13 Swainsona Street, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Oct 2015 | $705,000 | $1,167 |
Price per m² based on land size of 604 m².
13 Swainsona Street is a detached single‑storey house. It sits within the leafy, heritage‑listed streets of O'Connor.
The property features three bedrooms and one bathroom, providing comfortable accommodation for a small family or couples.
The house sits on a 604 m² block and includes two dedicated parking spaces. The generous lot size offers space for a garden or outdoor activities.
A short walk (about 0.3 km) brings you to Tilley's café, while the O'Connor shopping centre, featuring a pub/bar, grocery store, restaurants and a pharmacy, is nearby. The Old Canberra Inn and National Hockey Centre are each roughly 1 km away.
Yes, the Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve and the O'Connor Ridge bush‑walking area lie within the suburb. Heritage‑listed Tocumwal houses and the historic Scout Hall are also located about 1 km from the property.
The suburb rests on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, part of the original 'Limestone Plains'. Higher western parts contain Black Mountain Sandstone, while the ridge to the north features Ordovician Greywacke.
O'Connor was gazetted on 20 September 1928 and is named after Richard Edward O'Connor, a High Court judge and founder of the Australian constitution.
