40 Froggatt Street, Turner ACT 2612, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Oct 1999 | $440,000 | $405 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1086 m².
It is a standalone house situated on a 1,086 m² block, which falls within the typical block size range for Turner.
Turner was developed in the 1940s‑1950s as a garden‑city with wide nature strips, generous roads and a high proportion of parks, including half of Haig Park and a flood‑drainage reserve.
Within about 0.6–0.8 km you’ll find the Australian National University Football Club, Holy Trinity Finnish Lutheran Church, Gazetted Park, Bruce Hall residential college, and various local churches, a tennis club and a lawn bowls club.
The house is located within walking distance of the CBD and the Australian National University, roughly 0.5–0.7 km from key landmarks such as the Canberra City weather station and ANU campus facilities.
Turner has a youthful, professional population, with about 45 % employed in professional roles and nearly half of residents aged 20‑34, reflecting a vibrant, student‑friendly community.
Yes, several heritage sites lie within a kilometre, including the Blowfly Insectary Numbers 1 and 2, the Drill Hall Gallery, and the CSIRO Main Entomology Building.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, part of the limestone plains that gave Canberra its original name.
It lies in the federal electorate of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne (Labor), and in the ACT Legislative Assembly’s Kurrajong electorate.
