There are 13 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here for Ipswich, covering the town and the surrounding Suffolk area.
Alec Butcher has spent 35 years serving Ipswich families. Wife Vanessa, a trained celebrant, conducts most services herself, even by motorcycle hearse.
Co-op Funeralcare, Ipswich serves the surrounding area. The team offers memorials and prepaid funeral plans.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service (Kingsbury and Saunders) has served Ipswich since 1925. The team offers prepaid funeral plans.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service (Meredith Greengrass), Ipswich has served the area since 1868. The branch offers a chapel of rest and prepaid funeral plans.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service, Ipswich has been serving local families since 1868. The team offers a chapel of rest and prepaid funeral plans.
A long-standing presence in Ipswich. Farthing Funeral Service, part of Funeral Partners, offers multi-faith funerals, home visits and 24-hour support.
Hunnaball of Ipswich is part of a long-established, family-owned group serving Essex and Suffolk. It also trades as JK May, Geo Paskell and Janet C Davies.
Part of the Dignity network in Ipswich. The team offers a chapel of rest and prepaid funeral plans.
Michael Smy has long served Ipswich families. This Dignity branch offers a chapel of rest and 24-hour support.
R Gwinnell & Sons is a family-run funeral director headquartered in Colchester, with nine branches across Essex and Suffolk, including this Ipswich office.
Based on the standardised price lists Ipswich's funeral directors publish, a direct cremation typically costs from around £1,445 up to £1,995, averaging near £1,627. A fully attended, traditional funeral (funeral director's fees only) ranges from about £2,150 to £3,775, averaging around £2,673. Direct cremation prices are as published by each firm and some include the crematorium fee; for attended funerals, third-party costs such as crematorium or burial fees and a celebrant's or minister's fee are extra, so ask for an itemised breakdown before you book. For more on this option by itself, see direct cremation in Ipswich.
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13 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors are listed here for Ipswich and the surrounding area.
A direct cremation without a service is usually the most affordable option, with prices in Ipswich starting from around £1,445.
All 12 funeral directors listed in Ipswich are NAFD or SAIF accredited. With funeral directing unlicensed across most of the UK, NAFD or SAIF membership is one of the most direct ways to check a funeral director meets recognised conduct standards.