Historic landfill sites in Walkden
The Environment Agency records 13 historic landfill sites in and around Walkden. covering roughly 44 hectares in total. The largest is Boothshall No.2 Landfill Site at 15.99 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Walkden (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boothshall No.2 Landfill Site | 15.99 ha | 1993 | SpecialIndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Black Leach North Reservoir | 13.08 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land adjacent to Moss Lane | 2.99 ha | 1993 | IndustrialInert |
| Vicars Hall Bridge | 2.57 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Peel Lane | 2.49 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Chemical Tip | 1.33 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Former Linnyshaw Reservoir | 1.07 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land Off Sharp Street | 0.94 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Land near Blackleach Reservoir | 0.81 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Highfield Road | 0.7 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land at Birchfield Drive | 0.67 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land to the rear of Ashtonfield Drive | 0.53 ha | 1989 | IndustrialInert |
| Land at the rear of Houses | 0.5 ha | 1993 | 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 Walkden?
- 13 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Walkden 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 Walkden?
- 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.