No historic landfill recorded within 1km of E5 0RB
The Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision) records no closed landfill site within 1km of postcode E5 0RB. Records before waste licensing began in 1974 are incomplete, so this covers the licensed era only.
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Shaded areas are recorded landfill boundaries (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000). Marker shows the postcode centre.
No recorded historic landfill within 1km
The Environment Agency's dataset has no historic landfill site within 1km of this postcode. That's the answer for licensed-era records — but it isn't proof that no landfill ever existed here. Sites that closed before waste licensing began in 1974 are incompletely recorded, especially small pre-war tips.
If you're buying and the area's history matters to you, a formal environmental search (a standard, inexpensive part of conveyancing) checks additional sources including the contaminated land register, which this tool does not cover.
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
- Was my house at E5 0RB built on a landfill?
- Not according to licensed-era records: the EA dataset shows no historic landfill within 1km of E5 0RB. Pre-1974 tips are incompletely recorded, so a formal environmental search is the definitive check.
- Does living near a historic landfill matter?
- Usually not day to day — thousands of English homes sit near closed tips. What matters is distance, what was deposited (inert rubble is very different from special waste), and how long ago the site closed. Mortgage lenders and insurers rarely take issue unless a formal search flags a specific risk.
- Is this the same as a contaminated land search?
- No. This is the EA's historic landfill dataset. The contaminated-land register is separate, held by councils, and covered by the formal environmental search your conveyancer orders during a purchase.