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Incredibly caring and supportive. First class service
Karen Azodoh, 21 January 2026
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Our Beckenham funeral directors are experienced, trusted professionals dedicated to providing dignified, compassionate care for every family we support. We have invested in modern facilities across the area to ensure the highest standards of care for your loved one, backed by reassuring guidance and support whenever you need it. Choose your nearest funeral home and speak to our caring team any time.
Your local team can talk you through an attended funeral in Beckenham or an unattended funeral in Beckenham, and help you choose memorials in Beckenham when you feel ready. You can also see all our funeral directors in Kent.
If you are planning a cremation or a burial, your local funeral director can arrange a service at any crematorium or cemetery in line with your wishes. As part of the same business group, we work closely with Beckenham Crematorium and Beckenham Cemetery, both located on Elmers End Road, which may be convenient options for local families.
Francis Chappell & Sons Funeral Directors, Beckenham
Our Beckenham funeral directors is located on the High Street, just up from St Edmund's Catholic Church.
- 238 High Street, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1EN
Call 24 hours a day:
020 8650 0304
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm- Saturday, By appointment only
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Our services
These are estimated costs for a cremation. For a burial, please call us and we'll explain the costs.
Total price: £4,794
Attended funeral
A ceremony tailored to any needs and wishes. Including all religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs.
- Our support and services
- £3,595
- 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
- £1,199
- Crematoria fees
- A celebrant or minister to lead the ceremony
- Total estimated cost
- £4,794
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 Beckenham
Rated 4.95 / 5 based on 22 reviews.
Rated 5/5
Francis Chappell beckenham branch. No words can express the kindness, compassion & overall dignity that we received from Donna & Paul in the funeral of my dad. Donna was fantastic, she treated us with such compassion, nothing was too much, Donna arranged the viewings at the Orpington branch, met us there, explained everytime what to expected when viewing my dad, again with so much compassion. Paul did a home visit as my mum wanted my dad home the day before the funeral, again our family was treated with compassion. Paul & his team brought my dad home, carried my dad with dignity & bowed their heads at his coffin as they left.
On the day of my dad's funeral, Paul & his team came again bowed at the coffin before taking my dad to the Hurst. The whole team made a very difficult day run so smoothly, treated our family with so much respect & dignity. Our family can not praise Donna, Paul & their team enough. They were absolutely brilliant.
Lisa Brewood, 12 November 2025
Rated 5/5
Our thanks to Kelly and Tom in particular for all the help and guidance they gave us. Courteous, kind and efficient.
Mrs Paula P., 24 April 2023
FAQs
We're here to answer all your questions. If anything isn't clear, please ask us.
Advice and guidance
Practical guides on arranging a funeral and what to expect.
What to do when someone dies
The first steps after a death, in order – the medical certificate, registering, calling a funeral director and dealing with the estate, with timings.
Choosing a funeral director
What to look for when comparing funeral directors – local availability, itemised pricing, the care given to the person who has died, and how well they listen.
Types of funeral
The types of funeral to choose between – burial or cremation, religious or not, ceremony or none – and how each can still be personal.
How to reduce funeral costs
Five practical ways to bring a funeral bill down, who is responsible for paying it, and why a cheaper funeral need not be a lesser one.
Questions to ask a funeral director
Fourteen questions worth asking before you appoint a funeral director – on costs, care, personalisation and paperwork – and what the answers tell you.
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