DA Notice

Suburbs / Central Coast / Saratoga

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SaratogaDA activity & market read

Every council DA in Saratoga, the work behind it, and who's building. Tradies get the new ones texted every Monday, filtered to their trade.

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Saratoga boundarySaratoga 2251
3,982
Population
43
Median age
$1,989/wk
Household income
45
DAs (12 mo)
$1.1M
Median house
$112k
Median DA cost

DA Notice acknowledges the Darkinjung people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Saratoga stands, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

● About the area · cited

Initially utilised by indigenous peoples, the area of Saratoga was first used by European settlers for citrus orchards, after John Bourke and his family settled in the area in 1863. Source ↗

● What the data says

Saratoga runs renovation / extension first, with swimming pool / spa (91) close behind: renovation / extension leads at 130 of 326 DAs on record. A Prestige-tier market on a $1.1M median, a typical job runs $112k, approvals are up 2% year on year.

$68k
42 Patrick Crescent
Swimming pool · 9 Sep 2026
$100k
29 High Street
Dwelling house · 8 Sep 2026
$389k
145 Broadwater Drive
Dwelling house · 28 Aug 2026
$1.01M
10 Brighton Road
Dwelling house · 24 Jul 2026
$674k
1 Mimosa Avenue
Dwelling house · 7 Jul 2026
$500k
15 The Corso
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 6 Jul 2026
$150k
7 Irwan Street
Dwelling house · 12 Jun 2026
$200k
48 Patrick Crescent
Dwelling house · 10 Jun 2026
$240k
10 Broadwater Drive
Dwelling house · 3 Jun 2026
$1.2M
22 View Parade
Dual occupancy · 1 Jun 2026
$350k
4 Henderson Road
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 20 May 2026
$600k
8 Broadwater Drive
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · 14 May 2026
$68k
Pool , 9 Sep 2026
$100k
New Home , 8 Sep 2026
$1.01m
New Home , 24 Jul 2026
$674k
New Home , 7 Jul 2026
$500k
New Home , 6 Jul 2026
$150k
New Home , 12 Jun 2026
$200k
New Home , 10 Jun 2026
$240k
New Home , 3 Jun 2026
$1.2m
Dual Occupancy , 1 Jun 2026
$600k
New Home , 14 May 2026
$334k
New Home , 7 May 2026
$18k
New Home , 4 May 2026
Withdrawn
Granny Flat , 30 Apr 2026
$800k
New Home , 23 Apr 2026
$249k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
$30k
New Home , 22 Apr 2026
Withdrawn
New Home , 20 Apr 2026
Renovate-and-stay

40% of approvals are alterations and additions, so the work here is improving homes, not replacing them, your customer is a settled owner-occupier.

Big-ticket jobs

the typical $112k approval is about 10% of the $1.1M median home, these are substantial transformations, not cosmetic touch-ups.

Lifestyle spend

28% of approvals are pools, decks and fencing, a discretionary-spend signal for pool, landscape and fencing trades.

$1.54M
19 Steyne Road
Dwelling house · 19 Mar 2026
$1.21M
18 Steyne Road
Dwelling · 19 Dec 2022
$1.2M
22 View Parade
Dual occupancy · 1 Jun 2026
$1.2M
48 Steyne Road
Dwelling house · 27 Jun 2025
$1.13M
129 Steyne Road
Secondary dwelling · 2 Aug 2021

DAs lodged

Monthly, last 24 months (real NSW ePlanning data)
326
Total on record
45
Last 12 months
$112k
Median cost
1110

What they're building

All 326 DAs by category
Renovation / Extension130
Swimming Pool / Spa91
New Dwelling34
Granny Flat / Secondary23
Demolition18
Deck / Balcony / Fence16
Subdivision7
Other3
0-4
5-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
85+
The biggest age band here is 45-54 (567 residents). Real ABS 2021 census bands, the resident profile behind who renovates, extends and builds.
Brisbania Public School
Primary · Saratoga
Kincumber High School
Secondary · Kincumber
Woy Woy Public School
Primary · Woy Woy
Empire Bay Public School
Primary · Empire Bay
Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus
Secondary · Woy Woy

NSW public schools within ~3.5 km. Source: NSW Department of Education schools master dataset.

Which council handles development applications in Saratoga?
Saratoga sits in the Central Coast Council area. DA Notice pulls every DA Central Coast Council lodges for Saratoga from the public NSW Planning Portal.
How many development approvals are there in Saratoga?
In the last 365 days, Central Coast Council lodged 45 development applications in Saratoga. We text you the new ones each Monday, filtered to your trade.
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