Manchester has 54 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here, taking in everything from long-standing independent firms to the city's Co-op and Dignity branches.
John R Tollitt Funeral Service has served Urmston and Trafford independently for over 40 years, offering humanist and eco-friendly funeral options.
Leech Funeralcare serves Manchester and the surrounding area. The team offers prepaid funeral plans and attended and unattended funerals.
Lilleywhite Funeral Service has been Prestwich's longest-established family firm since 1897, now run by its fifth generation, with a Christmas tree memorial scheme.
Lilleywhite Funeral Service was established in 1897 in Prestwich and is now in its fifth generation of family ownership.
Serving Manchester since 2000, Michael Kennedy Funeral Services is part of Funeral Partners. Offering memorials and repatriation services to local families.
Part of Co-op Funeralcare, Moston Funeralcare (inc. Lansdowne Funeral Home) serves Manchester and the wider area. The team offers memorials.
N Gill inc G&E Rayment Funeral Directors in Droylsden is one of three branches under the Middleton Funerals group, alongside Stockport and Didsbury.
Owen Baker is a family-run independent funeral director in Withington, Manchester, offering woodland burials and horse-drawn hearses with NAFD membership.
P. Loftus & Son is a long-established independent funeral director in Chorlton, Manchester, sited directly opposite Manchester Crematorium.
P Loftus & Son has served Chorlton, Manchester across four generations, opposite the city's crematorium. The family firm built its name on word of mouth.
Based on the standardised price lists Manchester's funeral directors publish, a direct cremation typically costs between £869 and £1,995, averaging around £1,511. A fully attended funeral, including the funeral director's own fees, ranges from £1,325 to £3,320, averaging around £2,523. Direct cremation prices are as published by each firm and some include the crematorium fee. Costs vary depending on the funeral director and the level of service chosen, and third-party costs such as crematorium fees, a burial plot, or a celebrant or minister's fee are typically not included in the attended funeral figures.
Thinking about direct cremation specifically? Our direct cremation in Manchester page breaks down the pricing in more detail, including a note on what's included in the lowest published price.
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There are 54 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here for Manchester and the surrounding area.
A direct cremation in Manchester typically costs from £869, while a fully attended funeral averages around £2,523 for the funeral director's own fees. Exact pricing depends on the funeral director and the services chosen.
All 53 funeral directors listed in Manchester are NAFD or SAIF accredited. Since funeral directing isn't a licensed profession, NAFD or SAIF membership is one of the clearest signs a funeral director has agreed to follow set standards of conduct.