1 Cole Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | May 2016 | $695,000 | — |
The property offers two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Both are configured within a single‑storey house layout.
It is a standalone house. The residence is part of the inner‑north suburb of Downer.
Yes, the property includes one dedicated parking space. This provides convenient vehicle accommodation for the occupants.
Dickson District Playing Fields are about 0.3 km away, offering sports fields. The nearby Dickson Wetland (approximately 0.6 km) provides walking trails and natural scenery, while Calvert Park and Bill Pye Park are each roughly 1–1.2 km distant for additional outdoor activities.
The Dickson Library is about 1 km away, and the Dickson Centre precinct is roughly 1.2 km distant, providing shops and services. St Margaret's Uniting Church is also nearby at about 0.5 km.
Downer was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer. The area originally housed a CSIRO agricultural research facility, which during World War II grew opium poppy for medication supplies, and later the community centre and shops were built for the CSIRO in the 1930s.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone base reflects Canberra’s original nickname, the “Limestone Plains.”
