Wales

Wales is covered here by 195 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors, ranging from small independent firms to local branches of Co-op Funeralcare and Dignity.

Tonypandy

Co-op Funeralcare, Tonypandy

Co-op Funeralcare, Tonypandy serves the surrounding area. Offering attended and unattended funerals and prepaid funeral plans to local families.

NAFD
Swansea

Cockwells Funeral Service

Cockwell's Funeral Service, trading as Andrew Akins Funeral Directors, has served Port Talbot for over 135 years as the area's oldest firm.

SAIF
Cardiff

Coles Funeral Directors Ltd - Birchgrove

Coles Funeral Directors is an independent, family-run, multi award-winning business with four Cardiff branches, including this one at Birchgrove.

SAIF
Cardiff

Coles Funeral Directors Ltd - Llandaff

Coles Funeral Directors is an independent, family-run, multi award-winning business with four Cardiff branches, including this one at Llandaff.

SAIF
Cardiff

Coles Funeral Directors Ltd - Mortuary/Garage/Workshop, Cardiff

This Foreshore Road site is the operational mortuary, garage and workshop behind Coles Funeral Directors, the award-winning Cardiff family firm.

SAIF
Cardiff

Coles Funeral Directors Ltd - Whitchurch

Coles Funeral Directors is an independent, family-run, multi award-winning business with four Cardiff branches, including this one at Whitchurch.

SAIF
Glamorgan

Coles Funeral Directors, Rumney

Coles Funeral Directors is a multi award-winning, independent family firm with four Cardiff branches, of which this Newport Road site is Rumney.

NAFD
Cardigan

Colin Phillips Funerals Ltd

Colin Phillips Funerals has served Cardigan for over 25 years. Run by Colin with daughters Lowri and Leah, offering bilingual care and a private chapel of rest.

NAFD
Ammanford

Cwmni Griffiths Bwtrimawr Y Betws Cyf, Ammanford

Griffiths Bwtrimawr has served the Amman Valley since 1875, now run by the fifth generation of the Griffiths family across five bilingual Welsh-English branches.

SAIF
Cardiff

D Caesar Jones

D Caesar Jones is part of Dignity, serving Cardiff. The branch offers prepaid funeral plans.

NAFD

What Does a Funeral Cost in Wales?

Based on the price lists published by the funeral directors listed here, a direct cremation in Wales averages around £1,560, with most firms charging between £1,350 and £1,850. A fully attended, traditional funeral (funeral director's fees only) averages around £2,400, with most between £1,850 and £2,900. 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 195 NAFD- or SAIF-registered funeral directors listed here across Wales, spanning independent firms, family-run businesses, and branches of the larger Co-op Funeralcare and Dignity groups.

Across Wales, a direct cremation averages around £1,560, while a fully attended, traditional funeral averages around £2,400 for the funeral director's own fees. Exact pricing depends heavily on location and the funeral director chosen, so it's worth comparing a few quotes.

As in the rest of the UK outside Scotland, funeral directing in Wales isn't a licensed profession, so NAFD (National Association of Funeral Directors) and SAIF (National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors) membership is one of the clearest signs of accountability available. Both require a code of practice, set conduct standards, and a formal route for raising a complaint if something goes wrong.

Funeral-cost support for Wales works the same way as in England, through the UK-wide Funeral Expenses Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions, since this type of welfare support isn't devolved to the Welsh Government. It's means-tested and usually only covers part of the total cost, so check your eligibility on GOV.UK before the funeral is arranged, if possible.

To some extent, yes. South Wales's larger towns and cities — Cardiff, Newport, Swansea — tend to have more funeral directors competing for business, which usually means more choice and a wider spread of prices, while more rural parts of North and Mid Wales can have fewer options locally. It's worth comparing a few quotes wherever you're based.