Mixed Use dominant. Median sale $975K over the last 24 months. 81% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Springwood is dominated by C4 — Mixed Use. 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
Springwood 2777 covers an undefined area within Blue Mountains City Council.
Drill into any lot in Springwood
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.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 4,397 dwellings, with 308,162 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
89% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 4% of lots carry heritage controls; 3.1% 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
HVAC contractor · serves Springwood, NSW
27 Raymond Rd, Springwood NSW 2777
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
127 development applications for Springwood addresses were decided by Blue Mountains City Council over the past 24 months. 103 approved — a 81% approval rate. Average processing time: 82 days.
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
34 businesses serving Springwood and nearby.
HVAC contractor
27 Raymond Rd, Springwood NSW 2777
Electrician
10 Alderton Ave, Springwood NSW 2777
Real estate agency
6/107 Macquarie Rd, Springwood NSW 2777
HVAC contractor
14 Prince St, Springwood NSW 2777
Plumber
7 Park Ave, Springwood NSW 2777
Real estate agency
135 Macquarie Rd, Springwood NSW 2777
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Springwood is dominated by the C4 (Mixed Use) zone, which covers 1,999 of 3,342 lots (63%). The full mix is: C4 Mixed Use (63%), R2 Low Density Residential (21%), C2 Centre Support (9%), DM DM (5%), E2 Commercial Centre (3%).
Across Springwood, the average maximum building height is 8.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.23:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 721 lots in Springwood 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 Springwood over the past 24 months is $975,000, across 241 sales. Median unimproved land value is $522,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Springwood is $660. Gross rental yield works out to 3.2%.
Blue Mountains City Council decided 127 development applications for Springwood addresses over the past 24 months, with 103 approved (81% approval rate). Average processing time is 82 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Springwood, 4% with heritage controls, 88.9% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
176 of 3,342 lots in Springwood show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 4.8 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Blue Mountains City Council and nearby postcodes.
Electrician · serves Springwood, NSW
10 Alderton Ave, Springwood NSW 2777
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 Springwood.
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 2777 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Blue Mountains City 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 →