Co-op Funeralcare, Chester-Le-Street
Bridgewater House, 1 Newcastle Road, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 3TS
Your local funeral home in Chester-le-street has been serving the community since 1970. When you need a professional funeral service and a friendly local face, speak to us and you'll be looked after by people who know and love your local area. Whether you're in Pelton, Ouston, Grange Villa or Great Lumley, we're here when you need us.
The first thing we'll do at the arrangement meeting is listen to you. And whatever your religion, culture or heritage, we can help you arrange the right kind of funeral. We work with all the local places of worship and crematoriums, including St Mary and St Cuthbert's Parish, Chester-le-street Methodist and Birtley, Durham and Mountsett crematoriums. So whatever type of funeral you need to arrange, we can help you.
At what can be a stressful time, you will quickly feel at ease with our professional and friendly team, as we arrange the funeral together. Call us anytime or visit our warm and welcoming funeral home on Newcastle Road.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access, accessible arrangement room and toilet.
Cremation from £3,816
Burial from £3,939
Price depends on choices you make.
You can make the funeral as personal as you want, reflecting someone’s faith, culture, personality or wishes.
Choose unique or traditional funeral cars
Add as many personal touches as you like
The date and time of the funeral will be agreed with the funeral director.
Cremation from £3,561
Burial from £3,684
Price depends on location.
A simpler, lower-cost funeral service where family and friends come together to remember the person who died.
Includes a funeral service
Visiting the person who died
Basic coffin and hearse
£1,445
All inclusive price, no hidden costs.
A straightforward, dignified cremation. Remember the person who died in your own time, in your own way.
No funeral service people can go to
No visiting the person who has died
Basic coffin
£2,509
Does not include headstone or burial plot.
A straightforward, dignified burial. Remember the person who died in your own time, in your own way.
No funeral service people can go to
No visiting the person who has died
Basic coffin
All funeral directors are legally required to publish price lists for their products and services. This is to help you understand your options and compare prices between different funeral directors, because prices can vary.
You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.
How to pay
We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.
Help is available
If you need to help to pay for the funeral:
Co-op Legal Services
There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.
Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans.
On site parking: Yes
Number of spaces: 4
Designated disabled parking space: No
Pay and display public car park: Yes
Street parking: No
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.
View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory
Our funeral home on Newcastle Road has a chapel of rest where families are warmly welcome to spend quiet, private time with the person who has died, and we will always make sure this time feels unhurried and peaceful. We have on-site parking so you do not need to worry about finding a space nearby, and the building is fully wheelchair accessible, meaning everyone who needs to visit us can do so comfortably. We have been serving the Chester-le-Street community since 1970, and offering a welcoming, accessible space for families has always been central to the way we work.
Our Chester-le-Street funeral home is available around the clock, so you can call us at any time of the day or night, you will never be met with an answerphone when it matters most. Once you are ready, our team will come and bring your loved one into our care, and we will walk you through the paperwork and next steps at a pace that suits you, so nothing feels rushed or overwhelming.
Yes, our team at Chester-le-Street covers Pelton, Ouston, Grange Villa, Great Lumley, and the surrounding villages, so wherever you are in this part of County Durham, we are here for you. We will come to you when you need us, and our funeral home on Newcastle Road is easy to reach from across the area should you wish to visit us in person.
We have longstanding relationships with St Mary and St Cuthbert's Parish Church and Chester-le-Street Methodist Church, and we are very happy to work with ministers or celebrants from either to create a service that reflects your family's faith. Equally, if you would prefer a secular or humanist ceremony, our team can arrange a celebrant-led service that honours the life of the person who died without any religious element.
We work closely with Birtley Crematorium, Durham Crematorium, and Mountsett Crematorium, and our team will help you choose whichever feels right for your family. On the day itself, we take care of everything, from bringing your loved one into the crematorium with dignity to guiding your family through the service, so that you can focus entirely on being together and saying goodbye in the way that feels most meaningful.
Standardised Price List