Miles & Daughters Funeral Directors

Miles & Daughters Funeral Directors

Tamela House, 157-161 Caversham Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BB

24/7 support from our local team
Onsite parking
Bereavement support for you and your family
Support available to finance the funeral

5 Stars | Updated 20 Sep 2025

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Our Reading funeral home is based on the Caversham Road in Reading with free parking available.

Our very large premises were formerly the site of the famous Reading landmark business ‘Walls Carnival Stores’. There is a large free car park to the rear of the building via York Road. The team will provide advice at every stage of the funeral planning process, and will arrange an individual and unique funeral to help you celebrate the life of your loved one. Here at Miles & Daughters Funeral Directors we also offer a prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance.

Services include:

Burials
Cremations
Home Visits
Religious or Non-Religious
Prepaid Funeral Plans
Orders of Service and Funeral Stationery
Probate
Online Funeral Notice, Tributes and Donations
Green and Woodland Funerals
Unattended Cremation
Memorial Masonry
Coffin Range

5 Stars | Updated 20 Sep 2025

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Prices and Packages

At Need Funeral - Standardised Pricing List.

ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges only)

£ 3,590.00

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Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements	£1,630.00
Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care	£300.00
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities.	£400.00
Providing a suitable coffin	£445.00
Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer)	£20.00
At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle	£795.00

UNATTENDED FUNERAL

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Burial (funeral director’s charges only)	£1,700.00
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)²	£1,995.00

FEES YOU MUST PAY

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For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.¹ In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.	£4,230.00
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.² In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is:	£1,350.00

ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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Additional mileage (price per mile)	£2.00
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer)	£185.00
Collection and delivery of ashes	£25.00
Embalming	£175.00
Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.)	POA
Limousine	POA

The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.

1. This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.

2. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.

Prices correct as from 13/10/2025and may be subject to change. E & O.E.