Historic landfill sites in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
The Environment Agency records 11 historic landfill sites in and around Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. covering roughly 63 hectares in total. The largest is Rose Farm at 12.19 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to liquid/sludge waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Clacton-on-Sea (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Farm | 12.19 ha | 1991 | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Rear of 796-886 St Osyth Main Road | 9.16 ha | 1965 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Rush Green Road | 9.16 ha | 1966 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Gutteridge Hall Farm | 8.54 ha | — | Inert |
| Alton Park | 6.44 ha | — | CommercialInert |
| Bovills Hall | 4.63 ha | — | Inert |
| Rush Green Road | 3.72 ha | 1966 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Seawick Caravan Park | 3.64 ha | — | Commercial |
| Old Gravel Pit | 3.41 ha | 1966 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Cesspool Disposal Site | 1.41 ha | — | Liquid / sludge |
| Cockett Wick Farm | 0.26 ha | — | Commercial |
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 Clacton-on-Sea?
- 11 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Clacton-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 Clacton-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.