Arranging a funeral
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.
Co-op Funeralcare, Cowplain
41-43 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8DF
Our funeral home in Cowplain has been serving the local community since 2017. During that time, we've come to know and love our local area well. We cover areas throughout Cowplain, including Rowland's Castle, Horndean, Denmead and Purbrook. We're here to give you a friendly, reliable and sensitively planned funeral service at your time of need.
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 Wilifred's, Sacred Heart, Evangelical and The Oaks, Portchester, Arun and Wessex Vale crematoriums. So whatever type of funeral you need to arrange, we can help you.
A funeral arrangement meeting with us is a conversation over a cup of tea as we decide and arrange things together. When you need us, call us or come and see us on London 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.
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:
government support is available to help cover some costs
you could get a loan from our partners at Funeral Safe
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
Was £1,700
£1,650 Save £50
Member Price
£1,600 Save £100
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
Was £2,995
£2,845 Save £150
Member Price
£2,795 Save £200
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
Was £3,685
£3,435 Save £250
Member Price
£3,385 Save £300
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
Was £3,975
£3,725 Save £250
Member Price
£3,675 Save £300
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
Was £4,160
£3,910 Save £250
Member Price
£3,860 Save £300
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: No
Free public car park: Yes
Street parking: Yes
Southern Co-operative Funeralcare is next door and we are not able to use there parking area. Please look for an alternative parking space.
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 Cowplain funeral home on London Road is here around the clock, so you can call us at any time of the day or night and we will be ready to help, there is no need to wait until morning. We can come and care for your loved one whenever you need us, and once we are with you we will talk you through the paperwork, including the medical certificate and registering the death in Cowplain or the surrounding area, so nothing feels overwhelming.
Our funeral home on London Road is fully wheelchair accessible, so every family member is welcome and no one need feel excluded from being there. For parking, we do ask that you look for an alternative space nearby rather than the car park next door, which we are not able to use, our team is happy to point you in the right direction when you call ahead. We have had a presence here since 2017 and we also have a chapel of rest, where families are welcome to spend quiet time with their loved one before the funeral.
We work with The Oaks, Portchester, Arun, and Wessex Vale crematoriums, so your family has a genuine choice about where the service takes place. On the day, our team will travel with your loved one and make sure everything runs smoothly, from the arrival at the crematorium through to the committal, so that you can focus entirely on being together and saying goodbye.
We have experience arranging Catholic funerals, Church of England services, and humanist ceremonies, so whatever reflects the beliefs and wishes of the person who died, we will do our best to honour them. We work with local venues including St Wilfrid's, Sacred Heart, Evangelical, and Hart Plain, and our team will help you find the right setting and the right person to lead the service.
Our team on London Road in Cowplain is here for families across Rowland's Castle, Horndean, Denmead, Purbrook, Clanfield, and the surrounding area. Wherever you are based locally, we can come to you and guide you through every step at whatever pace feels right for your family.