8 Gipps Street, Barton ACT 2600, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Mar 2014 | $1,390,000 | $1,425 |
Price per m² based on land size of 975 m².
8 Gipps Street is a standalone house featuring two bedrooms and one bathroom. It offers a modest living space suitable for small households.
The house sits on a 975 m² block of land, providing ample outdoor space for gardening, recreation, or potential extensions.
Telopea Park is just 0.2 km away, offering landscaped lawns and walking paths. Manuka Park and Bowen Park are also within about 0.5 km, providing additional green space near Lake Burley Griffin.
The controversial Edmund Barton Building on Kings Avenue, a heritage‑listed modernist structure, is located within the suburb and is a prominent point of interest near the property.
Barton is home to several Commonwealth departments, including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Attorney‑General's Department, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The Brassey Hotel and the Knightsbridge Canberra hotel are each about 0.3‑0.4 km away, while the Canberra Baptist Church and Wesley Uniting Church (Forrest) are also within roughly 0.4 km.
The suburb sits primarily on Silurian Canberra Formation calcareous shale, with an Ordovician Pittman Formation greywacke outcrop visible along Canberra Avenue and Tertiary river gravels in the Blackall Street area.
