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 and marriage/civil partnership)
| Certificate |
Cost |
| Full certificate at the time of registration |
£11 |
| Copy certificate - standard service (certificate ready five working days after payment made) |
£11 |
Copy certificate - priority service (certificate ready same/next working day after payment made)
Extra copies ordered at the same time cost £11 per copy |
£35 |
Marriage/civil partnerships
| Fee |
Cost for 2023 |
Cost for 2024 |
Cost for 2025 |
| Notice fee - per person (weekday appointment) |
£35 |
£35 |
£35 |
| Notice fee - per person (Saturday including out of hours fee) |
£50 |
£55 |
£57 |
| Provisional booking fee (non refundable) |
£35 |
£39 |
£40 |
| Register office ceremony (two witnesses) |
£57 |
£57 |
£57 |
| Town Hall ceremony suite - Monday to Thursday |
£211 |
£231 |
£238 |
| Town Hall ceremony suite - Friday |
£231 |
£253 |
£260 |
| Town Hall ceremony suite - Saturday morning |
£246 |
£270 |
£277 |
| Town Hall ceremony suite - Saturday afternoon |
£276 |
£303 |
£311 |
| Approved premises - Monday to Thursday before 5pm |
£376 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Approved premises - Friday before 5pm |
£486 |
£534 |
£549 |
| Approved premises - Saturday or Sunday before 5pm |
£531 |
£583 |
£600 |
| Approved premises - Monday to Saturday from 5pm to 6pm |
£561 |
£616 |
£634 |
| Approved premises - bank holiday |
£561 |
£616 |
£634 |
| Religious building - registrar in attendance |
£97 |
£97 |
£97 |
| Ceremony amendment fee |
£35 |
£39 |
£40 |
Naming and renewal of vows ceremonies
| Fee |
Cost for 2023 |
Cost for 2024 |
Cost for 2025 |
| Provisional booking fee (non refundable) |
£35 |
£39 |
£40 |
| Town Hall ceremony - Monday to Thursday |
£170 |
£187 |
£193 |
| Town Hall ceremony - Friday and Saturday |
£200 |
£220 |
£227 |
| Other premises ceremony - Monday to Sunday (including bank holidays) |
£250 |
£275 |
£283 |
Private citizenship ceremonies
| Fee |
Cost for 2023 |
Cost for 2024 |
Cost for 2025 |
| Town Hall - Monday to Friday |
£140 |
£154 |
£159 |
Ceremony premises licences
| Fee |
Cost for 2023 |
Cost for 2024 |
Cost for 2025 |
| Approved premises ceremony licence or renewal, including up to three rooms |
£1650 |
£1815 |
£1869 |
| Additional rooms |
£55 per room |
£61 per room |
£62 per room |
| Building registration fee (worship) |
£29 |
£29 |
£29 |
| Building registration fee (marriage) |
£123 |
£123 |
£123 |
Other fees
| Fee |
Cost |
| Postage fee - within UK - Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class |
£2.50 |
| Postage fee - overseas by airmail |
£6.50 |
| Reduction of 28 day notice of marriage period |
£60 |
| Correction to birth, death or stillbirth registration |
£75 (simple correction)
£90 (complex change) |
| Changing child's forenames - birth registration (within 12 months of registration) |
£40 |
| Divorce document issued outside of England and Wales |
£50/£75 |
| Letter to confirm no record of marriage/civil partnership in England or Wales (10 year search) |
£50 per 10 year search |
| General search fee |
£18 |
If you need more information on births, deaths or marriages, you can contact us.
