8 Castles Place, Melba ACT 2615, Australia
8 Castles Place is a detached house. It sits on a single residential block within the suburb of Melba.
The property occupies an 898 m² lot. This provides ample garden space and room for outdoor activities.
The address is in Melba, a residential suburb of the Belconnen district in Canberra, ACT. Melba lies just south‑east of the suburb of Flynn.
Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the first internationally recognised Australian opera soprano. The neighbourhood’s streets continue the musical theme, honoring composers, singers and other notable Australian musicians.
For Australian federal elections, the property falls within the Division of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections it is part of the Ginninderra electorate.
The locality contains a variety of volcanic rocks, including green‑grey dacitic intrusive porphyry with large feldspar crystals, dacitic tuff from the Hawkins Volcanics, and purple rhyodacite of the Deakin Volcanics. A visible Deakin Fault runs north‑west through Melba, marked by quartz.
George Simpson Park is about 0.6 km away, offering open green space for walking and picnics. The Melba Tennis Club, with eight courts, is located adjacent to the suburb’s playing fields, providing convenient access to tennis. Additionally, Mount Rogers hill is roughly 1.0 km from the house, offering scenic views and walking tracks.
