7 Platt Place, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
The property sits on a 633 m² block. It is a standalone house occupying the entire parcel.
Charnwood was originally designed using the Radburn principle, where homes were meant to face common parkland and garages were placed at the rear. In practice, many owners fenced off the park side, creating narrow walkways that can be poorly lit and lack neighbourhood surveillance.
The Charnwood centre shopping area, located within the suburb (about 0.3 km away), offers a Woolworths supermarket, several fast‑food outlets, a Shell service station and a Labor Club branch.
Yes, an emergency services station housing ambulance, fire and rescue services opened in October 2013. It is situated near the Charnwood shops at the south‑west corner of Lhotsky Street and Tillyard Drive.
The Boslem And Harte Park is about 0.7 km away and George Simpson Park is roughly 1 km away. The Charnwood District Playing Fields, home to the Ginninderra “The Tigers” athletics club, are also nearby.
Charnwood sits on Silurian‑age rocks, predominantly Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite. To the north‑east of the Deakin Fault, Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite are present.
For federal elections, Charnwood is in the Division of Fenner. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
