Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $260K over the last 24 months. 100% of decided DAs approved.
Maryland 2287 spans 2 councils: Newcastle City Council (2,806 lots), Tenterfield Shire Council (307 lots). The dominant council (Newcastle City Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Maryland is dominated by R2 — Low 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
Maryland 2287 covers an undefined area within Newcastle City Council.
Drill into any lot in Maryland
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: 14,208 dwellings, with 877,408 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
a small share of lots (0.1%) intersect flood mapping; also: 15% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; 0.4% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; 0.2% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.
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
Carpet cleaning service · serves Maryland, NSW
10 Tulloch Ave, Maryland NSW 2287
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
1 development applications for Maryland addresses were decided by Newcastle City Council over the past 24 months. 1 approved — a 100% approval rate. Average processing time: 25 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
4 businesses serving Maryland and nearby.
Carpet cleaning service
10 Tulloch Ave, Maryland NSW 2287
Electrician
9 Kensington Grove, Maryland NSW 2287
Locksmith
73 Boundary Rd, Maryland NSW 2287
Bathroom remodeler
14 Carbora Cl, Maryland NSW 2287
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Maryland is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 2,691 of 3,113 lots (87%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (87%), RU1 Primary Production (10%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%), E4 General Industrial (1%), C2 Centre Support (1%).
Across Maryland, the average maximum building height is 8.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.61:1. 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 — 2,644 lots in Maryland 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 Maryland over the past 24 months is $260,000, across 2 sales. Median unimproved land value is $365,500.
Median weekly rent for a house in Maryland is $590. Gross rental yield works out to 3.3%.
Newcastle City Council decided 1 development applications for Maryland addresses over the past 24 months, with 1 approved (100% 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.
Across Maryland, 0.1% flood-affected, 14.9% 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.
2,666 of 3,113 lots in Maryland show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 31.1 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Newcastle City Council and nearby postcodes.
Electrician · serves Maryland, NSW
9 Kensington Grove, Maryland NSW 2287
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 Maryland.
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 2287 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Newcastle 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 →