London currently has 12 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here — a small slice of everyone operating across the capital's boroughs, offering everything from a simple direct cremation to a fully attended traditional funeral.
Compassionate Funerals, led by Allistair Anderson, serves East London families with care. Home visits, multi-faith services and published pricing from £3,220.
Exit Here has brought a modern, transparent approach to funerals since its Chiswick home opened in 2019. NAFD member with branches in Chelsea and Crouch End.
Harrison Funeral Home on Green Lanes serves North London's Winchmore Hill and Enfield borders. The independent firm publishes a standardised price list for families.
Based in Kentish Town, this independent, family-run firm takes an eco and green-driven approach to funeral care and is a registered NHS service provider.
Lodge Brothers has served Surrey, Middlesex and Berkshire since 1780. Its Roehampton branch extends the employee-owned group into southwest London.
Serving London since 2016, M M Broad and Son Funeral Directors is part of Funeral Partners. The team offers repatriation services and home visits.
Mears Family Funerals has cared for families over 100 years across four generations. This Chingford Road branch serves Walthamstow within its ten-branch network.
N. S. Wibberley Funerals' Catford branch serves South East London, twice named 'Most Compassionate Funeral Service', with a published, comparable price list.
Serving London since 1968, Patrick Ryan & Daughter Funeral Directors is part of Funeral Partners. The branch offers repatriation services and 24-hour support.
Samuel Gumbs Funeral Directors arranges personal, family-led funerals from its Hornsey Road base, serving Highgate, Holloway and Islington.
London tends to be pricier than most of the UK for funeral services. Based on the standardised price lists published by the funeral directors listed here, a direct cremation starts from around £1,105 and can reach £2,665, averaging roughly £1,775. A fully attended funeral (funeral director's fees only) ranges from about £2,080 up to £4,410, averaging around £3,181. As with anywhere, these figures leave out third-party costs like crematorium fees, burial plots, and payments to a celebrant or minister.
We've also put together a focused guide to direct cremation in London, if that's the route you're considering.
Coverage across London is patchy on this directory, so it's worth checking neighbouring boroughs too:
There are 12 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here for London itself, though many more operate across Greater London's boroughs — see the nearby areas above for more options.
Higher property, staffing and crematorium costs in the capital tend to push funeral prices above the UK average. A direct cremation in London typically starts from around £1,105, and the average is around £1,775, compared with around £1,640 across England as a whole.
All 11 funeral directors listed in London are NAFD or SAIF accredited. With no legal licensing for funeral directors, NAFD and SAIF membership gives families a way to check a funeral director meets an industry-recognised standard.