8 Yarrow Place, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Nov 1994 | $369,000 | $268 |
| Sold | Mar 1990 | $301,000 | $218 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1375 m².
8 Yarrow Place is a detached house situated on a 1,375 m² land parcel. The sizeable block provides ample outdoor space for gardens or other uses.
O'Connor is an affluent Canberra suburb known for its leafy, heritage‑listed streets and detached single‑dwelling houses. It features the Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve and a small shopping centre with a pub, grocery, restaurants and a pharmacy.
The suburb includes the heritage‑listed Tocumwal houses, a Scout Hall that was moved from Old Parliament House, and several Aboriginal sites on the Bruce and O'Connor ridges.
Residents can enjoy bush‑walking and mountain‑bike trails on the O'Connor Ridge, as well as sports fields for soccer, rugby and cricket. The Australian Institute of Sport and National Hockey Centre are also within about 1 km.
A short walk brings you to the O'Connor shopping centre, which houses a bar, a small grocery store, a couple of restaurants, a pharmacy and other services such as a hairdresser and bicycle shop.
Tilley's café in Lyneham is approximately 0.7 km away, offering a convenient spot for coffee or meals close to the property.
The land is formed from calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, with Black Mountain Sandstone to the south and Ordovician Greywacke of the Pittman Formation on the ridge to the north.
