27 Edkins Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Mar 1992 | $148,000 | $187 |
Price per m² based on land size of 788 m².
The property at 27 Edkins Street is a house situated on a 788 m² land parcel.
The house sits on a land area of 788 m², providing a sizable block within the Downer suburb.
Downer was originally an agricultural research facility for the CSIRO, with buildings from the 1930s and a wartime opium poppy plantation. Large pine and gum trees were planted as windbreaks, and many have since been replaced with newer gum varieties.
The nearest metro stations are Swinden Street (about 1 km away) and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station (approximately 1‑2 km distant).
The area features a local oval bordered by Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets, as well as the Dickson District Playing Fields and the Dickson Wetland, both within a kilometre or so.
Exhibition Park in Canberra, a large showground, is roughly 0.8 km away, and the Canberra Racecourse is about 1.1 km from the property.
Downer is part of the federal electorate of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne, and belongs to the ACT Legislative Assembly electorate of Kurrajong.
