13 Atherton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
The property sits on a 694 m² block of land.
It is in Downer, an inner‑north suburb of Canberra bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
The land was originally a CSIRO agricultural research facility, used from 1939‑1945 to grow opium poppies for medication. Large pine and gum trees were planted then as windbreaks, many of which remain today.
Downer sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the original limestone plains of the region.
The Swinden Street metro station is about 0.6 km away, and the Dickson Interchange is roughly 1 km from the property.
A local oval and a refurbished shopping centre with a cafe and veterinary clinic are within walking distance, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was unveiled nearby in 2019. The Dickson Library (≈0.7 km) and Dickson Centre (≈0.8 km) are also close.
