Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $815K over the last 24 months. 88% of decided DAs approved.
Melrose Park 2114 spans 2 councils: Ryde City Council (584 lots), City of Parramatta Council (46 lots). The dominant council (Ryde City Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Melrose Park 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
Melrose Park 2114 covers an undefined area within Ryde City Council.
Drill into any lot in Melrose Park
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
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 2,191 dwellings, with 109,920 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
0.3% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; also: 0.7% 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
Electrician · serves Melrose Park, NSW
1 Bundil Bvd, Melrose Park NSW 2114
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
95 development applications for Melrose Park addresses were decided by Ryde City Council over the past 24 months. 84 approved — a 88% 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
9 businesses serving Melrose Park and nearby.
Electrician
1 Bundil Bvd, Melrose Park NSW 2114
Painting
53 Wharf Rd, Melrose Park NSW 2114
Construction company
1 Mary St, Melrose Park NSW 2114
Air conditioning contractor
12 Hope St, Melrose Park NSW 2114
Roofing contractor
38 Cobham Ave, Melrose Park NSW 2114
Property management company
Unit 601/3 Bundil Bvd, Melrose Park NSW 2114
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Melrose Park is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 533 of 630 lots (87%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (87%), RE1 Public Recreation (8%), E1 Local Centre (2%), E4 General Industrial (2%), MU1 Mixed Use (2%).
Across Melrose Park, the average maximum building height is 9.0 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 — 517 lots in Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park over the past 24 months is $815,000, across 91 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,640,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Melrose Park is $800. Gross rental yield works out to 5.0%.
Ryde City Council decided 95 development applications for Melrose Park addresses over the past 24 months, with 84 approved (88% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
539 of 630 lots in Melrose Park show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 42.6 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Ryde City Council and nearby postcodes.
Painting · serves Melrose Park, NSW
53 Wharf Rd, Melrose Park NSW 2114
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 Melrose Park.
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 2114 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Ryde 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 →