161 Wattle Street, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jul 2014 | $810,000 | $1,070 |
| Sold | Nov 2007 | $717,000 | $947 |
Price per m² based on land size of 757 m².
The house at 161 Wattle Street offers five bedrooms, one bathroom, and is a detached single‑dwelling on a 757 m² block. It includes one parking space.
O'Connor is an affluent Canberra suburb noted for its leafy, heritage‑listed streets and a small shopping centre with a pub, restaurants and a pharmacy. The area also contains the Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve and local sporting ovals.
Nearby heritage attractions include the Tocumwal Houses, heritage‑listed ex‑government homes, and the Scout Hall, a relocated historic building. The Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve and O'Connor Ridge provide bushwalking and mountain‑biking trails.
Within about 1 km you can reach the National Hockey Centre, the Australian Institute of Sport and the O'Connor district playing fields for soccer, rugby and cricket. The local O'Connor shops also host a bar, restaurant and pharmacy for everyday needs.
The nearest public transport hub is the Dickson Interchange, a Canberra Metro station located roughly 1.4 km away.
O'Connor rests on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, the original 'Limestone Plains' of Canberra. Higher western areas contain Black Mountain Sandstone, while the north includes Ordovician Greywacke of the Pittman Formation.
The ACT Clay Court International tennis tournament and the WTA Challenger Canberra are both held about 0.8 km from the property.
The O'Connor shopping centre provides a grocery store, several restaurants, a pharmacy and a bar, while the nearby Tilley's café in Lyneham is about 0.7 km away.
