5 Cockle Street, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
5 Cockle Street is a stand‑alone house. It is listed simply as a "House" in the property features.
O'Connor is known for its leafy, heritage‑filled streets and predominantly detached single‑dwelling houses. The suburb also includes historic cul‑de‑sacs with heritage‑listed Tocumwal houses and a range of natural reserves.
Yes, the heritage‑listed Tocumwal houses are located about 0.5 km away, and the Scout Hall, another heritage site, is also nearby within the suburb.
The property is near the Bruce/O'Connor Ridge nature reserve, offering bush‑walking and mountain‑biking trails. Local sporting ovals for soccer, rugby and cricket are also within the O'Connor district.
The O'Connor small shopping centre, which includes a bar, grocery store, several restaurants and a pharmacy, is situated within roughly 1 km of the house. This makes everyday amenities easily reachable on foot or by a short drive.
The ground is formed mainly of calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. In the western higher parts, Black Mountain Sandstone appears, while the northern ridge area contains Ordovician Greywacke from the Pittman Formation.
