Medium Density Residential dominant. Median sale $1.23M over the last 24 months. 89% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Fairfield Heights is dominated by R3 — Medium Density 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
Fairfield Heights 2165 covers an undefined area within Fairfield City Council.
Drill into any lot in Fairfield Heights
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 · 9 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 7,693 dwellings, with 389,081 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
0% of lots carry heritage controls.
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
Construction company · serves Fairfield Heights, NSW
60a Station St, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
129 development applications for Fairfield Heights addresses were decided by Fairfield City Council over the past 24 months. 115 approved — a 89% approval rate. Average processing time: 9 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
7 businesses serving Fairfield Heights and nearby.
Construction company
60a Station St, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Painter
138 Smart St, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Real estate agency
195B The Boulevarde, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Real estate agent
231 The Boulevarde, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Painter
44 Beemera St, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Real estate agency
223 The Boulevarde, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
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Fairfield Heights is dominated by the R3 (Medium Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,533 of 2,583 lots (59%). The full mix is: R3 Medium Density Residential (59%), R2 Low Density Residential (36%), E1 Local Centre (3%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%), R4 High Density Residential (0%).
Across Fairfield Heights, the average maximum building height is 9.2 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.54:1. 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 — 853 lots in Fairfield Heights 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 Fairfield Heights over the past 24 months is $1,230,000, across 202 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,050,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Fairfield Heights is $620. Gross rental yield works out to 2.3%.
Fairfield City Council decided 129 development applications for Fairfield Heights addresses over the past 24 months, with 115 approved (89% approval rate). Average processing time is 9 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Fairfield Heights, 0% with heritage controls, 0.6% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
2,477 of 2,583 lots in Fairfield Heights show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 38.7 / 100.
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Painter · serves Fairfield Heights, NSW
138 Smart St, Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
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 Fairfield Heights.
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 2165 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Fairfield 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 →