Historic landfill sites in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
The Environment Agency records 18 historic landfill sites in and around Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. covering roughly 19 hectares in total. The largest is Hinkley Point Power Station at 4.22 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Burnham-on-Sea (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkley Point Power Station | 4.22 ha | 1994 | IndustrialHousehold |
| Newtown | 2.73 ha | — | Household |
| Hinkley Point Power Station | 1.8 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Worston Lane | 1.8 ha | 1974 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Royal Ordnance Factory | 1.25 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Highbridge Railway Station | 1.23 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Hinkley Point Power Station | 1.03 ha | 1991 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Royal Ordinance Factory | 0.93 ha | — | Inert |
| South Road | 0.9 ha | 1980 | IndustrialInert |
| Hinkley Point Landfill Site | 0.68 ha | 1990 | SpecialInert |
| Royal Ordnance Factory | 0.62 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Wick Bridge | 0.41 ha | 1988 | CommercialInert |
| Edithmead Bridge Railway | 0.4 ha | 1990 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Old River Brue | 0.38 ha | 1986 | IndustrialInert |
| Westwood Rise Holiday Park | 0.36 ha | — | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Unity Farm, Berrow | 0.35 ha | 1986 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Brean Beach | 0.22 ha | — | Inert |
| Unity Farm | 0.09 ha | 1984 | IndustrialHouseholdInert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Burnham-on-Sea?
- 18 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Burnham-on-Sea town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Burnham-on-Sea?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.