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Builder comparison · Lindfield and Roseville

Best home builders in Lindfield and Roseville (2026): nine compared

Nine builders whose own websites say they build in Lindfield and Roseville, compared on what each one publishes, with the local rules that shape a new home or knockdown rebuild. AUD Build publishes this page and is one of the nine; its row is marked “This is us”.

By XLGUpdated: 2026-10-28Facts from each builder’s own websitePublished by AUD Build

Short answer

In Lindfield and Roseville, owners often compare local custom builders Sarelle Homes, Hall & Hart and Domus Homes; Alkira Homes, which shows a completed home in Lindfield; Marvel Homes for Passive House; Clover Homes for duplexes in Lindfield; Edilco Builders for difficult blocks; and Wisdom Homes for a design range. AUD Build (this is us) completed a home in each suburb through its group’s building companies and publishes both completion and handover records. Both suburbs are TOD precincts under Council’s November 2025 scheme, with 6–24 storeys allowed in Lindfield’s centre and up to 8 in Roseville, and between them they hold 15 heritage conservation areas.

Building in Lindfield and Roseville: local figures

ItemFigureSource
CouncilKu-ring-gai Council[1]
Average DA assessment timeKu-ring-gai 84 days (September 2026; 86 days in August, 80 in July)[2]
Median weekly house rent, new bondsA$1,400 in postcode 2070 Lindfield and A$1,600 in 2069 Roseville (both small samples), April–June 2026[3]
HeritageEight heritage conservation areas lie mostly inside Lindfield (including Balfour Street Highfield Road, Blenheim Road, Lindfield West and Frances Street) and seven inside Roseville (including Archbold Farms, Earl of Carnarvon, Garden of Roseville Estate and Lord Street Bancroft Avenue); East Lindfield and Roseville Chase have none[1] [4]
Dual occupancyKu-ring-gai’s 1,015 m² minimum (gazetted 31 October 2025) applies outside Local Housing Areas and to every CDC, with a 0.5:1 floor space ratio gazetted 5 June 2026; inside a Local Housing Area a DA can use the state 450 m² and 12 m standard[5] [6] [7]
TOD precinctsLindfield and Roseville are TOD precincts under Council’s November 2025 scheme: Lindfield’s centre allows buildings of 6–24 storeys, and Roseville a more moderate uplift up to 8 storeys; TOD land is excluded from the low and mid-rise policy[8] [9] [10]
BushfireThe state bush fire prone land map covers parts of Lindfield, East Lindfield, Roseville and Roseville Chase; a CDC is not available at BAL-40 or in the Flame Zone[11] [12]
Languages at home (2021 Census)Lindfield: 15.4% Mandarin, 7.9% Cantonese, 29.3% Chinese ancestry; Roseville: 12.5%, 5.9% and 24.6%[13] [14]
Before you demolishThe new home must be approved first; houses built before 1987 need licensed asbestos removal[15] [16]

At-a-glance comparison

BuilderBest forWhat it buildsArea (in the builder’s words)
Alkira HomesOwners planning a knockdown rebuild, including those who already have approved plans.Knockdown rebuilds, a signature design and build-from-your-plansShows a completed family home in Lindfield
Clover HomesOwners planning a custom home or duplex who may bring their own plans.Custom homes, duplexes, knockdown rebuildsNames Lindfield on its Ku-ring-gai page
Domus HomesOwners who want one point of accountability for design, documentation, interiors and construction, with demolition managed for them.Design and construction project management for new homes, knockdown rebuilds and duplexes, built through a network of buildersTakes on select projects in Lindfield and Roseville
Edilco BuildersOwners with steep, heritage or bushfire-affected blocks who want a custom home or knockdown rebuild specialist.Custom homes and knockdown rebuilds on difficult sitesHas Lindfield and Roseville service-area pages
Hall & HartOwners who want designers, builders, cost planners and town planners in one in-house team.Custom and luxury homes, knockdown rebuilds, renovationsNames Lindfield and Roseville among its North Shore projects
Marvel HomesOwners who want a small, engineer-led builder working to the certified Passive House standard.Custom homes and knockdown rebuilds, including Passive HouseNames Lindfield and Roseville among the Ku-ring-gai suburbs it builds in
Sarelle HomesOwners who want one-on-one sessions with designers for a custom home, knockdown rebuild or luxury duplex.Custom homes, knockdown rebuilds, luxury duplexesLists Lindfield and Roseville among the Upper North Shore suburbs it services
Wisdom HomesOwners who want a knockdown rebuild from a volume builder’s design range, with display homes at West Pymble.Knockdown rebuilds and new homes from design rangesHas knockdown rebuild pages for Lindfield 2070 and Roseville 2069
AUD Build · This is usLindfield and Roseville owners who want design, materials, construction, sales and lending coordinated by one company, with material unit prices they can check.New homes, knockdown rebuilds, custom and luxury homes, duplexes, granny flats, renovations and extensionsCompleted a home in Lindfield and a home in Roseville, with published completion and handover records

Facts from each builder’s website, read 28 October 2026. Alphabetical order, not a ranking. AUD Build publishes this page.

The 9 builders compared

1. Alkira Homes

Best for: Owners planning a knockdown rebuild, including those who already have approved plans.

What its website says:

  • Shows a completed family home in Lindfield on its website.
  • Offers a Ready to Build process for owners who already have approved plans, and manages the number of projects it takes each year.
  • Its website shows Builders Licence 111087C; office in Rouse Hill.

Area: Shows a completed family home in Lindfield

Sources: [17] [18]

2. Clover Homes

Best for: Owners planning a custom home or duplex who may bring their own plans.

What its website says:

  • Its Ku-ring-gai page names Lindfield and says it builds custom homes and duplexes across Ku-ring-gai’s leafy suburbs.
  • Says it has built many homes from client-supplied plans as part of its design and construct service.
  • Says its founders bring a combined 40-plus years of experience; office in Concord.

Area: Names Lindfield on its Ku-ring-gai page

Sources: [19] [20] [21]

3. Domus Homes

Best for: Owners who want one point of accountability for design, documentation, interiors and construction, with demolition managed for them.

What its website says:

  • Takes on select projects in Lindfield and Roseville; its core suburbs are Killara, Wahroonga, Turramurra and Castle Cove.
  • Says it has designed and built custom homes across the North Shore for more than 20 years, and manages demolition, site works and the new build.
  • Describes itself as design and construction project management that works with a network of builders, consultants and suppliers.

Area: Takes on select projects in Lindfield and Roseville

Sources: [22]

4. Edilco Builders

Best for: Owners with steep, heritage or bushfire-affected blocks who want a custom home or knockdown rebuild specialist.

What its website says:

  • Has Lindfield and Roseville service-area pages. Its suburb pages use one template.
  • Says it has over 20 years of experience with steep sloping blocks, heritage restorations and BAL-FZ bushfire zones.
  • Says over 60% of its residential commissions are knockdown rebuilds; its website shows builder licence 271879C.

Area: Has Lindfield and Roseville service-area pages

Sources: [23] [24] [25] [26]

5. Hall & Hart

Best for: Owners who want designers, builders, cost planners and town planners in one in-house team.

What its website says:

  • Names Lindfield and Roseville among its North Shore projects and says its in-house team brings design, approvals and construction into one process.
  • Describes its team as designers, builders, project managers, cost planners, drafting technicians and town planners.
  • Its website shows Builders Licence 275897C; head office and design studio in North Sydney.

Area: Names Lindfield and Roseville among its North Shore projects

Sources: [27] [28]

6. Marvel Homes

Best for: Owners who want a small, engineer-led builder working to the certified Passive House standard.

What its website says:

  • Says it builds across Ku-ring-gai and the Upper North Shore, including Lindfield and Roseville.
  • Says it builds five to eight homes a year and focuses on the certified Passive House standard.
  • Describes a team of two engineers and two licensed builders; its website shows NSW licence #330031C.

Area: Names Lindfield and Roseville among the Ku-ring-gai suburbs it builds in

Sources: [29] [30]

7. Sarelle Homes

Best for: Owners who want one-on-one sessions with designers for a custom home, knockdown rebuild or luxury duplex.

What its website says:

  • Describes itself as a local Upper North Shore builder and lists Lindfield and Roseville among the suburbs it services.
  • Says every home includes a complete custom design process with one-on-one designer sessions, and that its team has well over 40 years of experience.
  • Says it builds approximately 40 homes each year; offices in Waitara.

Area: Lists Lindfield and Roseville among the Upper North Shore suburbs it services

Sources: [31] [32] [33]

8. Wisdom Homes

Best for: Owners who want a knockdown rebuild from a volume builder’s design range, with display homes at West Pymble.

What its website says:

  • Has knockdown rebuild pages for Lindfield 2070 and Roseville 2069; its newest Upper North Shore display centre is at West Pymble.
  • Says it was founded in 1999 and has built thousands of homes across NSW; Sumitomo Forestry took its ownership to 100% in 2022.
  • Allows smaller changes to its plans, such as room sizes, windows and doors, but not major structural changes. Its suburb pages use one template.

Area: Has knockdown rebuild pages for Lindfield 2070 and Roseville 2069

Sources: [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

9. AUD Build · This is us

Best for: Lindfield and Roseville owners who want design, materials, construction, sales and lending coordinated by one company, with material unit prices they can check.

What its website says:

  • Brings design, construction, building materials, new-home sales and lending together in one company, backed by AUD Build Group; NSW Builder Licence 475778C.
  • AUD Build Group building companies completed a home in Lindfield and a home in Roseville, counted among the 12 Upper North Shore homes completed since September 2024; privacy-redacted completion and handover records for both are published.
  • Builds new homes, knockdown rebuilds, custom and luxury homes, duplexes and granny flats, and carries out renovations and extensions.
  • Materials come from its own supply chain platform, www.audbuild.net, and AUD Build clients can log in to check the material unit prices in their quote.

Area: Completed a home in Lindfield and a home in Roseville, with published completion and handover records

Sources: [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]

Where other builders may suit you better

  • Designer-led custom homes: Sarelle Homes, Hall & Hart and Domus Homes.
  • A knockdown rebuild with plans you already have approved: Alkira Homes (Ready to Build).
  • Passive House: Marvel Homes.
  • Duplexes: Clover Homes (Lindfield), Sarelle Homes and Domus Homes.
  • Steep, heritage or bushfire-affected blocks: Edilco Builders. A design range: Wisdom Homes.
  • Design, materials, construction, sales and lending from one company, with material prices you can check: AUD Build.

How to choose

  1. Check whether the lot is inside the Lindfield or Roseville TOD precinct, in one of the 15 heritage conservation areas, or on bushfire-prone land.
  2. For a duplex outside the TOD precincts, check Ku-ring-gai’s 1,015 m² minimum and 0.5:1 floor space ratio first.
  3. Ask every builder to quote on the same drawings and compare inclusions line by line with the inclusions checklist.
  4. Check the licence on Verify NSW and the HBC certificate before you pay a deposit.

Questions

Who are the best home builders in Lindfield and Roseville?

It depends on the brief. For designer-led custom homes, owners often compare Sarelle Homes, Hall & Hart and Domus Homes; for a knockdown rebuild with plans already approved, Alkira Homes; for Passive House, Marvel Homes; for duplexes, Clover Homes; for difficult blocks, Edilco Builders. AUD Build suits owners who want design, materials, construction, sales and lending coordinated by one company.

Are Lindfield and Roseville TOD precincts?

Yes. Both are among Ku-ring-gai’s four TOD precincts. Under Council’s alternative scheme, in effect since 14 November 2025, Lindfield’s centre allows buildings of 6 to 24 storeys and Roseville a more moderate uplift up to 8 storeys.

How many heritage conservation areas are in Lindfield and Roseville?

Eight lie mostly inside Lindfield and seven inside Roseville, according to Ku-ring-gai Council’s heritage pages and the NSW heritage map; East Lindfield and Roseville Chase have none. Complying development generally cannot be used in a heritage conservation area.

How much does it cost to rent while I build in Lindfield or Roseville?

The median weekly rent for a house on a new bond was A$1,400 in Lindfield (2070) and A$1,600 in Roseville (2069) in April–June 2026, both small samples: about A$72,800 to A$83,200 for a year.

Why is AUD Build on this list?

AUD Build publishes this page and has built in Lindfield and Roseville, with a published completion and handover record. It is listed last and marked “This is us”. Facts about the other eight builders come only from their own websites.

How this list was built

Selection: builders whose own websites say they build in Lindfield and Roseville or name its suburbs, drawn from Google Australia results for Lindfield and Roseville builder searches on 28 October 2026. Directories and Buildana are excluded. Facts come only from each builder’s own website, read on 28 October 2026; “Best for” is AUD Build’s editorial summary of those facts. Prices, reviews and award claims are not published. The order is alphabetical, not a ranking. Council websites blocked automated reading, so heritage areas and bushfire mapping come from NSW Government spatial data and council planning papers. AUD Build publishes this page; if a builder’s details have changed, contact AUD Build and the page will be corrected.

Sources (all read 28 October 2026)

  1. Ku-ring-gai Council, Heritage conservation areas
  2. NSW Government, Council league table (September 2026 snapshot, as of 9 October 2026)
  3. NSW DCJ, Rent tables June 2026 quarter (new bonds, houses)
  4. NSW Planning Portal spatial data, EPI heritage layer (heritage conservation areas)
  5. Ku-ring-gai Council, NSW Government low and mid-rise housing policy
  6. Ku-ring-gai Local Planning Panel, agenda 21 July 2025 (dual occupancy minimum lot size)
  7. NSW DPHI, Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy: summary of key provisions (updated 21 March 2025)
  8. NSW Government media release, 3,300 extra homes unlocked in Ku-ring-gai
  9. NSW DPHI, Transport Oriented Development program (updated 26 June 2026)
  10. NSW DPHI, Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy exclusions (updated 24 April 2026)
  11. NSW RFS spatial data, Bush Fire Prone Land layer
  12. NSW DPHI, Guide to complying development (revised August 2023)
  13. ABS, 2021 Census QuickStats: Lindfield
  14. ABS, 2021 Census QuickStats: Roseville
  15. NSW Planning Portal, Knockdown and rebuild considerations
  16. NSW Planning Portal, Complying development: demolition (updated 30 April 2025)
  17. Alkira Homes, Lindfield home
  18. Alkira Homes, home page
  19. Clover Homes, Where we build: Ku-ring-gai
  20. Clover Homes, Why Clover Homes
  21. Clover Homes, FAQs
  22. Domus Homes, Custom home builders North Shore
  23. Edilco Builders, Lindfield service area
  24. Edilco Builders, Roseville service area
  25. Edilco Builders, home page
  26. Edilco Builders, Pymble service area
  27. Hall & Hart, North Shore home builders
  28. Hall & Hart, About us
  29. Marvel Homes, Custom home builders Ku-ring-gai and Upper North Shore
  30. Marvel Homes, About
  31. Sarelle Homes, Upper North Shore
  32. Sarelle Homes, FAQs
  33. Sarelle Homes, Knock down rebuild
  34. Wisdom Homes, Knockdown rebuild in Lindfield
  35. Wisdom Homes, Knockdown rebuild in Roseville
  36. Wisdom Homes, West Pymble display centre
  37. Wisdom Homes, About us
  38. Wisdom Homes, FAQ
  39. AUD Build, Completed homes (updated 22 October 2026)
  40. AUD Build, Company facts
  41. AUD Build, Material price comparison
  42. AUD Build, Lindfield completion and handover record (privacy-redacted)
  43. AUD Build, Roseville completion and handover record (privacy-redacted)