General Residential dominant. Median sale $560K over the last 24 months. 95% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
West Bathurst is dominated by R1 — General Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
West Bathurst 2795 covers an undefined area within Bathurst Regional Council.
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Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
a small share of lots (1.9%) intersect flood mapping; also: 35% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions; 0.3% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Air conditioning contractor · serves West Bathurst, NSW
7 Henderson St, West Bathurst NSW 2795
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
37 development applications for West Bathurst addresses were decided by Bathurst Regional Council over the past 24 months. 35 approved — a 95% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
4 businesses serving West Bathurst and nearby.
Air conditioning contractor
7 Henderson St, West Bathurst NSW 2795
Air conditioning contractor
7 Henderson St, West Bathurst NSW 2795
House cleaning service
1 Alamein Walk, West Bathurst NSW 2797
Painter
30 Hill St, West Bathurst NSW 2795
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West Bathurst is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,533 of 1,780 lots (86%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (86%), R2 Low Density Residential (10%), SP2 Infrastructure (1%), RU4 Primary Production Small Lots (1%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%).
Across West Bathurst, the average maximum building height is 8.7 m. Height is set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be varied by overlays and schedules. For the exact control on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 1,664 lots in West Bathurst appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in West Bathurst over the past 24 months is $560,000, across 174 sales. Median unimproved land value is $240,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in West Bathurst is $445. Gross rental yield works out to 4.1%.
Bathurst Regional Council decided 37 development applications for West Bathurst addresses over the past 24 months, with 35 approved (95% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across West Bathurst, 1.9% flood-affected, 35% with heritage controls. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 1,780 lots in West Bathurst show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 19.4 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Bathurst Regional Council and nearby postcodes.
Air conditioning contractor · serves West Bathurst, NSW
7 Henderson St, West Bathurst NSW 2795
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in West Bathurst.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2795 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Bathurst Regional Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →