Your local, friendly, direct cremation service.

Locally Run

Direct

Cremations

in Essex.

We provide a compassionate and respectful 

direct cremation service, right here in Essex. 

Our caring team provides an all-inclusive service from £1200,

ensuring dignity, simplicity, and 

no hidden fees.

 

 

  • Transparent £1,200 Pricing - includes collection, paperwork, and dignified cremation
  • Local & Family-Run - personal service and genuine care for Essex families
  • No Hidden Fees - everything is laid out clearly from the start.
  • 24/7 Support - we're here to guide you through every step.
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Professional Fees Included

Completion of all documents, without leaving your home.

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Care & Preparation

By our dedicated team, at our funeral home in Chelmsford.

New Tree

Environmentally-Friendly

Eco-friendly coffins and a tree planted with every cremation.

New Urn

Return of Ashes

Secure couriered delivery of ashes within 28 days of cremation.

What To Do Next if a Death Has Occured

“If you’ve just lost a loved one or expect to soon, we understand how overwhelmed you may feel. Please call our 24-hour support line at 01245 202 221  so we can guide you step by step. We’ll help with immediate arrangements, paperwork, and all the details to ensure a compassionate, dignified farewell.”

Including memory tree planted for £985

Direct Cremation Service for £1200

We believe in price transparency, and won’t sell you something that you don’t need.

What’s included:

  • Our Professional fees and completion of the documents
  • Removal from any Hospital in Essex during office hours
  • Care and preparation of your loved one at our Funeral Home in Chelmsford
  • A wood effect coffin
  • A non attended cremation at a local crematorium within 40 miles
  • Couriered delivery or collection of ashes within 28 days of the cremation

 

Additional fees that may be payable:

  • £250 For immediate care and attendance (should your loved one pass at a hospice, care home or private residence we will be required to attend without delay)
  • Please inform us if your loved one is heavier than 17 stone or over 6’6″ in height as we will need to provide extra staff for safe and dignified transfer into our care. An additional fee of £390 will be applied for a specially-ordered coffin and additional bearing staff.
comparison of direct cremation costs

About Us

“We’re a small, family-operated team based in Chelmsford, Essex. Each member of our team is committed to providing respectful, caring support—because we believe every goodbye should be personal.”

Learn More About Our Family-Run Approach

How does a Direct Cremation Service Work?

Call us on 01245 202221 or via our contact form

On receipt of your call we will advise you on the next stages in order to proceed with our services.

We bring your loved one into our care

Immediately from any non-hospital location, or from any Essex hospital within 2 days of the paperwork being completed. Your loved one will be prepared and cared for at our Chapel of rest in Chelmsford. (Additional fees may apply, see our FAQs)

The cremation is arranged and we advise you of the date and time of committal

We will arrange, collate and send you the documents for signing via secure courier which you return to us. Once the committal has been booked, we notify you of the date and time it will take place so you can have a moment of reflection.

The committal takes place in a local crematorium

On the day, your loved one will be escorted to the crematorium by our uniformed staff in our specially adapted funeral vehicle. You can choose to have one piece of music played during the committal.

You receive the ashes within 28 days

We return the ashes to you via tracked courier, or they will be ready for you to collect from our funeral home, within 28 days. A member of our team can hand deliver the ashes for an additional fee if you wish.

Ready to discuss arrangements, or simply want guidance? We’re always here to help. Call 01245 202 221 or Contact Us

What Our Customers Say

  • Gentleness throughout but alacrity wherever and whenever required ... it was good to know that one of their team would answer the phone and address the challenges arising immediately and reliably.

    Susi & Bjorn

  • From the outset Cheryl and Paul were very tactful, sensitive and accommodating, making me aware of the options available to me regarding the committal, as well as helping me consider the practical aspects of different choices of urn. I also received numerous courtesy calls to update me on progress.

    Benjamin

  • Most professional and supportive to me and my family. Providing my husband with the funeral he wanted peaceful and simple.

    Sue

  • Thank you Cheryl and Paul for the care and compassion you showed in dealing with my wife’s cremation. It’s an emotional experience and your professional manner made it so much easier to handle.

    John

Essex Direct Cremations
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