Registration charges

How to pay

You can pay in advance for any certificates or book an appointment online to:

Our charges

We don't charge for registering a birth or death, but you'll need to pay for any certificates you want.  

Certificates (birth, death, marriage and civil partnerships)

Certificate Cost
Full certificate at the point of registration £11
Full certificate - standard service (certificate will be ready five working days after payment made) £11
Full certificate - priority service (certificate will be ready same/next working day after payment made) additional certificates ordered at the same time £11 £35

Marriage/civil partnerships

The cost will be based on the date and year of your ceremony. 

Fee Cost 
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Cost 
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Cost 
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Cost 
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Notice fee - per person (weekday appointment) £35 £35 £35 £35
Notice fee - per person (Saturday including out of hours fee) £50 £55 £57 £60
Provisional booking fee (non refundable) £35 £39 £40 £42
Register office (two witnesses) - every other Tuesday morning £57 £57 £57 £57
Town Hall ceremony suite - Monday to Thursday £211 £231 £238 £250
Town Hall ceremony suite - Friday £231 £253 £260 £273
Town Hall ceremony suite - Saturday morning £246 £270 £277 £291
Town Hall ceremony suite - Saturday afternoon £276 £303 £311 £327
Approved premises - Monday to Thursday before 5pm £376 £413 £425 £446
Approved premises - Friday before 5pm £486 £534 £549 £576
Approved premises - Saturday before 5pm £531 £583 £600 £630
Approved premises - Monday to Saturday at 5pm £561 £616 £634 £666
Approved premises - Sundays and bank holidays before 5pm £561 £616 £634 £666
Approved premises - Sundays and bank holidays at 5pm £589 £647 £666 £699
Religious building - registrar in attendance £97 £97 £97 £97
Ceremony amendment fee £35 £39 £40 £42

Naming and renewal of vows ceremonies

The cost will be based on the date and year of your ceremony.

Fee Cost 
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Cost 
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Cost
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Cost 
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Booking fee (non refundable) £35 £39 £40 £42
Town Hall ceremony suite - Monday to Thursday £211 £231 £238 £250
Town Hall ceremony suite - Friday £231 £253 £260 £273
Other secular premises - Monday to Saturday before 5pm £250 £275 £283 £297
Other secular premises - Sunday or bank holiday before 5pm £325 £358 £368 £386

Private citizenship ceremonies

The cost will be based on the date and year of your ceremony.

Fee Cost
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Cost 
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Cost
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Cost 
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Town Hall register office - Monday to Friday £140 £154 £159 £167
Approved premises - Monday to Saturday  £250 £275 £283 £297
Approved premises - Sunday or bank holiday  £325 £358 £368 £386

Ceremony premises licences

The cost will be based on the date and year you start or renew your licence. 

Fee Cost 
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Cost 
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Cost
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Cost 
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Approved premises ceremony licence or renewal, including up to three rooms £1650 £1815 £1869 £1962
Additional rooms £55 per room £61 per room £62 per room £65 per room
Building registration fee (worship) £29 £29 £29 £29
Building registration fee (marriage) £123 £123 £123 £123

Postage fees

Fee Cost 
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
Cost 
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Postage fee - within UK - Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class £2.50 £3
Postage fee - overseas by airmail £6.50 £7.50

Other fees 

Fee Cost
Reduction consideration fee of 28 day notice period £60
Correction to birth, death or stillbirth registration  £75 (simple correction)
Correction to marriage, birth, death or stillbirth registration £90 (complex correction)
Changing child's forenames - birth registration (within 12 months of registration)  £40
Consideration of divorce documents issued outside of England and Wales £50 or £75
Conversion of a civil partnership to a marriage (same-sex couples only) £45
No trace letter to confirm no record of marriage/civil partnership in England or Wales via General Register Office £50 per 10 year search
General search fee £18

If you need more information on births, deaths or marriages, you can contact us