3 Bibby Place, Florey ACT 2615, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jan 1999 | $200,000 | $239 |
Price per m² based on land size of 834 m².
3 Bibby Place is a standalone house situated on a block of approximately 834 m². The land size provides ample outdoor space for gardening or leisure.
Florey was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Before housing development, the area comprised undulating paddocks used mainly for sheep agistment, with some pine plantations and a line of eucalypts.
Florey is named after Howard Florey, Baron Florey, who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the extraction of penicillin. The suburb’s streets also honour Australian scientists.
As of 2020, three ACTION bus routes – Route 2, Route 3 and Route 40 – connect Florey to surrounding districts and the Belconnen Town Centre, providing convenient access to public transport.
Nearby natural spots include Yerra Beach (about 0.5 km away), Bargang Beach (≈ 0.7 km) and Lake Ginninderra (≈ 1.2 km). Several other beaches such as Dulwa Beach and Gummiuk Beach are also within 1‑1.6 km.
The Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre on Ratcliffe Crescent is a notable cultural site. Within roughly 1.5‑1.6 km you’ll find the Belconnen Arts Centre, Westfield Belconnen shopping mall, and the local Florey shopping centre with its bronze plaque about Lord Florey.
In 2018 the ACT Healthy Waterways Project restored the concrete drainage channel along Tattersall Crescent, converting it to a more natural creek‑like state. This work helps slow and clean storm‑water flowing into Ginninderra Creek.
