Guides

Written from the dataset, not from press releases — every number below comes from the Environment Agency's records of 19,851 historic landfill sites.

• Buying a house near a former landfill: what you need to know

  What actually matters (distance, waste type, era), what lenders think, and the questions that save you money.

• Landfill gas: the actual risks, explained calmly

  Methane and CO2 from decomposing waste — when it matters, when it doesn't, and how it's managed.

• What landfill waste types mean (inert vs special)

  The six licensing-era categories glossed in plain English, with how common each is in the data.

• Environmental searches explained — and when you need one

  What the £30–60 conveyancing search covers that free data doesn't, and how to read the result.

• How to find out what was dumped near you

  A 10-minute research trail through free public records: this site, EA records, old maps and your council.