Registration charges

How to pay

You can pay registration fees by debit or credit card; just be aware that there's an administration fee of 2.2% if you use a credit card.

If you wish to pay by another method, or you're finding it difficult to pay, please check other ways you can pay.

We don't charge for registering a birth or death, and we'll issue a short birth certificate free of charge when you register a birth.

You can see a list of the services we do charge for, and the current cost, below.

Certificate	Cost
Full certificate - priority application from archived records - same day service	£21
Full certificate from archived records - certificate ready three days after receipt of application	£10
Short birth certificate - priority application from archived record - same day service	£21
Short birth certificate from archived records - certificate ready three days after receipt of application	£10

Record	Cost
Records - at the time of registration	£4
Records - (after registration within a current register	£7

Item	Cost
Provisional booking fee	£26
Notice fee (per person - to be paid to the registrar service in the district where the person lives)	£35
The register office ceremony room	£50
The ceremony suite (Monday to Thursday)	£116
The ceremony suite (Friday)	£138
The ceremony suite (Saturday)	£165
Approved premises (Monday to Thursday)	£310
Approved premises (Friday)	£349
Approved premises (Saturday)	£444
Approved premises (Sunday)	£452
Approved premises (bank holidays)	£452

Item	Cost
Marriage ceremony religious buildings - registrar in attendance (including one certificate)	£90
General search fee	£18
Priority postage fee	£1
Approved premises ceremony licence or renewal	£1,379
Building registration fee (worship)	£29
Building registration fee (marriage)	£123