Historic landfill sites in Jarrow
The Environment Agency records 29 historic landfill sites in and around Jarrow. covering roughly 250 hectares in total. The largest is Jarrow Slake No.1 at 47.63 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Jarrow (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrow Slake No.1 | 47.63 ha | 1994 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Northumberland Dock | 25.49 ha | 1972 | Waste types not recorded |
| Sewage Works | 22.99 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Billy Mill North | 21.74 ha | 1959 | Household |
| Burnside | 14.89 ha | 1973 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| Low Flatworth | 12.96 ha | 1974 | Household |
| Howdon | 11.58 ha | 1994 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Low Flatworth Farm | 11.54 ha | — | IndustrialCommercial |
| Albert Dock Junction | 11.38 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Downhill Quarry North | 10.73 ha | 1994 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Billy Mill South | 8.92 ha | — | Household |
| Nissan | 8.68 ha | 1988 | Inert |
| Blackett Street North Land Reclamation Site | 6.69 ha | 1992 | IndustrialCommercial |
| Hunters Close - Murray Close | 5.6 ha | — | Household |
| Howdon Road | 5.44 ha | 1960 | Household |
| Cemetery Road | 4.3 ha | 1958 | HouseholdCommercial |
| New York | 2.89 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Nelson Terrace | 2.6 ha | 1950 | Household |
| Hodges Brown | 2.59 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| East Jarrow | 2.45 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Archer Street North | 2.35 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Bluehouse Bridge | 1.43 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| St Johns Terrace | 1.42 ha | 1979 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Mercantile Dock / Dry Docks 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 1.35 ha | 1994 | Inert |
| Hayhole Road | 1.13 ha | 1978 | Inert |
| Wallsend Graving Dock | 0.62 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| Middle Engine Lane | 0.51 ha | 1980 | Inert |
| Jarrow Mill | 0.34 ha | 1986 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Howdon Gas Works | 0.12 ha | 1992 | Inert |
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 Jarrow?
- 29 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Jarrow 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 Jarrow?
- 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.