Landfill Proximity
Distance to the nearest historic or active landfill site for any UK property, sourced from the Environment Agency Historic Landfill dataset. Returns the site name, waste category, and precise distance — no postcode approximations.
Nearest site at a glance
The API always returns the single nearest landfill site — regardless of distance. If the property sits within the site boundary, intersects is true and distance_m is 0.
Nearest landfill: Household waste [Category A04] (420m away). Note: The API always returns the nearest site — it is not a pass/fail flag. Interpretation of risk depends on distance, site type, and your use case.
When intersects: true, distance_m is set to 0 and the description reads "Property on landfill site".
Response fields
Returns one result — the nearest site. There's no threshold; even properties 50km from any landfill will receive a result.
Built for
Mortgage risk screening
Lenders typically require environmental searches for properties within 250m of a landfill site. Pre-screen applications at scale rather than ordering searches for every property.
Conveyancing & property reports
Add landfill proximity to automated property reports. Previously required a £30+ CON29DW environmental search — get the data programmatically in one API call.
Portfolio due diligence
Screen a property portfolio for landfill exposure in bulk. Identify high-risk sites (within 250m, or on-site) before acquisition or underwriting decisions.
API example
curl "https://api.homedata.co.uk/api/risks/landfill/?uprn=10034521987" \ -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_KEY"
{
"risk_type": "landfill",
"uprn": 10034521987,
"results": [
{
"risk_type": "landfill",
"label": "Detected",
"score": null,
"score_unit": null,
"intersects": false,
"distance_m": 420,
"search_radius_m": null,
"count": 1,
"radius_description": "420m",
"properties": {
"external_id": "WM0142",
"description": "Nearest landfill: Household
waste [Category A04] (420m away)"
}
}
]
}