Home designs for narrow blocks
Jandson has designs to suit almost all types of residential blocks in the Sydney and Central Coast region.
The right home for a narrow block isn’t just a wider home squashed in or with some rooms cut off. Each room needs to be usable, have plenty of access to natural light and be far enough from the neighbours for everyone to feel comfortable.
What’s a Narrow Site?
In established suburbs, narrow blocks tend to come in three sizes:
- 10.06 metres, or 33 feet
- 12.19 metres, or 40 feet
- 15.24 metres, or 50 feet
In new land releases, narrow blocks will usually be:
- 9 metres wide
- 12.5 metres wide
- 15 metres wide
Jandson has built on blocks of all these sizes, and even narrower, all over Sydney.
What we’ve learnt from building on hundreds of narrow blocks —
- Every local government area and council has different rules about how wide your side setback needs to be – ranging from a zero-lot alignment (no setback) in some new land releases, to over 2 metres for double storey homes in some suburbs. Confirm how far from the fence your new home needs to be with your council or design panel right from the start of your new home journey.
- Look for articulation down each side of the home. It will reduce the amount of shadow your new home casts on the neighbours, and provide opportunities for incorporating windows that don’t face your neighbours walls and windows.
- Think about car parking. A double garage is at least 5.5 metres wide – if your home can only be 8 metres wide, then your garage doors will be the majority of your facade. Eaves, a balcony, or a clever roofline all help draw attention from the garage doors.
- Don’t automatically delete the eaves of your new home in order to gain an extra few centimetres. Instead, retain eaves where they’re needed – above windows facing the Northern sun. If that’s not possible, consider awnings or pergolas above your windows.
Choose from these Jandson home designs for narrow blocks —
Narrow sites from 9m
Narrow sites from 11m
Single storey
Cosmos 3
Three bedroom home design for narrow and battle-axe blocks from 11m wide and short blocks from 25m deep More...
Cosmos 4
Four bedroom home design for longer narrow blocks from 11m wide More...
Double storey
Astra Headline
Double garage four bedroom home design for narrow blocks from 10.5m wide More...
Astra Sideline
Four bedroom home design with double garage at the building line for narrow blocks from 12.79 metres wide More...
Stellar
Four bedroom home design for narrow blocks from 11m wide More...
Courtyard sites from 12.5m
Single storey
Esprit Courtyard
Four bedrooms and courtyard home design, for narrow blocks from 12.5m More...
Maxima 3
Three bedroom home design for short and battle-axe blocks from 25m deep More...
Maxima 4
Four bedroom home design for courtyard and conventional blocks from 30m deep More...
Double storey
Astra 4
Four bedroom home design for court blocks from 12.5m wide, or conventional blocks from 13.5m wide More...
Australis 12.5
Four bedroom home design for narrow blocks from 12.5m wide More...
Horizon 12.4
Single-garage four bedroom home design for courtyard or sloping blocks from 12.4m wide More...























