Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $2.51M over the last 24 months. 82% of decided DAs approved.
West Pennant Hills 2125 spans 2 councils: The Hills Shire Council (4,218 lots), The Council of the Shire of Hornsby (1,398 lots). The dominant council (The Hills Shire Council) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
West Pennant Hills 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
West Pennant Hills 2125 covers an undefined area within The Hills Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in West Pennant Hills
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: 211 dwellings, with 16,364 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
31% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1% of lots carry heritage controls; 4.6% 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
345 development applications for West Pennant Hills addresses were decided by The Hills Shire Council over the past 24 months. 284 approved — a 82% 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
34 businesses serving West Pennant Hills and nearby.
Appliance repair service
32 Oakes Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
Custom home builder
1c Wilga St, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
Roofing contractor
8 Kambah Pl, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
Family law attorney
2/10 Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
Real estate agency
20 Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
Structural engineer
58 Oratava Ave, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
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List your business — freeFAQs
West Pennant Hills is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 4,910 of 5,616 lots (88%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (88%), C4 Mixed Use (7%), R3 Medium Density Residential (2%), RE1 Public Recreation (2%), E1 Local Centre (1%).
Across West Pennant Hills, the average maximum building height is 9.0 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 — 3,569 lots in West Pennant Hills 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 West Pennant Hills over the past 24 months is $2,510,500, across 346 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,580,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in West Pennant Hills is $900. Gross rental yield works out to 1.9%.
The Hills Shire Council decided 345 development applications for West Pennant Hills addresses over the past 24 months, with 284 approved (82% 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 West Pennant Hills, 1% with heritage controls, 30.7% 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.
3 of 5,616 lots in West Pennant Hills show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 27.1 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in The Hills Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Custom home builder · serves West Pennant Hills, NSW
1c Wilga St, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
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 West Pennant Hills.
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 2125 — 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 →