3 Arkell Place, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Feb 2017 | $455,000 | $622 |
| Sold | Feb 2013 | $360,000 | $492 |
| Sold | Jul 2002 | $165,000 | $225 |
Price per m² based on land size of 731 m².
It is a house featuring three bedrooms, one bathroom and sits on a 731 m² block. The property includes two parking spaces.
Charnwood’s layout was based on the Radburn principle, with homes facing common parkland and garages situated at the rear. In practice, many owners fenced off the park side, creating narrow walkways with limited lighting.
The Charnwood centre shopping area serves the suburb and includes fast‑food outlets, a Labor Club, a Shell service station and a Woolworths supermarket.
Yes, The Boslem and Harte Park is about 0.8 km away and George Simpson Park is roughly 1.7 km distant. The Charnwood District Playing Fields, home to the Ginninderra “The Tigers” athletics club, are also nearby.
From 2004 to 2018 the suburb hosted the annual ‘Charny Carny’ carnival, raising funds for local schools and the Mount Rogers Scout Group. The event was discontinued in 2020 due to a lack of volunteers.
For federal elections Charnwood is in the seat of Fenner, and for ACT Legislative Assembly elections it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
Charnwood sits on Silurian‑age rocks, primarily Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite. The Deakin Fault runs along the north‑east edge of these rocks, while Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite are found on the opposite side of the fault.
