Co-op Funeralcare, Great Wakering
28 High Street, Great Wakering, Southend-On-Sea, SS3 0EQ
Your local funeral home in Great Wakering has been serving the community since 1980. 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 Shoeburyness, Foulness Island, Barling or Little Wakering, we're here when you need us.
Our team are good listeners, and that's the first thing we will do when we talk with you. That way we can help you arrange the funeral that feels right. We have longstanding relationships with local crematoriums and churches like St Nicholas' Church, and Southend and Basildon crematoriums. We also know many of the local religious leaders and some wonderful funeral celebrants.
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 High Street.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
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: 10
Designated disabled parking space: No
Public car park: No
Street parking: Yes
There's a shared car park with the Co-op Food store next door and minimal on road parking out front.
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
Absolutely — we arrange all kinds of services, whether religious, non-religious, or a blend of both, and we will always follow your family's wishes rather than any set template. St Nicholas' Church is available for those who want a traditional church service, but we can equally help you plan a completely secular ceremony that reflects who your loved one truly was. Our two arrangement rooms give us the space to sit down with your family quietly and work out exactly what feels right.
When someone dies, our team is available to help you at any hour, and the most important thing to know is that you do not have to do anything alone. You can call us whenever you are ready and we will arrange for your loved one to be brought into our care, taking that immediate burden off your shoulders while you gather family around you. From there, we will guide you gently through the paperwork and legal requirements, including registering the death, at a pace that suits you.
We have ten on-site parking spaces, and there is also a shared car park next door through the Co-op Food store which provides additional space if you need it. Please be aware that our arrangement rooms are not on the ground floor and we do not currently have wheelchair access or an accessible toilet on the premises, so if mobility is a concern for any member of your family, please do let us know when you call so we can do everything possible to make your visit as comfortable as it can be.
Yes, our team serves families across Foulness Island and the surrounding villages, including Barling, Little Wakering, and Great Wakering itself. We understand that reaching families in more remote areas takes extra care and planning, and we are here to make sure distance is never a barrier when you need us most. Please call us and we will talk through how we can support you from the very first moment.
On the day of a cremation, our team will lead the funeral cortège from the point of collection and accompany your family to the crematorium, ensuring everything runs to time and that you can focus entirely on saying goodbye. Before the service, many families choose to hold a gathering or reading at St Nicholas' Church in Great Wakering, which can form a meaningful part of the day. We will walk you through every stage in advance so that nothing on the day comes as a surprise, and our team remains with you throughout.
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