Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $1.5M over the last 24 months. 83% of decided DAs approved.
Castle Hill 2154 spans 2 councils: The Hills Shire Council (9,940 lots), The Council of the Shire of Hornsby (1,273 lots). The dominant council (The Hills Shire Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Castle Hill 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
Castle Hill 2154 covers an undefined area within The Hills Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Castle Hill
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 · 21 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 40,186 dwellings, with 3,353,111 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
11% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1% of lots carry heritage controls; 2.4% 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
Construction company · serves Castle Hill, NSW
12/9 Salisbury Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
799 development applications for Castle Hill addresses were decided by The Hills Shire Council over the past 24 months. 665 approved — a 83% approval rate. Average processing time: 44 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
164 businesses serving Castle Hill and nearby.
Construction company
12/9 Salisbury Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Landscape designer
106/159 Ridgecrop Dr, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Car Repair Shop
132/7 Hoyle Ave, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Carport and pergola builder
6-14 Castle St, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Construction company
31 Gindurra Ave, Castle Hill NSW 2154
Electrician
19 Merrilong St, Castle Hill NSW 2154
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List your business — freeFAQs
Castle Hill is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 8,127 of 11,213 lots (75%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (75%), R3 Medium Density Residential (13%), C4 Mixed Use (6%), R4 High Density Residential (4%), RE1 Public Recreation (2%).
Across Castle Hill, the average maximum building height is 10.1 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 1.49:1. 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 — 8,658 lots in Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill over the past 24 months is $1,499,000, across 1,448 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,420,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Castle Hill is $800. Gross rental yield works out to 2.5%.
The Hills Shire Council decided 799 development applications for Castle Hill addresses over the past 24 months, with 665 approved (83% approval rate). Average processing time is 44 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Castle Hill, 1% with heritage controls, 11.0% 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.
573 of 11,213 lots in Castle Hill show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 74 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 30.7 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in The Hills Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Landscape designer · serves Castle Hill, NSW
106/159 Ridgecrop Dr, Castle Hill NSW 2154
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 Castle Hill.
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 2154 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the The Hills 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 →