High Density Residential dominant. Median sale $1.12M over the last 24 months. 92% of decided DAs approved.
St Leonards 2065 spans 3 councils: Lane Cove Municipal Council (187 lots), North Sydney Council (87 lots), Willoughby City Council (79 lots). The dominant council (Lane Cove Municipal Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
St Leonards is dominated by R4 — High 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
St Leonards 2065 covers an undefined area within Lane Cove Municipal Council.
Drill into any lot in St Leonards
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 · 6 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 8,033 dwellings, with 684,790 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
3% 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 St Leonards, NSW
Level 12/558 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
154 development applications for St Leonards addresses were decided by Lane Cove Municipal Council over the past 24 months. 142 approved — a 92% approval rate. Average processing time: 49 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
65 businesses serving St Leonards and nearby.
Construction company
Level 12/558 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065
Real estate rental agency
Shop 1/38 Albany St, St Leonards NSW 2065
Architect
108/460 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065
Painter
Christie St, St Leonards NSW 2065
Custom home builder
2-4 Atchison St, St Leonards NSW 2065
Roofing contractor
3/02 655 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065
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St Leonards is dominated by the R4 (High Density Residential) zone, which covers 108 of 353 lots (33%). The full mix is: E2 Commercial Centre (33%), MU1 Mixed Use (33%), R4 High Density Residential (22%), R2 Low Density Residential (7%), RE1 Public Recreation (5%).
Across St Leonards, the average maximum building height is 38.8 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 3.77:1. 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 — 80 lots in St Leonards 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 St Leonards over the past 24 months is $1,120,000, across 516 sales. Median unimproved land value is $3,253,122.
Median weekly rent for a house in St Leonards is $1,150. Gross rental yield works out to 4.8%.
Lane Cove Municipal Council decided 154 development applications for St Leonards addresses over the past 24 months, with 142 approved (92% approval rate). Average processing time is 49 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across St Leonards, 3% 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.
173 of 353 lots in St Leonards show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 68 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 36.1 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Lane Cove Municipal Council and nearby postcodes.
Real estate rental agency · serves St Leonards, NSW
Shop 1/38 Albany St, St Leonards NSW 2065
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 St Leonards.
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 2065 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Lane Cove Municipal 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 →