Funeral costs have risen for the past seventeen years, and this trend is unlikely to change. Across the UK, London has the most expensive funeral costs, averaging £5,235 for a basic funeral.
As a result, many people are turning to direct cremation as a cheaper alternative to traditional, more ostentatious funerals. DirectCremation.co.uk provides dignified, 100% carbon neutral direct cremations in South London that are both professional and affordable.
Why choose direct cremation in South London?
We guarantee to provide the lowest cost direct cremations in South London. At £895 for a direct cremation, this is substantially less than funeral costs throughout the UK. Moreover, we take care of everything on your behalf with no upfront costs or hidden fees.
By separating the cremation process from an attended service, we reduce costs for our clients. This enables you to arrange your own private and bespoke service to celebrate the deceased person’s life in your own time. Many of our South London customers take the opportunity to incorporate the scattering of the ashes into a highly personalised ceremony that truly reflects the person they are remembering.
Direct cremations in South London – what’s included?
Included within the standard £895 fee for a direct cremation, we will handle all the arrangements for you. We will collect the person who has died from any hospital or mortuary in South London and bring them to our London crematorium. They will be provided with a simple, British-made and environmentally-friendly coffin.
In fact, we are 100% carbon neutral and uses sustainable materials wherever possible.
Furthermore, we will also perform the cremation itself. This is always a private and completely individual event that usually occurs early in the morning. The next of kin will be informed of the date and time in advance in case you would like to mark this occasion remotely.
We do not have attendees at the cremation because we use a regional crematorium in London, not always the one most local to you, and we do not rent out the chapel. This reduces the cost for our customers.
Also included in the £895 fee, the ashes can be scattered in the tranquil Garden of Remembrance at our London crematorium.
Are there any additional services?
Besides everything included in the standard fee, there are a number of additional services that you can add. For £91 extra, we will hand-deliver the ashes of the deceased to any address in England and Wales, sending them in an engraved and sustainably-sourced wooden urn.
If your loved one’s death is not being investigated by the coroner then we must pay the doctor’s certification fee. This cost is fixed by the British Medical Association and goes directly to the doctor.
Likewise, we can also bring your loved one from any private residence, care home or other non-hospital or mortuary to the crematorium. This will incur an additional £250 fee due to the costs involved in partnering with a local funeral director.
How to arrange a direct cremation in South London
The easiest way to begin arranging a direct cremation in South Londonis to phone our experienced and understanding team on 0800 133 7961. Alternatively, you can start the process, ask questions or request information by emailing [email protected].
Our expert staff can respond to any queries you may have about the best course of action when someone passes away. We have also created the following guide for What to do when someone dies, and have produced focussed instructions for if someone dies at home, at a care home, in hospital and at a hospice.
Most importantly when someone dies, you must officially inform the government of the death by registering it. This should be completed within five days at the registry office closest to where the death took place.
To find out where the nearest registry office is located, you can use the Find a register office search tool. Or, we have listed the registrars in South London below.
Please note that it is not necessary to register a death if the coroner has been called to investigate the cause. In such situations, the coroner will inform the government instead. You can provide the coroner working on the case with our contact information and we will communicate with them on your behalf.
There is a list of coroners in South London below that you may find helpful.
Around half of all people in the UK die in hospitals. Subsequently, hospital staff are familiar with the necessary paperwork to fill in and they will begin this for you. Nevertheless, they are unable to register the death for you and so you must complete this yourself.
To provide people with assistance, most hospitals have a bereavement team. You can find a list of hospital bereavement services in South London below.
List of registry offices in South London
Phone: 03000 415252
Phone: 0300 303 8667
Email: [email protected]
Address: Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH
Phone: 020 8726 6300
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-4pm excluding bank holidays
Phone: 020 8921 5015
Email: [email protected]
Address: Births, Deaths and Marriages, Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich, SE18 6PW
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm excluding bank holidays
Phone: 0208 547 5000
Phone: 020 7926 9420
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm excluding bank holidays. Closed after 1pm on the first Wednesday of the month.
Phone: 020 8314 9268
Phone: 020 8274 5777
Email: [email protected]
Address: Merton Register Office, Morden Park House, Morden Park, London Road, Morden, SM4 5QU
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-4pm excluding bank holidays. Closed after 12:30pm on the third Thursday of the month.
Phone: 020 8891 7188
Address: Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm excluding bank holidays
Phone: 020 7525 7669
Address: 34 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8QA
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-4pm excluding bank holidays
Phone: 020 8770 6790
Address: Sutton Register Office, 25 Worcester Road, Sutton, SM2 6PR
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm excluding bank holidays. Closed after 12:30pm on the third Wednesday of the month.
Phone: 020 8871 6120
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm excluding bank holidays.
List of coroners in South London
London Inner South
Covers deaths that occur in the boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Greenwich.
Address: 1 Tennis Street, London, SE1 1YD
Phone: 020 7525 4200
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm excluding bank holidays
South London Coroner
Covers deaths that occur in the boroughs of Bromley, Bexley, Croydon, and Sutton.
Address: South London Coroner’s Service, 2nd Floor, Davis House, Robert Street, Croydon, CR0 1QQ
Phone: 020 8313 1883
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm excluding bank holidays
Inner West London Coroner’s Court
Covers deaths that occur in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, and Wandsworth.
Address: The Coroner’s Court, 65 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2ED
Phone: 0202 7802 4750
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am–1pm, 2–4pm
The West London Coroner
Covers deaths that occur in the London boroughs of Richmond and Kingston.
Phone: 020 8753 5135 or 020 8753 6448
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm excluding bank holidays
Bereavement Offices at Hospitals in South London
Guy’s Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 7188 3215
Death that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Southwark.
King’s College Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 3299 3426
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Lambeth.
St Thomas’ Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 7188 3182
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Lambeth.
Croydon University Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 8401 3104 or 020 8401 3143
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Croydon.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 8836 4662
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8am–1pm, 2–4pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Greenwich.
Queen Mary’s Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 8304 5245
Address: Level 3, B Block, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PN
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Bexley.
Princess Royal University Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 01689 863 584
Email: [email protected]
Address: Level 1, North Wing, Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6 8ND
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Bromley.
St George’s Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 8725 3410 or 020 8725 3411
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Merton.
University Hospital Lewisham Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 8333 3431
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-12pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Lewisham.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 3315 8650
Email: [email protected]
Address: Ground Floor, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH (opposite Boots Pharmacy)
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm excluding bank holidays.
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Westminster.
Kingston Hospital Bereavement Office
Phone: 020 8934 3355
Deaths that occur at this hospital should be registered at the registrar for Kingston.