20 Mccarthy Place, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Aug 1999 | $70,500 | $81 |
Price per m² based on land size of 870 m².
It is a standalone house situated on a generous 870 m² block of land. The property offers spacious private grounds within the suburb.
Charnwood was originally designed using the Radburn principle, where homes face common parkland and garages are positioned at the rear. In practice, many owners built fences around the park side, creating narrow, fenced walkways.
The nearby Charnwood centre shopping area includes fast‑food outlets, a Labor Club, a Shell service station and a Woolworths supermarket. An emergency services station with ambulance, fire and rescue facilities is also located at the south‑west corner of Lhotsky Street and Tillyard Drive.
The Boslem and Harte Park is about 0.4 km away, offering open green space and playgrounds. George Simpson Park lies roughly 1.4 km from the property, providing additional recreational areas.
Yes, the Charnwood District Playing Fields are located within the suburb and serve as the home venue for the Ginninderra “The Tigers” athletics club during the track season (October – March). The fields provide athletics tracks and open fields for community use.
The suburb sits on Silurian‑age rocks, predominantly Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite. The Deakin Fault runs along the north‑east edge of these volcanics, separating them from Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite to the north‑east.
