Ashdown Funeral Services

Belvedere, London Borough of Bexley

Albert Road, Belvedere, DA17

Telephone: 01322 449080

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Published prices

Attended funeral from £3,290 · Direct cremation from £1,995

Community-focused funeral home on Albert Road, Belvedere.

Ashdown Funeral Services on Albert Road is a community-focused funeral home, part of the Funeral Partners group, serving Belvedere and the surrounding area.

Attended funeral £3,290 and unattended cremation £1,995 (published prices).

How Ashdown Funeral Services's prices compare in Bexley

At £3,290, Ashdown Funeral Services's attended funeral price is about 6% below the Bexley median of £3,495, and cheaper than 10 of the 18 funeral directors we list in the borough.

Prices are the funeral director's own published figures and cover the funeral director's services only. Third-party costs — the cremation or burial fee, the doctor's fees where they apply and the minister or celebrant — are usually charged on top. Always ask for a full written estimate.

Arranging a funeral in Belvedere

Belvedere's funeral homes sit around Nuxley Road and Albert Road, serving Belvedere, Abbey Wood, Lesnes Abbey and the Erith riverside. It is the north-western corner of the borough, so families here sometimes also look at Greenwich firms — but Bexley's published prices are worth checking first, because the borough range is wide.

Families using a funeral director in Belvedere also commonly come from Abbey Wood, Erith, Thamesmead, Slade Green. Erith Cemetery is the nearest council burial ground, with Eltham Crematorium handling most cremations.

Getting to the crematorium from Belvedere

There is no crematorium inside the London Borough of Bexley. The council is part of the Eltham Crematorium Joint Committee with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, so most Bexley cremations take place at Eltham (Falconwood) Crematorium on Crown Woods Way. Ashdown Funeral Services's premises are roughly 3.3 miles from Eltham Crematorium in a straight line, so ask whether the cortège mileage is inside the quoted price or charged on top.

Funeral directors near Ashdown Funeral Services

The closest alternatives we list to Ashdown Funeral Services in Belvedere, measured in a straight line from its premises. Comparing two or three written estimates is the single most effective way to reduce a funeral bill.

Questions worth asking Ashdown Funeral Services

You are entitled to a full written estimate before you agree to anything, and to take it away and compare it. These are the questions that most often change the final bill at Belvedere prices:

• Your published attended funeral price is £3,290 — what is included at that figure, and what is charged on top?
• Does the £1,995 direct cremation include the cremation fee, collection out of hours and a simple coffin?
• Is the journey to Eltham Crematorium (about 3.3 miles from Belvedere) included, or is mileage charged separately?
• Will the person who arranges the funeral also be there on the day?
• Where will the deceased be cared for, and can we visit?
• Are there cheaper coffin or vehicle options than the ones shown to me first?

Ashdown Funeral Services, Belvedere — frequently asked questions

How much does a funeral cost at Ashdown Funeral Services in Belvedere?

Ashdown Funeral Services publishes an attended funeral from £3,290, and a direct cremation from £1,995. That is below the £3,495 median across the 18 Bexley funeral directors we list. The attended figure covers the funeral director's own charges; the cremation or burial fee and any minister or celebrant are normally added on top.

Does Ashdown Funeral Services offer a direct cremation?

Yes — Ashdown Funeral Services publishes a direct (unattended) cremation from £1,995. There is no service and no mourners present, and the cremation fee is normally included in that figure. Families often hold their own memorial afterwards.

Which crematorium would Ashdown Funeral Services use?

There is no crematorium inside the London Borough of Bexley. The council is part of the Eltham Crematorium Joint Committee with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, so most Bexley cremations take place at Eltham (Falconwood) Crematorium on Crown Woods Way. Ashdown Funeral Services in Belvedere is roughly 3.3 miles from Eltham Crematorium as the crow flies. Erith Cemetery is the nearest council burial ground, with Eltham Crematorium handling most cremations. Ask whether the mileage to your chosen crematorium or cemetery is included in the quoted price.

Is Ashdown Funeral Services an independent funeral director?

Ashdown Funeral Services is listed as funeral partners group. Independents set their own prices, which is why the range across Bexley is so wide — always compare the written estimate rather than assuming independent means cheaper.

Which other funeral directors are near Ashdown Funeral Services?

The closest alternatives we list are Constable & Toop Funeral Directors in Belvedere (about under 0.2 miles away, attended funeral from £4,070), Morgans Funeral Directors in Bexleyheath (about 0.8 miles away, attended funeral from £1,325), The Tender Touch & Willow Independent Funeral Service in Erith (about 1 miles away). Getting a second written estimate costs nothing and is the single most effective way to cut a funeral bill.

Next steps

• Compare every funeral director in Bexley on published price
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• How to choose a funeral director, and the questions to ask
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