12 Mckid Court, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
The property sits on a land area of 848 m². It is a standalone house within the Charnwood suburb.
Charnwood’s layout was based on the Radburn principle, where houses were intended to face common parkland and garages were placed at the rear. In practice, many owners added fences, creating narrow walkways with limited lighting.
The Charnwood centre shopping area serves the surrounding suburbs and includes fast‑food outlets, a Labor Club, a Shell service station and a Woolworths supermarket. It is located within the suburb, just a short walk from the property.
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 Boslem and Harte Park is about 1 km away, and George Simpson Park is roughly 1.5 km from the house, offering green space and recreational opportunities.
The Charnwood District Playing Fields, home to the Ginninderra “The Tigers” athletics club during the track season (October – March), are located within the suburb.
Charnwood sits on Silurian‑age rocks, primarily Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite, with the Deakin Fault marking a boundary where the fault drops the volcanics and raises the opposite side. Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite are also present northeast of the fault.
For Australian federal elections, Charnwood is part of the House of Representatives seat of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
