Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $2.32M over the last 24 months. 91% of decided DAs approved.
Beecroft 2119 spans 2 councils: The Council of the Shire of Hornsby (2,228 lots), City of Parramatta Council (870 lots). The dominant council (The Council of the Shire of Hornsby) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Beecroft 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
Beecroft 2119 covers an undefined area within The Council of the Shire of Hornsby.
Drill into any lot in Beecroft
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: 350 dwellings, with 13,664 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
33% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 70% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions; 10.8% 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
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Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
203 development applications for Beecroft addresses were decided by The Council of the Shire of Hornsby over the past 24 months. 184 approved — a 91% 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
21 businesses serving Beecroft and nearby.
Custom home builder
41 Cardinal Ave, Beecroft NSW 2119
Architect
7 Chapman Ave, Beecroft NSW 2119
Landscape designer
16 Carlisle Cres, Beecroft NSW 2119
Plumber
64 Castle Howard Rd, Beecroft NSW 2119
Drafting service
80 Castle Howard Rd, Beecroft NSW 2119
Architectural designer
12 Rodney Ave, Beecroft NSW 2119
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Beecroft is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 2,941 of 3,098 lots (95%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (95%), RE1 Public Recreation (3%), E1 Local Centre (1%), C2 Centre Support (1%), SP2 Infrastructure (0%).
Across Beecroft, the average maximum building height is 8.1 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 1.00:1. 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 — 2,079 lots in Beecroft 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 Beecroft over the past 24 months is $2,315,000, across 249 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,760,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Beecroft is $933. Gross rental yield works out to 1.8%.
The Council of the Shire of Hornsby decided 203 development applications for Beecroft addresses over the past 24 months, with 184 approved (91% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Beecroft, 70% with heritage controls, 33.2% 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.
30 of 3,098 lots in Beecroft show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 30.2 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in The Council of the Shire of Hornsby and nearby postcodes.
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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 Beecroft.
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 2119 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the The Council of the Shire of Hornsby 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 →