General Residential dominant. Median sale $1.65M over the last 24 months. 84% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Leichhardt 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
Leichhardt 2040 covers an undefined area within Inner West Council.
Drill into any lot in Leichhardt
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
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb · 65 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 17,261 dwellings, with 728,420 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
20% 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
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Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
321 development applications for Leichhardt addresses were decided by Inner West Council over the past 24 months. 269 approved — a 84% 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
84 businesses serving Leichhardt and nearby.
Signwriters
Unit 3/67-69 Lords Rd, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Engineering consultant
78 Francis St, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Locksmith
188 Norton St, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Construction company
101 Flood St, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Custom home builder
11 Hawthorne St, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Construction company
5/10-12 George St, Leichhardt NSW 2040
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Leichhardt is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 4,656 of 5,417 lots (86%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (86%), E1 Local Centre (8%), E4 General Industrial (3%), SP2 Infrastructure (2%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%).
Across Leichhardt, the average maximum building height is 25.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.57:1. 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 — 1,033 lots in Leichhardt 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 Leichhardt over the past 24 months is $1,645,000, across 697 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,330,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Leichhardt is $853. Gross rental yield works out to 3.0%.
Inner West Council decided 321 development applications for Leichhardt addresses over the past 24 months, with 269 approved (84% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Leichhardt, 20% with heritage controls, 0.2% 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.
5,259 of 5,417 lots in Leichhardt show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 50 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 40.5 / 100.
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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 Leichhardt.
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 2040 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Inner West 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 →