3 Cotton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Aug 2013 | $780,500 | $1,132 |
| Sold | Feb 2006 | $390,000 | $566 |
| Sold | Mar 1999 | $146,000 | $211 |
| Sold | Nov 1996 | $130,000 | $188 |
Price per m² based on land size of 689 m².
3 Cotton Street is a standalone house featuring three bedrooms. It sits on a generous 689 m² block, providing ample outdoor space.
The Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.5 km away, making train access convenient. The larger Dickson Interchange is roughly 1.1 km distant.
Within 1 km you’ll find the Dickson Library, Canberra Racecourse, the Dickson Centre precinct, and the National Hockey Centre. The nearby Exhibition Park in Canberra also offers event spaces.
Yes, the property is close to the Dickson District Playing Fields and the National Hockey Centre, both about 1 km away. The local oval bounded by Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets provides open space nearby.
Downer was originally an agricultural research site for the CSIRO, later used for opium poppy cultivation during WWII. The area’s historic buildings now form the community centre and shops, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was installed in 2019.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone base reflects Canberra’s original nickname, “Limestone Plains”.
Federally, Downer is part of the Canberra electorate, represented by Alicia Payne of the Labor Party. In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the Kurrajong electorate, which elects members from Labor, Green, Liberal and Independent parties.
