1,838. A fully attended, traditional funeral starts from about £2,400 and can rise to £3,275, averaging closer to £2,800.
11 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors currently cover Blackburn and its surrounding villages.
A small number of listings sit well above the average — usually because they include extra elements like a simple committal service rather than a fully unattended cremation, so it's worth checking exactly what's included before comparing on price alone.
It varies, but most funerals in the UK take place within two to three weeks of the death, giving time to register the death, arrange a slot at the crematorium or cemetery, and let family and friends make plans to attend.