12 Leycester Place, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
The property sits on a 565 m² block. This provides a moderate amount of outdoor space for the house.
12 Leycester Place is a detached house. It occupies the entire 565 m² land parcel.
Charnwood was originally planned using the Radburn principle, where homes face shared parkland and streets serve rear‑located garages. In practice, many owners added fences, creating narrow walkways and limited sightlines.
The Charnwood centre shopping area is within walking distance and includes a Woolworths supermarket, a Shell service station, several fast‑food outlets, and a Labor Club branch.
Yes, an emergency services station housing ambulance, fire and rescue services opened in October 2013 near the Charnwood shops at the south‑west corner of Lhotsky Street and Tillyard Drive.
The area sits on Silurian‑age rocks, primarily Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite. The Deakin Fault runs along the north‑east edge, with Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite found on the opposite side.
For Australian federal elections, Charnwood is part of the Division of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
