House & lot choices

TYPICAL HOUSE TYPE AND THE SUITABLE LOT TYPE

Traditional house Premium traditional lot Traditional lot
 Single or double  Typically 20m  Typically 18m
storey home frontage and frontage and
3-4+ front loaded front loaded
 3 or 4+ bedrooms

32m
32m
 lot size  lot size
 Double garage

25m
25m
2 typically typically
 Backyard space 500m2 450m2 to
 Front loaded to 640m2 576m2
20m 18m

Courtyard house Courtyard lot

 Single or double  Typically 15m frontage
storey home and front loaded
3-4  lot size typically
 3 or 4 bedrooms
32m 375m2 to 480m2
 Double garage
25m

2  low maintenance
backyard
 Front loaded 15m

Villa house Premium villa lot Villa lot

 Single or double  Typically 12.5m  Typically 10m
storey home frontage and frontage
2-3 front loaded  Front or rear
 2 or 3 bedrooms
32m

32m
 lot size loaded
 Single or double
25m

25m
2 typically  lot size typically
garage
312.5m2 to 250m2 to 320m2
 Front or rear loaded 400m2
12.5m 10m

Loft home Courtyard lot Premium villa lot

 Serviced by and  Typically 15m  Typically 12.5m
fronts a laneway frontage and frontage and
1-2 front loaded front loaded
 2 storeys and built to
32m

32m

both side boundaries  lot size typically  lot size typically

25m

25m

1 375m2 to 480m2 312.5m2 to

 1 or 2 bedrooms
400m2
 Single garage
15m 12.5m

Villa lot Terrace lot

 Typically 10m  Frontage varies
frontage from 4.5m to
 Front or rear 7.5m
32m

32m

loaded  Front or rear

25m

25m

 lot size typically loaded

250m2 to 320m2  lot size varies

15m 12.5m

Urban lot Loft lot

 Dimensions vary but 4.7m  Dimensions vary
typically lot is 7.5m or but typically
14m

less x 14.0m 4.7m x 11.5m or

11.5m
10.0m

 Typically front loaded 7.0m x 10.0m

7.5m  lot size varies from  lot size varies
50m2 to 140m2 but is 7.0m from 54m2 to
typically 100m2 100m2
TYPICAL HOUSE TYPE AND THE SUITABLE LOT TYPE
Terrace house Terrace lot
 Single or double  Frontage varies from
storey home 4.5m to 7.5m
2-3  Front or rear loaded
 2 or 3 bedrooms

32m
 Typically single garage  lot size varies

25m
1  Typically rear loaded and
built to both side boundaries
7.5m

Urban house Urban lot

 Double storey home  Dimensions vary but typically lot is
7.5m or less x 14.0m
1-3  1 to 3 bedrooms

14m
 Typically front loaded
 Single garage
 lot size varies from 50m2 to 140m2
 Typically built to at least
1 two boundaries
7.5m but is typically 100m2

SOHO house Terrace lot Urban lot

 Single or double storey home  Frontage varies  Dimensions vary but
from 4.5m to typically lot is 7.5m
1-2  Dedicated office separated from

14m
7.5m or less x 14.0m
bedrooms and living areas
32m

 Front or rear  Typically front loaded

 Office typically has a separate direct entry
25m

1 loaded 7.5m  lot size varies from

 Office may have its own amenities
 lot size varies 50m2 to 140m2 but is
e.g. bathroom, kitchen
typically 100m2
1  Front loaded 7.5m

Plexes: Duplex* Triplex* Quadplex* Multiple residential lot

 Two, three or four attached homes  Frontage varies
that share a common wall and roof  Accommodates more than
2-3+ one dwelling on one lot
 2 or 3+ bedrooms
32m

 lot size varies

 Single carport or garage
25m

1
 Front loaded

14m

Apartments Multiple residential lot

 Dwellings typically horizontally or  Frontage varies
volumetrically separated by title  Accommodates more than
1-3 one dwelling on one lot
 Typically a mix of apartment sizes
32m

from studios to three bedroom  lot size varies

25m

14m