Coffins and caskets
Choose from a range of materials and designs – simple and understated through to ornate or colourful.
Unattended funerals in Stoke-on-Trent
An unattended funeral is a simple cremation with nobody present. Our funeral director in Stoke-on-Trent takes care of everything and returns the ashes to you.
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H. Dale Funeral Directors, Stoke
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- 176 Anchor Road, Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 5EF
Call 24 hours a day:
01782 313866
Office opening hours:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
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What an unattended funeral costs in Stoke-on-Trent
One price, with nothing else to pay. This is what an unattended funeral costs at our Stoke-on-Trent funeral director.
Unattended funeral
- Our 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
- £1,645
What an unattended funeral includes
Everything below is included in the price.
- Included:Collecting and caring for the person who has died
- Included:A simple coffin
- Included:The cremation fee and all necessary paperwork
- Included:Returning the ashes to you, or scattering them at the crematorium
Talk to someone in Stoke-on-Trent
Our local team can talk you through the options and what everything costs, with no obligation.
What families say about us
Rated 4.93 / 5 based on 104 reviews.
Rated 1/5
Where shall we start…
When my sister and I went in , on behalf of our mum, we were taken into a room, where we chose the casket for our dad.
We then specifically asked!!!!!
For us to be informed about the day of his cremation.
It was a no attendance funeral, which our dad specifically asked for.
We were not!!!! Informed, we had to ring to ask , imagine how we all felt, especially our mum, only to be told that he had been cremated already!!!
The following week, we went to fetch dads ashes, to bring him home, with the staff eating chips, the whole place stunk of chips!
Very professional NOT.
Upon receiving our dad, when we were just about to go, when we noticed that they had spelt his name wrong.
We had to ask them to do it again.
We also noticed that when we got home to mum, the casket hadn’t got the handles on which is what we were shown.
Neither my sis or I have said nothing about it to our mum, as we think the loss of our dad is enough for her to cope with.
All we can say, is that we would never consider this company again!!
Amanda Glover, 11 October 2026
Rated 5/5
made everything so easy and gave me peace of mined thank you all so much.
Tom Talbot, 9 September 2026
Rated 2/5
Incorrect information passed to family, calls from office cut off mid discussion as staff had to take other calls or had another task to complete. Unable to attend to sign documents on site to suit my calendar as restricted availability only available due to Director using the room for families.When collecting ashes door was open so I entered property to be confronted by a gentleman saying I expected the bell to ring and you to be outside very directly as if I was wrong to walk into an open doorway.
Vikki Sproson, 13 August 2026
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Helpful organisations
Grief after bereavement
Bereavement and grief affect people in different ways. There's no right or wrong way to feel. The NHS website has advice and places to go for support.
Help with funeral costs
If you get certain benefits you may be eligible for the Funeral Expenses Payment. You can find out more, check your eligibility, and apply on the GOV.UK website.
Report the death
There are government organisations that need to know when someone dies. Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report the death to most of them in one go.
Advice and guidance
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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.
Types of funeral
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Direct cremation funeral plans
A plan covering cremation without a service – what is and is not included, how you can still personalise it, and how paying, changing and cancelling work.
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.
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