Data catalogue/ Environmental risk/ Landfill proximity
Landfill proximity
Distance to the nearest historic or active landfill site for a property in England, sourced from the Environment Agency Historic Landfill dataset. Returns the site name, waste category, and precise distance, no postcode approximations.
{
"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)"
}
}
]
}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.
| Field | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| risk_type | string | Always "landfill" |
| label | string | Always "Detected" (nearest site always exists) |
| score | null | Not applicable for landfill |
| intersects | boolean | True if property is within the site boundary polygon |
| distance_m | integer | Distance to nearest boundary edge. 0 if intersects is true |
| search_radius_m | null | No radius: returns nearest regardless of distance |
| radius_description | string | Distance string, e.g. "420m" or "At property" |
| properties.external_id | string | EA site identifier |
| properties.description | string | Human-readable: site name, category, distance |
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.
curl "https://api.homedata.co.uk/risks/landfill/?uprn=10034521987" \ -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_KEY"
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