Co-op Funeralcare, Leigh-On-Sea
27 Glendale Gardens, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2AT
Our funeral home in Leigh-on-Sea has been serving the local community since 1978. During that time, we've come to know and love our local area well. We cover areas in and around Leigh-on-Sea, including Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Chalkwell and Benfleet. We're here to give you a friendly, reliable and sensitively planned funeral service at your time of need.
If you need to arrange a religious or non-religious funeral or one that simply reflects someone's culture or beliefs, we can help you. We know all the local churches, places of worship and crematoriums, including Leigh Road Baptist Church, St Helen's Catholic Church and Leigh Wesley Methodist Church and Southend and Basildon crematoriums. We can also help you find a friendly funeral celebrant or religious leader to take the service.
Whether you prefer a chat over the phone or in person at our Glendale Gardens funeral home, we're here to listen, guide you through your options, and support you at every step.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Accessible toilet available.
Cremation from £4,120
Burial from £4,170
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 £3,865
Burial from £3,915
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
£2,595
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: 2
Designated disabled parking space: No
Public car park: No
Street parking: Yes
There is restricted street parking near the building, but you can park on Leigh Broadway a short walk away.
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
Yes, our Leigh-on-Sea funeral home on Glendale Gardens is well placed to serve families across Chalkwell, Westcliff-on-Sea, Benfleet, and the wider Southend-on-Sea area. Our team has been caring for local families since 1978, so we know this stretch of the Essex coast well and are here to help wherever you are based.
We regularly work with local churches including St Helen's Catholic Church and Leigh Wesley Methodist Church, and our team is experienced in coordinating services that follow specific religious customs and traditions. Whether your family needs a full Catholic Requiem Mass or a more informal service at Leigh Road Baptist Church, we'll liaise directly with the clergy on your behalf to ensure everything is arranged with care and respect.
You can call us at any time — day or night — and our team will come to bring your loved one into our care from wherever they have died, whether that's a home near Leigh Broadway, a local hospital, or a care setting. Once your loved one is with us in our chapel of rest on Glendale Gardens, there is no immediate pressure on your family to make every decision at once. We'll arrange a time for you to come in and talk through the arrangements at a pace that feels right for you.
We have two on-site parking spaces at our Glendale Gardens funeral home, and additional street parking is available a short walk away on Leigh Broadway. We want to be open with families that our arrangement room is not currently on the ground floor and the building does not have full wheelchair access, so please do call us ahead of your visit and we will do everything we can to make suitable arrangements for you. We do have an accessible toilet on site, and our team is always happy to discuss how we can best accommodate your needs.
On the day of a cremation service, our team will bring your loved one to the chosen venue — such as Leigh Road Baptist Church or another local place of worship or ceremony space — before the committal takes place at the crematorium. We'll guide your family through every stage of the day, from the order of service to music choices, so that the occasion reflects the person who died. Timings vary depending on the venue and crematorium, but we'll make sure you know exactly what to expect well in advance.
Standardised Price List