>At Danescourt cemetery in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, it will cost families £2,700 if they need to buy a 6ft wide plot, a 20% increase on the cost of a standard 5ft grave.
>A spokesperson for the City of Wolverhampton Council said it was responding to an increase in demand for larger graves, with obesity rates of 33.3% in the city compared to a national average of 25.9%, according to a 2021 survey, external.