79 Pockett Avenue, Banks ACT 2906, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jan 2011 | $474,000 | $902 |
| Sold | Nov 2001 | $172,000 | $327 |
| Sold | Jul 1999 | $104,000 | $198 |
| Sold | Jul 1993 | $105,950 | $201 |
| Sold | Apr 1993 | $34,500 | $65 |
Price per m² based on land size of 525 m².
It is a detached house featuring four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property sits on a 525 m² block.
The house provides four separate bedrooms and two full bathrooms, suitable for a family or shared living arrangement.
A small shopping centre on Pockett Avenue includes two takeaway food shops, a pet‑grooming shop, and a SUPAEXPRESS supermarket, all within easy walking distance.
Beau and Jessi Park is only about 0.1 km away, and Gordonvale Park is roughly 1 km to the north. The suburb also borders the Rob Roy Nature Reserve and the nearby Big Monks hill, offering additional outdoor space.
The surface of Banks is covered by alluvium, while the surrounding hills consist of Deakin Volcanics that erupted during the Silurian period, around 414 million years ago.
Banks was gazetted on 12 March 1987 and is the most southerly suburb of Canberra.
The suburb is named after Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist who sailed with Captain James Cook. Street names in Banks follow a theme of botany or natural history.
