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Burial fees rising as spaces become limited
Monday 31st October 2011, 11:30AM GMT.
Burial fees in the Black Country and Staffordshire are increasing as councils battle to save costs and cemetery spaces become more limited, the Express & Star has learned.
The most expensive place to have a grave dug in the region is in Walsall where prices have risen by £137 since 2007 – with the cost of an adult burial now £863 compared with £726 previously.
In Wolverhampton, people pay £800 to have an adult grave dug, compared with £710 in 2007/2008. The biggest rise was in Stafford, where costs soared by £290 from £464 to £754.
In Sandwell an adult grave costs £666 compared with £611 in 2007. The cheapest grave plots are in Dudley where prices have risen by £155 from £450 to £605.
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