28 Beale Crescent, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia
28 Beale Crescent is a standalone house. The listing’s only feature is ‘House’, indicating a separate dwelling rather than an apartment or townhouse.
Deakin is home to several heritage‑listed sites, including The Lodge (the Prime Minister’s official residence) and the Royal Australian Mint, both on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Other notable historic properties are the Canberra Girls’ Grammar School Boarding House and 70 Dominion Circuit, which retains its original house and garage.
A local shopping centre on Hopetoun Circuit offers an IGA supermarket, service station, newsagent, chemist and several restaurants. Adjacent to the centre is the former Deakin Health Spa, now operating as a Fitness First gym, and the Canberra Deakin Soccer Club is also nearby.
Several diplomatic missions are within walking distance, including the Embassy of Hungary (0 km), the High Commissions of Fiji, Cyprus, Solomon Islands, Botswana and the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina (all about 0.1 km), as well as the embassies of East Timor and Afghanistan (approximately 0.2 km).
The western part of Deakin exposes the Yarralumla Formation, featuring calcareous shale, sandstone, tuff and hornfels, while the east shows Mount Painter Volcanics with dark‑grey to green‑grey dacitic tuff and agglomerate. The Deakin Anticline, a noted geological monument, is situated between Deakin Oval and the Grange Retirement Village.
Deakin is a largely residential suburb that saw most of its development after 1945. It combines historic government and diplomatic sites with modern community facilities, giving it a blend of heritage charm and contemporary convenience.
Nearby health services include the Fitness First gym (formerly Deakin Health Spa), the Canberra Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinic (0.3 km away), and Parkinson’s Australia (0.4 km away), providing a range of fitness and medical options for residents.
