40 Gardiner Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Nov 1996 | $104,000 | $146 |
Price per m² based on land size of 708 m².
It is a detached house featuring three bedrooms and one bathroom. The property also includes a single garage and sits on a 708 m² block.
The house sits on a land area of 708 square metres, providing ample space for a garden or outdoor activities.
Yes, the property includes one parking space described as a garage.
The Downer local oval is nearby, and within about 0.5 km you’ll find the Dickson District Playing Fields. Wetland walks are possible at Dickson Wetland, and larger events are held at Exhibition Park in Canberra, roughly 1.3 km away.
Downer has a small shopping centre that was refurbished in the late 2010s and now includes a café and a veterinary clinic. The Dickson Centre, a broader precinct with additional retail and dining options, is about 1.1 km away.
Downer was originally a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s, even growing opium poppy during World War II. The area features historic pine and gum trees planted as wind‑breaks, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was unveiled in May 2019.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, which are overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone‑rich foundation reflects Canberra’s original nickname, the “Limestone Plains.”
