10 Atherton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Sep 2009 | $555,000 | $717 |
| Sold | Jun 1993 | $175,000 | $226 |
Price per m² based on land size of 773 m².
The house features three bedrooms and one bathroom. It is a standalone residence offering ample living space.
The property sits on a 773 m² block, providing a generous garden area within the inner‑north suburb of Downer.
Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.7 km away, and the Dickson Interchange, another Metro stop, is roughly 1 km from the house.
The Dickson Library and the Dickson Centre are each about 0.7‑0.8 km away, while the Dickson District Playing Fields and Quality Hotel Dickson are each around 0.9 km from the property.
Downer was originally a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s and was used for opium poppy cultivation during World War II. The suburb was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer, a former Premier of South Australia and early Australian senator.
The land is built on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, the limestone that gave Canberra its original name "Limestone Plains".
The Downer shopping centre was refurbished in the late 2010s and now includes a new café and a veterinary clinic, revitalising the local precinct.
