Otter Valley Funerals
Pricing

Pricing

As an independent business, we have access to the whole range of available products and services across the UK that can form part of a funeral. This includes hundreds of options for coffins, flowers, and keepsakes, many of which are sourced locally where possible.

We are happy to provide unlimited help and guidance in putting together the perfect package regardless of design and budget.

If you are unsure where to start then consider our simple funeral service for an indication of costs and what is included.

Feel free to call us on 01395 911118 and book an appointment to discuss a funeral needed immediately or to see options for the future.

The Classic Funeral Service Price List

Professional Services £1795.00

To include receiving instructions in connection with the funeral. Providing all
relevant advice, guidance, making arrangements and conducting the funeral.

Collection £295.00

Bringing the person who has died into our care (within a 25-mile radius).
Unlike many other Funeral Directors, there is no “Out-of-Hours” Surcharge

Hearse & staff £495.00

Providing a hearse and up to 4 bearers (within a
25-mile radius) for a service at a local crematorium or burial ground
The hearse and up to 4 bearers (within a 25-mile radius)

Coffins

  • Traditional Range; wood-effect and solid timber from £375.00
  • Cardboard with rope handles from £350.00
  • Imported willow & seagrass (oval or traditional shape) from £595.00
  • Picture coffins (cardboard or MDF) from £555.00
  • Handmade Somerset Willow from £895.00
  • Please note that additional costs may apply if a coffin size larger than 6’2” x 22” is required. (usually +£125)

Additional services & charges

  • Printed Service sheets From £3.00 each
  • Embalming £250
  • Additional mileage (per mile) £1.00
  • Arranging & attending burial of ashes (Mon-Fri) £195.00
  • Scatter tube for cremated remains £35.00
  • Bringing the deceased home / the church, the night before the Funeral £395.00
  • Hire of 7-seat limousines (each) £295.00
  • Hire of 4-seat saloon car (each) £150.00
  • Newspaper notices from £85.00
  • Floral arrangements from £60.00

The simple funeral service  £2295 + Third party costs

A full service at a single location (Crematorium or at Graveside) with limitations on ancillary services.                                  

  • Collection of the deceased within a 25-mile radius of our premises, and our care until the funeral. 
  • Receiving instructions in connection with the funeral. 
  • Providing all relevant advice, guidance, arranging and conducting the funeral. 
  • Providing a hearse and up to 4 bearers (within a 25-mile radius) for a service at a local crematorium or burial ground. The hearse will proceed directly to the place of the service only.  
  • Providing a simple coffin.
  • Scattering of cremated remains in the crematorium’s Garden of Remembrance or returning them to our care for collection within 30 days. 

Our direct cremation – £1295 Inclusive

Direct Cremation with no mourners in attendance on a date, time, and location of our choosing.

  • Collection of the deceased within a 25-mile radius of our premises, and our care until the funeral. 
  • Making all necessary arrangements and collating the required documentation (please note however that we are not able to register a death ourselves).
  • Taking the coffin to be cremated at a crematorium of our choice on a day & time specified by us, it is not possible to attend this service.  
  • Providing a simple coffin. 
  • Crematorium and Doctors fees. 
  • Scattering of cremated remains in the crematorium’s Garden of Remembrance or returning them to our care for collection within 30 days. 
  • The above packages do not include:  Providing Orders of Service, handling charity donations, placing obituary notices in local/national newspapers. 

Additional Costs will be required in the following circumstances: 

  • Coffin size larger than 6ft2″ x 22″ (+ £125)
  • If a pacemaker is to be removed for cremation (+ £40) 

Third Party Costs (Disbursements)

These are payments made on your behalf to other people.

  • Exeter Crematorium fee (45 Minutes) £1115.00 
  • Exeter Crematorium 09:30 Service (30 Minutes) £850.00
  • East Devon Crematorium fee (45 Minutes) £995.00 
  • East Devon Crematorium 09:30/16:00 Service (30 Minutes) £780.00
  • Funeral Service in Church £206.00

Additional costs for Verger, Organist, Heating

  • Burial at Budleigh Salterton, East Budleigh or Otterton churchyards £435.00
  • Gravedigger – New Grave, First Burial £450
  • Doctors’ fees for cremation certificates £82.00 (X2 – £164)
  • Celebrant Fees £200.00 – £250.00 
  • Church of England Ministers Fee £206.00
  • Burial of Cremated Remains in Churchyard £320.00
  • All fees & charges are correct at the above date but may be subject to change without notice. Reduced rates for cremation fees may apply for service times early in the day. 

Payment terms 

To reduce admin and costs we ask that all confirmed services and other products are paid for at least 24 hours before the date of the funeral.

Standardised Price List

By law ALL funeral directors are required to publish the following documents as a guide to prices following the CMA Funeral order effective 16th September 2021. These must also be displayed in offices and be available to take away if requested.

Standardised Price List