8 Forsyth Place, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Sep 2002 | $165,000 | $340 |
| Sold | Jun 1992 | $118,000 | $243 |
Price per m² based on land size of 485 m².
8 Forsyth Place is a standalone house situated on a 485 m² block of land.
Charnwood was planned using the Radburn principle, where homes faced shared parkland and the street backs served the garages located at the rear of each house.
The Charnwood centre shopping area nearby includes fast‑food outlets, a Woolworths supermarket, a Shell Service Station and a branch of the Labor Club.
Yes, an emergency services station offering ambulance, fire and rescue services opened in October 2013 at the south‑west corner of Lhotsky Street and Tillyard Drive, adjacent to the Charnwood shops.
Boslem and Harte Park is roughly 0.5 km away, and George Simpson Park is about 1.5 km from the property, providing nearby recreational space.
From 2004 to 2018 Charnwood hosted the annual ‘Charny Carny’ carnival, a community fundraiser for local schools and the Mount Rogers Scout Group, which ended in 2020 due to volunteer shortages.
The Charnwood District Playing Fields host the Ginninderra ‘The Tigers’ athletics club during the track season (October to March).
The suburb sits on Silurian‑age rocks, predominantly Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite, with the Deakin Fault along its north‑east edge and patches of Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite on the opposite side.
