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247 Maitland Road, Sandgate NSW 2304

Low overall risk

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Flood and fire risk

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Flood
Clear
Not within a mapped flood area.
Bushfire
In area
Bushfire-prone area
Zoning
Open space
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Council zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchment
3 zones
PrimaryShortland Public School
SecondaryCallaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
SecondaryCallaghan College Waratah Campus
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Property values

Median sale price across Sandgate's postcode area

Houses
$1,055,000+13.44%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$750,000-6.25%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Postcode-area median — NSW figures are reported by postcode, so this covers Sandgate and nearby suburbs sharing its postcode. Not a valuation of this specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Crime

Reported offences around Newcastle

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13,057
offences per 100k — Newcastle council area
22,107
reported offences (last 12 months) in the Newcastle council area
01,2502,500202120222023202420252026

Reported offences in the Newcastle council area over time

Development in the area

New dwellings approved across Newcastle council

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780
Dwellings/yr
269
Houses
511
Units
01,0002,0002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved in the 12 months to May 2026, across the whole Newcastle council area (not just this address). Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Who lives here

8% of Sandgate’s 276 residents were born overseas

Top ancestries

Australian21.7%
English19.2%
Australian Aboriginal5.4%
Scottish4.7%
Irish3.6%
German1.8%

Top countries of birth

Ireland1.8%
United States1.4%
England1.1%

Suburb-level profile for Sandgate, not this specific address. Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

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Indicative only — verify with the relevant council or department before relying on it. Sources: NSW Department of Planning (land zoning & flood-planning overlays), NSW Rural Fire Service (bushfire-prone land), NSW Department of Education (school catchments), NSW BOCSAR (crime), Geoscape G-NAF (addresses).