Former landfill sites in HX7 (Calderdale)
Within 3.5 km of the HX7 district centre the Environment Agency maps 17 former landfill sites that fall inside the district (Calderdale), with 4 more in neighbouring districts within 3.5 km of its centre. The closest to the district centre is Hebden Bridge Holder Station (EAHLD04058), about 36 m away. Recorded tipping dates run from 1948 to 1990, for the 13 sites that carry dates. Whether any one address is affected depends on where it sits relative to each footprint — check it below.
Environment Agency Historic Landfill Sites record, read 2026-10-09. Waste types recorded across the 17 sites: inert (10), commercial (7), industrial (6), household (5), liquid sludge (4); 3 sites have no waste type recorded. 13 sites carry first or last input dates; the rest are undated in the Agency's record.
The 17 mapped sites in HX7
Nearest the district centre first. “In use” is the Agency's first and last recorded input of waste; “not recorded” against gas or leachate control means the Agency holds no entry, not that no controls existed. Licence-holder and operator names are held in the record and deliberately not shown.
| Former landfill site | From centre | In use | Waste types | Gas / leachate control |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebden Bridge Holder Station · EAHLD04058 Station Road, Hebden Bridge | 36 m | 1978–1987 | inert, commercial | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
| May Royd · EAHLD04113 Crow Nest Road, Hebden Bridge | 156 m | 1984–1990 | inert | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Fields OS-7122 and 7823 · EAHLD04059 Broad Bottom Farm, Wadsworth Lane, Hebden Bridge | 236 m | 1985–1986 | inert, commercial | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Wood Top Road · EAHLD34156 Hebden Bridge | 356 m | 1983 | commercial, household | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
| Carr Lane · EAHLD04065 Burnley Road, Hebden Bridge | 506 m | 1973–1986 | inert, industrial, commercial, liquid sludge | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Nutclough Road · EAHLD34893 Hebden Bridge | 584 m | 1983 | inert | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Tripe Works · EAHLD34847 Adjacent Weasel Hall Tunnel, Horsehold Road, Hebden Bridge | 729 m | not recorded | household | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Waterside Mill · EAHLD34963 Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge | 882 m | not recorded | not recorded | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
| Hebble End Wood · EAHLD34908 Horsehold Road, Hebden Bridge | 910 m | not recorded | not recorded | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Mytholme Works · EAHLD34953 Rear of East View, off Savile Road, Hebden Bridge | 1.3 km | 1984 | inert | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Greenhouse Quarry · EAHLD34877 Rawtonstall Bank, Mytholm | 1.7 km | not recorded | not recorded | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
| Callis Mill Goit · EAHLD34842 Halifax Road, Hebden Bridge | 2.2 km | 1983–1986 | inert | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Carr Head · EAHLD31697 Pecket Well, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire | 2.3 km | 1948–1976 | inert, industrial, commercial, household, liquid sludge | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Scout Road · EAHLD04064 Myrtholmroyd, Near Hebden Bridge, North Yorkshire | 2.4 km | 1949–1979 | inert, industrial, commercial, household, liquid sludge | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
| Former Sidings British Rail · EAHLD04063 Adjacent to Scout Road, Mytholmroyd | 2.4 km | 1987 | inert, industrial, liquid sludge | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
| Knoll Delph · EAHLD04060 Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire | 3.2 km | 1970–1978 | industrial, commercial, household | gas yes · leachate not recorded |
| Castle Gate · EAHLD34854 Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge | 3.4 km | 1984–1985 | industrial | gas not recorded · leachate not recorded |
Nearest permitted landfill
Land At Red Acre — A06: Landfill taking other wastes, about 1.6 km from the district centre; permit status Closure, issued 1992. A permitted site holds or held an environmental permit under the current regime; “Closure” means it has stopped taking waste and is in aftercare, which can still involve gas and leachate management.
Former landfill just outside HX7
- Land at Han Royd Delph · HX2 · 1985–19882.7 km
- Old Hall Farm · OL14 · 1988–19913.4 km
- South of Station House Hotel · OL14 · not recorded3.5 km
- Land adjoining Stoney Springs Mill · HX2 · 1985–19863.5 km
Check a specific address in HX7
A district page cannot tell you whether one house sits on or beside a footprint. Enter the full postcode: the check measures the distance from the postcode point to the edge of every mapped site within 1 km, says whether the point falls inside one, and counts the permitted landfill and pollution incidents around it.
What a former landfill nearby means for a buyer in Calderdale
Three things follow from a tip close by. Ground gas: decomposing household and commercial waste produces methane and carbon dioxide for decades and the gases can migrate through permeable ground, so homes on or beside old tips are often required to have a gas membrane and a ventilated floor void. Settlement: landfilled ground compacts unevenly long after tipping stops, so a building at the edge of a footprint can show differential movement. Searches and insurance: the conveyancer's environmental search flags landfill within about 250 m and can return a “further action” result, which usually means a second-stage report before exchange rather than a refusal.
Read what an environmental search covers and costs, and check the flood history and ground stability for the same postcode — the three hazards a search reports together.
Every site, measured to the address
The report's Contaminated land, landfill & environmental permits section lists every former landfill within 1 km of the address measured to the edge of its footprint, every permitted landfill within 2 km, substantiated pollution incidents within 1 km, and the permits and discharges within 1 km de-duplicated by site — and names the council's Part 2A register as not read, with the CON29 route to it. From £9.99, one address, one price.
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What the report adds on landfill and contaminated land for this address
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- Every former landfill site within 1 km measured to the edge of its footprint — whether it lies under the address, its years in use, the waste types recorded and what is recorded about gas and leachate control
- Permitted landfill boundaries within 2 km with status and permit reference, and substantiated pollution incidents within 1 km with the publisher's information warning
- Environmental permits and discharges within 1 km de-duplicated by site, with each storm overflow's annual spill count printed beside its permit where the permit reference matches the Environment Agency return
- What stands out at this address — the red and amber flags pulled together and explained
The council's statutory contaminated-land register is not read; the report names it as unread with the CON29 question that returns it. A former landfill nearby is a flag for your conveyancer and surveyor, not a finding that the ground is contaminated.
Frequently asked questions
Is my house in HX7 built on a former landfill?
17 former landfill footprints are mapped inside HX7 within 3.5 km of the district centre, but a postcode district covers thousands of homes and each footprint is a specific plot. Enter the full postcode in the check above: it measures the distance from the postcode point to the edge of every footprint within 1 km and says if the point falls inside one. For the exact address, the report lists every site with its distance and the questions to put to the seller and surveyor.
How close to these landfill sites is too close?
Desktop environmental searches generally flag former landfill within about 250 metres and can return a "further action" result at that range; between 250 m and 1 km the site is named but rarely needs more. The distances on this page are from the district centre and are only for orientation — the postcode check gives the distance for a point you choose.
Why do some HX7 sites have no dates or waste types?
The Environment Agency's historic landfill record was compiled largely from 1990s surveys of council and Agency files and is still being added to. Many entries carry a footprint but no tipping dates or waste flags. A blank is a gap in the record, not a statement that the site was short-lived or took only inert waste.
Does this page show the council's contaminated-land register for Calderdale?
No. The statutory register kept under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is held by the council in its own format and there is no national dataset of it. Ask your conveyancer to raise CON29 (2016) enquiry 3.13 "Contaminated land", which returns any notice or register entry for the property and adjoining land.
Sources
- EA Historic Landfill Sites (Defra DSP OGC API Features). © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved. Contains information © Local Authorities Used under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence (terms).
- EA Permitted Waste Sites — Authorised Landfill Site Boundaries (Defra DSP OGC API Features). © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved. Used under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence.
- postcodes.io (OS OpenData / ONS) — district centroid and reverse geocoding of site footprints. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- A site is listed as “in HX7” when the centre of its mapped footprint reverse-geocodes to this postcode district; distances are from the district centroid to the nearest mapped corner of the footprint and are for orientation only.
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