Edinburgh has 19 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here, from small independent firms to branches of the larger Co-op and Dignity groups.
Abercorn Funeral Services was founded in June 2022 by Tom Osborne and Marie DeMarco. The SAIF member firm runs three offices across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Part of Dignity, Barclays Funeral Services, Edinburgh serves the wider area. The branch offers prepaid funeral plans and memorials.
Co-op Funeralcare, Sighthill serves Edinburgh and the surrounding area. The branch offers memorials.
Part of Co-op Funeralcare, Fosters Family Funeral Directors, Edinburgh serves the wider area. The team offers prepaid funeral plans.
Part of Co-op Funeralcare, H and W Harkess serves Edinburgh and the wider area. The branch offers attended and unattended funerals.
James Scott Funeral Directors, Portobello is part of Dignity, serving Edinburgh. The team offers prepaid funeral plans and a chapel of rest.
Mark Porteous Funeral Directors' Blackhall branch is part of a six-strong Edinburgh group founded in 2006. It's run by Mark, Yvonne and son Grant Porteous.
McKenzie & Millar Funeralcare, Leith, Edinburgh serves the surrounding area. This Co-op Funeralcare branch offers a chapel of rest and disabled access.
McKenzie & Millar Funeralcare, Piershill, Edinburgh has been serving local families since 2010. The team offers disabled access.
Part of Co-op Funeralcare, Niddrie Funeralcare serves Edinburgh and the wider area. Offering a chapel of rest and 24-hour support to local families.
Edinburgh's funeral directors show a moderate spread of prices. Based on their published standardised price lists, a direct cremation starts from around £1,395 and can reach about £2,150, averaging near £1,676. A fully attended, traditional funeral (funeral director's fees only) ranges from roughly £2,100 to £3,049, averaging around £2,517. Attended funeral figures exclude third-party costs such as crematorium or burial fees and a celebrant's or minister's fee, while direct cremation prices are as published by each firm and some include the crematorium fee.
Looking specifically at direct cremation? We've put together a dedicated breakdown on direct cremation in Edinburgh, including pricing from every provider that publishes one.
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19 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors are listed here for Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
A fully attended funeral in Edinburgh averages around £2,517 for the funeral director's own fees, though a simpler direct cremation can be arranged from about £1,395.
All 19 funeral directors listed in Edinburgh are NAFD or SAIF accredited. NAFD or SAIF membership signals that a funeral director has agreed to meet set standards of conduct and to handle complaints formally, rather than informally.