Conventional funerals dying out with no-frills send-offs becoming more popular The cost of dying continues to soar each year, with the average cost hitting a record £4,184 this year, according to latest estimates Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss another Derbyshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Traditional funerals are dying a death with families turning to cheaper, low-frills send-offs instead, experts have revealed.