High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery fees

Penn Road cemetery operates alongside High Wycombe cemetery as part of a combined provision for residents from the unparished area of High Wycombe.

Residents from other areas can also be buried at the cemetery for an additional fee.

These fees are for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Adult burials

High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery burial fees
Item(s) Price (High Wycombe residents) Price (other residents)
Purchase Right of Burial £1,057 £2,114
Interment fee – Monday to Friday £565 £1,130
Re-open Grave – Monday to Friday £477 £954
Interment fee  - Saturday £844 £1,688
Re-open grave - Saturday £756 £1,512
Interment fee – Sunday/Bank Holiday £1,451 £2,902
Reopen fee – Sunday/Bank Holiday £1,362 £2,724
Casket and oversized casket fee £212 £212

Muslim section - Penn Road Cemetery only

For non-residents of the unparished area of High Wycombe, fees are doubled.

Penn Road Cemetery Muslim section fees
Item(s) Price (High Wycombe residents) Price (other residents)
Concrete burial chamber & interment (Mon-Fri) £1,205 £2,410
Concrete burial chamber & interment (Saturday) £1,443 £2,886
Concrete burial chamber & interment (Sunday & Bank Holidays*) £2,048 £4,096
Concrete burial chamber & interment 3pm (Nov to Jan inclusive - Monday to Friday) £1,496 £2,992
Polypropylene burial chamber & interment - requires 24 hours notice (includes, grave preparation, administration fee and staff attendance): Monday to Friday £1,607 £3,214
Polypropylene burial chamber & interment - requires 24 hours notice (includes, grave preparation, administration fee and staff attendance): Saturday £1,949 £3,898
Polypropylene burial chamber & interment - requires 24 hours notice (includes, grave preparation, administration fee and staff attendance): Sunday or Bank Holiday £2,556 £5,112

Child burials (Multi-faith and Muslim burials)

Claims will be made via the Government Child Funeral Fund for babies born at 24 weeks and after or where a registration green certificate is issued.

For babies born before 24 weeks (including POC and NVF) there is no fee for the burial.

High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery Child burial fees
Item(s) Price (High Wycombe residents) Price (other residents)
Purchase Right of Burial £496 £992
Interment fee Monday to Friday £397 £794
Saturday interment fee (child interment) £491 £982
Sunday/Bank Holiday interment fee £1,097 £2,194

Cremated remains

High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery cremated remains fees
Item(s) Price (High Wycombe residents) Price (other residents)
Purchase right of burial £643 £1,286
Interment fee £119 £238
Saturday interment fee £293 £586
Sunday/Bank Holiday* £899 £1,798

*Excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Scattering of cremated remains is not permitted.

Memorials

High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery memorial fees 1
Item(s) Price
Right to erect a Headstone or kerb set on an adult grave £273
Right to erect a Headstone on a child grave

(Claims will be made via the Government Child Funeral Fund for babies born at 24 weeks and after or where a registration green certificate is issued)

For babies born before 24 weeks (including POC and NVF) there is no fee
£133
Cremated remains grave £133
Additional inscriptions to an existing memorial £53
Transfer of ownership £34
Exhumation Price on application

Columbarium Niche - Penn Road Cemetery

Rights for ashes to be placed inside a vault for a fixed lease period. This includes an inscription of up to 150 characters.

From £708.

Plaque for placement on a communal bench – subject to availability

High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery communal bench plaque fees
Item(s) Price
5 Year lease period £303

Research

High Wycombe and Penn Road Cemetery research fees
Item(s) Price
Research Fee, per 4 records £22

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Payment details

Barclays Bank
Account name: Buckinghamshire Council
Sort Code: 20 74 38
Account Number: 83177157