26 Somerville Street, Spence ACT 2615, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Nov 2003 | $367,000 | $316 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1161 m².
The property occupies a land parcel of 1,161 m². It provides ample outdoor space for gardening or other uses.
26 Somerville Street is a standalone house. It sits within the residential streets of Spence.
Fraser lies about 0.7 km away, while Melba is roughly 1.8 km distant. The suburb of Evatt is also nearby at approximately 2–3 km.
A local shopping centre nearby offers a butcher, hairdresser, baker, chemist, supermarket, and petrol station, plus a coffee shop. The Tongan Community Centre and a donation‑only café run by the Mount Rogers Community Church are also close by, as is the neighbourhood oval on Clarey Crescent.
The suburb sits on Silurian‑age Hawkins Volcanics, including green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite in the centre and west, a green‑grey dacitic porphyry intrusive rock with white feldspar crystals in the southeast, and a shale lens patch in the south‑central part.
Spence was originally named after William Spence, a founder of the Australian Workers' Union and early federal parliamentarian. In 2023 the suburb was co‑named to also honour suffragette Catherine Helen Spence.
Nearby landmarks include the water tower built into a hill in the suburb’s northwest and the Mount Rogers hill. The neighbourhood oval bordering Clarey Crescent provides open space, though it has been in disrepair since the early 2000s.
