Village dominant. Median sale $507.5K over the last 24 months. 83% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Denman is dominated by RU5 — Village. 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
Denman 2328 covers an undefined area within Muswellbrook Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Denman
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
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 22,166 dwellings, with 2,026,999 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
66% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 13% of lots carry heritage controls; 14.2% 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
Earth works company · serves Denman, NSW
299 Merriwa Rd, Denman NSW 2328
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
46 development applications for Denman addresses were decided by Muswellbrook Shire Council over the past 24 months. 38 approved — a 83% 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
8 businesses serving Denman and nearby.
Earth works company
299 Merriwa Rd, Denman NSW 2328
House cleaning service
9 Kerrabee Cl, Denman NSW 2328
Construction company
34 Ogilvie St, Denman NSW 2328
Real estate agency
35 Ogilvie St, Denman NSW 2328
Electrician
18-20 Almond St, Denman NSW 2328
Electrician
11 Virginia St, Denman NSW 2328
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List your business — freeFAQs
Denman is dominated by the RU5 (Village) zone, which covers 711 of 1,145 lots (64%). The full mix is: RU5 Village (64%), RU1 Primary Production (21%), C3 Commercial Core (7%), R5 Large Lot Residential (5%), SP2 Infrastructure (4%).
Across Denman, the average maximum building height is 9.4 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.50:1. 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 — 58 lots in Denman 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 Denman over the past 24 months is $507,500, across 82 sales. Median unimproved land value is $187,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Denman is $515. Gross rental yield works out to 5.1%.
Muswellbrook Shire Council decided 46 development applications for Denman addresses over the past 24 months, with 38 approved (83% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Denman, 13% with heritage controls, 65.6% bushfire-prone, 0.4% 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.
707 of 1,145 lots in Denman show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 11.2 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Muswellbrook Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
House cleaning service · serves Denman, NSW
9 Kerrabee Cl, Denman NSW 2328
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 Denman.
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 2328 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Muswellbrook Shire 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 →