Mears Family Funerals

Blackfen / Sidcup, London Borough of Bexley

Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15

Telephone: 020 8089 0046

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Published prices

Attended funeral from £3,015 · Direct cremation from £1,495

Family-run director on Blackfen Road serving Blackfen and Sidcup.

Mears Family Funerals is a family-run independent on Blackfen Road, offering personal, transparent funeral care to families across Blackfen, Sidcup and the wider borough.

Attended funeral £3,015 and direct cremation £1,495 from the firm's published prices.

How Mears Family Funerals's prices compare in Bexley

At £3,015, Mears Family Funerals's attended funeral price is about 14% below the Bexley median of £3,495, and cheaper than 11 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 Blackfen / Sidcup

Blackfen sits between Sidcup and Welling, and funeral directors on Blackfen Road cover both. It is a convenient middle ground: close enough to Eltham Crematorium for short cortège journeys, and close enough to Sidcup and Bexleyheath that a family can compare several published price lists inside a couple of miles.

Families using a funeral director in Blackfen / Sidcup also commonly come from Sidcup, Welling, Blackfen, Bexleyheath. Sidcup Cemetery serves the area for cremated remains; Hillview Cemetery is the borough's only cemetery open for new earthen graves.

Getting to the crematorium from Blackfen / Sidcup

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. Mears Family Funerals's premises are roughly 1.5 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 Mears Family Funerals

The closest alternatives we list to Mears Family Funerals in Blackfen / Sidcup, 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 Mears Family Funerals

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 Blackfen / Sidcup prices:

• Your published attended funeral price is £3,015 — what is included at that figure, and what is charged on top?
• Does the £1,495 direct cremation include the cremation fee, collection out of hours and a simple coffin?
• Is the journey to Eltham Crematorium (about 1.5 miles from Blackfen / Sidcup) 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?

Mears Family Funerals, Blackfen / Sidcup — frequently asked questions

How much does a funeral cost at Mears Family Funerals in Blackfen / Sidcup?

Mears Family Funerals publishes an attended funeral from £3,015, and a direct cremation from £1,495. 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 Mears Family Funerals offer a direct cremation?

Yes — Mears Family Funerals publishes a direct (unattended) cremation from £1,495. 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 Mears Family Funerals 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. Mears Family Funerals in Blackfen / Sidcup is roughly 1.5 miles from Eltham Crematorium as the crow flies. Sidcup Cemetery serves the area for cremated remains; Hillview Cemetery is the borough's only cemetery open for new earthen graves. Ask whether the mileage to your chosen crematorium or cemetery is included in the quoted price.

Is Mears Family Funerals an independent funeral director?

Mears Family Funerals is listed as family-run independent. 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 Mears Family Funerals?

The closest alternatives we list are Bexley Funeral Service in Bexley Village (about 0.3 miles away, attended funeral from £3,895), P L Mulligan Family Funeral Directors in Sidcup / Blackfen (about 0.5 miles away, attended funeral from £3,650), Co-op Funeralcare in Bexleyheath (about 1.1 miles away, attended funeral from £2,495). Getting a second written estimate costs nothing and is the single most effective way to cut a funeral bill.

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