130 Atherton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Sep 2004 | $308,000 | $448 |
Price per m² based on land size of 687 m².
The house sits on a 687 m² block. This provides ample space for outdoor activities or potential landscaping.
The residence offers four bedrooms and two bathrooms, making it suitable for larger families or those needing extra rooms.
130 Atherton Street is a stand‑alone house, offering the privacy and independence of a detached home.
Phillip Avenue is only about 0.3 km away, while Exhibition Park (0.7 km) and Canberra Racecourse (0.8 km) are both within a kilometre. The National Folk Festival venue is also roughly 0.9 km from the house.
The Swinden Street Metro station is approximately 1 km away, and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is about 1.1 km from the property, providing convenient access to the Canberra Metro network.
Downer originated as a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s and was used for opium poppy production during World War II. The area later developed into a residential suburb, retaining historic trees planted as windbreaks and a community centre that was refurbished in the late 2010s.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, which are overlain by Quaternary alluvium. These limestone‑derived rocks reflect Canberra’s original nickname, the "Limestone Plains".
