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Suburb planning guide · Updated 2026-04-27

Woodberry, NSW 2322 Zoning, development potential & planning controls

General Residential dominant. Median sale $592.5K over the last 24 months. 92% of decided DAs approved.

Dominant zone
R1
General Residential
Median sale (24m)
$592.5K
76 sales
DA approval rate
92%
24 of 26 approved
Total lots
1,219
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Zoning

What you can build in Woodberry

Woodberry is dominated by R1General 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.

R1
Dominant
R1 General Residential 95.3%
RU1 Primary Production 1.4%
RE1 Public Recreation 1.3%
E1 Local Centre 1.1%
RU2 Rural Landscape 1.0%
Avg max height
m

Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.

Avg max FSR
:1

Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.

Use mix
Residential95%
Commercial1%
Environment1%
Rural2%

Location

Where Woodberry sits

Woodberry 2322 covers an undefined area within Maitland City Council.

Overlays © NSW Government
Council
Maitland City Council
Postcode
2322
Area
Total lots
1,219

Drill into any lot in Woodberry

Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.

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Development potential

Where the upside is in Woodberry

We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.

granny flat eligible
1,151

under SEPP (Housing) 2021

Subdivision potential
307

lots that may support subdivision

Site assembly
9

adjoining lots with combined upside

Total dev potential
0 lots

show at least one development signal

Rezoning signal score
14.0 /100

average uplift signal across the suburb

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Constraints & risks

What could stop you in Woodberry

a small share of lots (0.3%) intersect flood mapping; also: 23% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; 0.4% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; 1.1% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.

Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.

Flood-affected 0.3%

Mapped flood-prone land

Bushfire-prone 23.2%

RFS bushfire-prone land mapping

Heritage controls None

Heritage item or Conservation Area

Near contaminated land None

Within 100 m of EPA-listed site

Threatened ecology (TEC) 0.4%

Mapped TEC vegetation

Sea-level rise exposure 1.1%

Coastal hazard mapping

Flight noise contour None

ANEF / aircraft noise

Market

Woodberry property market

Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.

Median sale price (24m)
$592,500
76 sales · land value $332K
Median rent (house)
$610 / wk
Houses
Gross rental yield
5.8%
House, gross of costs

DA activity

Development applications in Woodberry

26 development applications for Woodberry addresses were decided by Maitland City Council over the past 24 months. 24 approved — a 92% approval rate. Average processing time: 25 days.

92%
Approved
DAs lodged (24m)
26
Approved
24
New dwelling DAs
17
Building approvals (12m)
60

Demographics & lifestyle

Who lives in Woodberry

ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.

Green cover
43%
Amenity score
71.8 /100

Walkable amenity within 1 km

Healthcare access
74.6 /100

GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity

Lifestyle score
43.6 /100

Cafés, parks, schools, transport

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FAQs

Common questions about Woodberry

What's the zoning in Woodberry 2322?

Woodberry is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,143 of 1,219 lots (95%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (95%), RU1 Primary Production (1%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%), E1 Local Centre (1%), RU2 Rural Landscape (1%).

Can I build a granny flat in Woodberry?

Yes — 1,151 lots in Woodberry 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.

What's the median property price in Woodberry?

The median sale price in Woodberry over the past 24 months is $592,500, across 76 sales. Median unimproved land value is $332,000.

What's the median rent in Woodberry?

Median weekly rent for a house in Woodberry is $610. Gross rental yield works out to 5.8%.

What's the development application approval rate in Maitland City Council?

Maitland City Council decided 26 development applications for Woodberry addresses over the past 24 months, with 24 approved (92% approval rate). Average processing time is 25 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.

What planning constraints apply in Woodberry?

Across Woodberry, 0.3% flood-affected, 23.2% 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.

What's the development potential of Woodberry?

0 of 1,219 lots in Woodberry show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 14.0 / 100.

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Methodology & sources

Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Maitland 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.

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