Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $840K over the last 24 months. 89% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Ryde 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
Ryde 2112 covers an undefined area within Ryde City Council.
Drill into any lot in Ryde
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 · 1,918 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 40,168 dwellings, with 2,664,266 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
5% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1% of lots carry heritage controls; 0.4% 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
Cleaners · serves Ryde, NSW
12 Nancarrow Ave, Ryde NSW 2112
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
533 development applications for Ryde addresses were decided by Ryde City Council over the past 24 months. 473 approved — a 89% 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
65 businesses serving Ryde and nearby.
Cleaners
12 Nancarrow Ave, Ryde NSW 2112
Property management company
129 Blaxland Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
Roofing contractor
Level 2/109/129 Blaxland Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
Locksmith
281A Morrison Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
Real estate agency
95 Blaxland Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
Construction company
Top Ryde Shopping Centre Coworking Hub, Level 2 109/120 Blaxland Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
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Ryde is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 5,222 of 6,018 lots (89%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (89%), MU1 Mixed Use (5%), R1 General Residential (2%), R4 High Density Residential (2%), RE1 Public Recreation (2%).
Across Ryde, the average maximum building height is 9.6 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.60:1. 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 — 5,152 lots in Ryde 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 Ryde over the past 24 months is $840,000, across 1,462 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,860,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Ryde is $900. Gross rental yield works out to 5.9%.
Ryde City Council decided 533 development applications for Ryde addresses over the past 24 months, with 473 approved (89% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Ryde, 1% with heritage controls, 5.0% 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.
5,728 of 6,018 lots in Ryde show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 101 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 50.0 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Ryde City Council and nearby postcodes.
Property management company · serves Ryde, NSW
129 Blaxland Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
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 Ryde.
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 2112 — 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 →