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Serving the St Albans area
Our funeral directors in St Albans are Phillips, in the white double-fronted house just before the traffic lights as you head towards Victoria Street. It is often the smallest things that bring the most comfort — a hymn they always sang, flowers cut from their own garden — and we'll make room for whatever you'd like to include. You'll sit down with us when you're ready, tell us about the person you've lost, and go through each decision one at a time. The team here is experienced and knows the city's churches, chapels and crematorium well. Speak to our funeral home in St Albans and tell us what you'd like.
Your local team can talk you through an attended funeral in St Albans or an unattended funeral in St Albans, and help you choose memorials in St Albans when you feel ready. You can also see all our funeral directors in Hertfordshire.
Phillips Funeral Directors, St Albans
We are the white double-fronted house on the right just before the traffic lights as you head towards Victoria Street from London Road.
- Dartmouth House, 68 Alma Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3BL
Call 24 hours a day:
01727 851006
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5pm
- More about this branch
Our services
These are estimated costs for a cremation. For a burial, please call us and we'll explain the costs.
Total price: £4,589
Attended funeral
A ceremony tailored to any needs and wishes. Including all religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs.
- Our support and services
- £3,395
- A Basic Coffin, or choose any other and pay only the difference
- A traditional hearse
- Care in our first class facilities
- Estimated third-party costs
- £1,194
- Crematoria fees
- A celebrant or minister to lead the ceremony
- Total estimated cost
- £4,589
Total price: £1,645
Unattended funeral
A simpler option, without mourners present at the cremation.
- Our support and services
- £1,645
- A simple, Unattended Funeral coffin, or choose any other and pay only the difference
- Care in our first class facilities
- A cremation without a ceremony or mourners present
- Total estimated cost
- £1,645
How do funeral costs vary?
The cost of a funeral depends on what you need. We'll help you understand everything, so you can plan without any surprises.
Our prices include all the essentials
The prices you see on each branch's Price List are our lowest for each type of funeral. They include caring for the person who's died, a simple coffin, and the cremation or burial. We don't charge for the little touches like placing a rose on the coffin or playing music.
What affects the cost?
You can choose to add a personal touch, such as a unique coffin, flowers, your choice of transport, a printed order of service or a memorial. There might be additional costs depending on the type of funeral you choose, or what you require. You can find out additional costs by looking at Additional Options Price Lists on each branch's webpage.
Trusted by families in St Albans
Rated 4.85 / 5 based on 101 reviews.
Rated 5/5
Phillips provided a helpful and sympathetic service: many thanks to Trevor and the team for handling our day so well.
Jonathan Norris, 2 February 2026
Rated 5/5
What can I say about Phillips funeral service! The loss of my mum will stay with me forever, as will the wonderful people and service we met, I shall remember you all Nd will stay in touch.
My family and I were made to feel special from the first moment we walked in.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Always in our thoughts. Melanie Holmes
Melanie Dunne, 27 January 2026
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