153 Wattle Street, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Feb 2002 | $574,000 | $538 |
| Sold | May 1996 | $199,500 | $187 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1065 m².
153 Wattle Street is a detached house situated on a generous 1,065 m² block of land.
O'Connor is an affluent, leafy suburb known for its heritage‑listed streets, detached single‑dwelling homes, and extensive green spaces such as the Bruce/O'Connor Ridge nature reserve.
The small O'Connor shopping centre offers a bar/restaurant, a supermarket, a pharmacy and other services, and a nearby café (Tilley's, ~0.6 km) and the Old Canberra Inn (~0.7 km) are also within easy reach.
Nearby sporting venues include the National Hockey Centre (≈0.8 km), the O'Connor district playing fields for soccer, rugby and cricket, and tennis events such as the ACT Clay Court International (≈0.7 km).
Yes, O'Connor features heritage‑listed sites like the Scout Hall on Hovea Street, the Tocumwal Houses in the central cul‑de‑sacs, and several Aboriginal places on the Bruce and O’Connor ridges.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, with Black Mountain Sandstone to the south and Ordovician Greywacke of the Pittman Formation to the north, reflecting the historic “Limestone Plains” of Canberra.
