Amersham is the least expensive location for a funeral in the South East according to a recent study.

New research published by Royal London has revealed that Amersham is the most affordable location to have a funeral in the South East, with an average cost of £3,162.

The study takes into account the average value of both burial and cremation in each area, ranking 40 towns from the most expensive to least.

Other nearby areas sit higher up the table, with the price for a funeral in Bracknell averaging £3,881 – the eighth most expensive in the South East.

Similarly, the average funeral price in Slough will cost £3,793, ranking ninth most expensive.

Leatherhead was found to be the most expensive in the South East, with the average funeral set to cost around £5,006.

Louise Eaton-Terry, Royal London’s funeral cost expert, said: “As bereaved families continue to take on thousands of pounds of debt to pay for their loved ones’ funerals, support from the state remains woefully inadequate.

“The Government have tinkered around the edges and made some improvements to the Funeral Expenses Payment benefit, but the fact remains that the fund does not cover the full cost of a simple funeral. The value of the fund is seriously lacking with no serious action being taken to increase it and help support the bereaved who are being crippled with funeral debt.”