20 Marsden Street, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jan 1995 | $178,666 | $218 |
Price per m² based on land size of 817 m².
It is a detached house with three bedrooms. The property sits on a generous 817 m² block, offering ample outdoor space.
The house is about 1 km from the Dickson Centre, the suburb’s key shopping and service precinct. Residents can easily walk or cycle to supermarkets, cafés and other retailers.
Dickson Wetland is roughly 0.3 km away, providing wetlands and walking tracks. The Dickson District Playing Fields are also close, at about 0.6 km, ideal for sports and recreation.
The property is served by the Dickson Interchange, which has six bus routes (18, 30, 31, 50, 51, 53, R9) and two light‑rail stops on Northbourne Avenue. Both the light‑rail stations and bus stops are within easy walking distance.
Dickson’s central area features leafy streets with detached single‑dwelling houses and two‑storey duplexes. The suburb combines residential tranquility with nearby commercial amenities.
The land is built on calcareous shales from the Silurian‑age Canberra Formation, part of the historic “Limestone Plains”. Quaternary alluvium overlies the shale in the flatter parts of Dickson.
Yes, the suburb once hosted Canberra’s original aerodrome (1924‑1926) and later the Dickson Experiment Station, which contributed to wartime and post‑war agricultural research. These historic layers have shaped the present‑day layout and community.
