85 Dexter Street, Cook ACT 2614, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Aug 2003 | $287,000 | $585 |
| Sold | Sep 1996 | $108,000 | $220 |
| Sold | Jul 1992 | $142,000 | $289 |
Price per m² based on land size of 490 m².
85 Dexter Street is a detached house. It offers a compact, low‑maintenance residence on a modest lot.
The house features two bedrooms and one bathroom. It sits on a 490 m² parcel of land, providing some outdoor space while remaining easy to manage.
The Cook shopping centre is nearby and includes the Cook Grocer independent supermarket, Little Oink coffee shop, To All My Friends bar, Jina's Hair Salon, and Prestige Oysters fish monger. A public toilet is also available in the centre.
A short walk (about 0.4 km) brings you to Big Splash waterpark, while Pat Rubly Park (≈1.2 km) and Bruce Ridge Park (≈1.4 km) offer green space. The Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre is also roughly 1.4 km away.
Cook lies in the Division of Canberra for Australian federal elections. For ACT Legislative Assembly elections, it is part of the Ginninderra electorate.
The suburb is named after explorer Captain James Cook and former Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook. All streets in Cook are named after notable Australian women from history.
The eastern part of Cook contains Ordovician greywacke from the Pittman Formation, uplifted along the Deakin Fault. Additional rock types include green‑grey dacitic porphyry and Mount Painter Volcanics tuff in the centre and south‑west of the suburb.
