53 Banfield Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jul 2018 | $750,000 | $1,047 |
Price per m² based on land size of 716 m².
The property sits on a 716 m² block of land. It provides ample space for a sizable garden or outdoor areas.
Phillip Avenue is approximately 0.3 km from the house, making it a short walk of just a few minutes.
The Swinden Street Metro station is about 1 km away, and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is roughly 1.1 km from the house, both reachable on foot.
You are close to the local Downer oval (within 0.6 km), the Dickson District Playing Fields (around 1.3 km), and the National Hockey Centre (about 1.5 km), offering a range of outdoor activities.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the limestone heritage of the region.
Downer originated as a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s, later serving as a poppy plantation during World War II, and many of the large pine and gum trees date from that era.
Federally, Downer is part of the Canberra electorate represented by Alicia Payne (Labor). At the ACT level, it falls within the Kurrajong electorate of the Legislative Assembly.
