Historic landfill sites in Newcastle upon Tyne
The Environment Agency records 18 historic landfill sites in and around Newcastle upon Tyne. covering roughly 71 hectares in total. The largest is Town Moor at 15.85 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Newcastle upon Tyne (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Moor | 15.85 ha | — | Inert |
| Middle Brunton Farm | 10.82 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| City Stadium | 8.97 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Moor Lane | 8.93 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Fenham Brickworks | 5.13 ha | 1972 | Household |
| Newington Road | 3.65 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Brunton Lane Piggeries | 3.14 ha | 1979 | Inert |
| Craghall Dene | 2.77 ha | — | Industrial |
| Brunton Bridge Farm | 2.74 ha | 1994 | Inert |
| Brunton Quarry | 2.23 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Jesmond Dene | 2.04 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Heaton Football Ground | 1.62 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Westgate Hill | 1.33 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| Shields Road | 0.75 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Regent Centre | 0.47 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Heaton Road Railway Cutting | 0.4 ha | 1992 | IndustrialHouseholdInert |
| Ouse Burn | 0.31 ha | — | Household |
| Benton Park Road | 0.2 ha | — | Household |
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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
- 18 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne?
- 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.