2 Peat Place, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
The property sits on a land parcel of 878 m², providing a generous lot size for a typical house and outdoor space.
Charnwood was originally designed using the Radburn principle, with homes facing common parkland and garages positioned at the rear. Although many owners added fences, the suburb still features a network of pathways intended to allow pedestrians to travel without crossing streets, with pedestrian bridges at the few major roads.
The Charnwood Centre shopping area is close by, offering fast‑food outlets, a Labor Club, a Shell service station and a Woolworths supermarket. An emergency services station (ambulance, fire and rescue) opened in October 2013 is located near the shops at the south‑west corner of Lhotsky Street and Tillyard Drive.
Yes, The Boslem and Harte Park is about 0.6 km away and George Simpson Park is roughly 1.3 km from the house. The Charnwood District Playing Fields, home to the Ginninderra “The Tigers” athletics club during the track season, are also in the vicinity.
An emergency services station that houses ambulance, fire and rescue units was opened in October 2013 and is situated near the Charnwood shops at the south‑west corner of Lhotsky Street and Tillyard Drive.
The suburb sits on Silurian‑age rocks, predominantly Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite. The Deakin Fault runs along the north‑east edge of these volcanics, while the north‑east side of the fault contains Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite.
For Australian federal elections, Charnwood is part of the seat of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
