Maidstone Cemetery Prices
Our admin offices are based at Vinters Park Crematorium. Reception is open 9.30am to 3.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and 9am to 1.30pm on Wednesday. You can book a Friday appointment by emailing bereavementservices@maidstone.gov.uk or by calling 01622 602656.
Adult general and lawn section grave
| Type | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
|
Exclusive rights of burial for 30 years Exclusive rights of burial for 60 years |
£1,600 £3,200 (equal to £53.34 per year) |
£4,800 £9,600 (equal to £160 per year) |
| Standard depth interment/reopen fee for new grave | £900 | £2,700 |
| Single, double, or treble interment fee for new grave | £1,200 | £3,600 |
Graves purchased from April 2025
There is only one interment fee irrespective of burial at 4, 6, or 8 foot. This is to discourage single-depth burials to preserve grave space.
If single-depth is required, we can offer an older grave with space. The last burial will have been over 75 years ago. It will cost £800 for 75 years of exclusive rights of burial. All those in the grave need to be identified on any new headstone.
Cremated remains graves
| Type | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
|
Exclusive rights of burial for 30 years Exclusive rights of burial for 60 years |
£750 £1,500 (equal to £25 per year) |
£2,250 £4,500 (equal to £75 per year) |
| Interment/reopen fee – (price applies for interment of cremated remains in general or lawn grave also) | £320 | £960 |
Child graves
The Children’s Funeral Fund
You might be able to get financial help from the government to help pay for a funeral of a child. You can find out more on the GOV.UK website.
| Type | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|
|
Pre 24-week gestation stillborn exclusive rights Pre 24-week gestation stillborn interment Fee |
Not issued £320 |
Not issued £320 |
|
Post 24-week gestation to 18 years exclusive rights Post 24-week gestation to 18 years interment fee |
Not issued £0 |
Not issued £0 |
| Burial fee: stillborn to 4 years old | £500 | £500 |
| Burial fee: 5 to 17 years old plus 365 days Obitus does not charge for webcasting for those under 18 years old | £800 | £800 |
Other burial fees
| Type | Cost |
|---|---|
|
Transfer of exclusive rights (admin fee) To add another name to existing exclusive rights |
£120 £60 |
| Copy of deed of grant | £60 |
|
Non-standard grave – extra digging (Additional fee where coffin, including handles, exceeds 26” wide, and or, 82” long) | £250 |
| Exhumation of cremated remains | £500 |
| Exhumation of full remains | Price on application |
Monument permit fees
The monument permit fees are reduced by 50% for under 16 years.
| Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Headstone (including cremated remains section) | £200 |
| Kerb stone (general section only) | £200 |
| Headstone with kerb stone (general section only) | £400 |
| Additional inscription | £130 |
Other charges
| Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Use of chapel for 45 minutes | £450 |
Maintenance
| Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Earthing and turfing | £ POA |
All prices increase annually in April.
Residents and non-residents
We have put steps in place to preserve grave space in Maidstone cemetery for residents of Maidstone. From 1 July 2022 there are different charges for residents (those that pay their Council Tax to us) and those that live outside of the borough.
Should a non-resident (someone who does not pay their Council Tax to us) wish to purchase the exclusive rights, the fees will be tripled for the purchase. The fee is also tripled for a non-resident if they wish to be buried in Maidstone cemetery.
Proof of residency is required at the time of death or the purchasing of the exclusive rights to a grave.
Exclusive Rights of burial or deed
When a plot is purchased you have purchased the Grant of Exclusive Right of burial or deed. Which means that you do not own the plot, only the rights to the plot. You can be buried here or give permission for any other burials within the plot.
Plots can have a maximum of three full burials down to 2.7 meters (9 foot) and once the plot is full, or no further burials are required. Up to eight sets of ashes may be buried. No further burials of coffins can take place once cremated remains have been buried.
The right is granted for 30 years, during that period the registered owner will have the exclusive right to request that we open the grave for the purpose of either a full coffin burial or an ashes burial. The only exception is when the registered owner of the grave dies. They have the right to be buried in the grave by permission of the next of kin or executor.
If the registered owner is buried in the plot, no further burials can take place and no changes can be made to the grave/headstone until the exclusive rights are transferred to the executor or the appropriate person, except for the deceased’s owners name being added to the existing memorial.
Please check with us on who is eligible to be the next registered owner of the grave. There can be up to four owners on a grave. Where ownership is registered in more than one name, all registered owners must sign and request to open the grave. They must also sign to approve any memorials to be placed or for any amendments to be made to an existing memorial.