6 Ridley Street, Turner ACT 2612, Australia
The property sits on a 1,389 m² block. This provides ample space compared with many inner‑city allotments.
It is a detached house. The dwelling is positioned on the large block characteristic of Turner’s post‑war development.
Turner is within easy walking distance of the ANU. Facilities such as the ANU Medical School are about 0.6 km away and the ANU Football Club around 0.7 km.
Turner contains half of Haig Park, a large pine‑tree reserve, and extensive flood‑drainage reserves along Sullivans Creek. The suburb also features several public sports ovals and a tennis club attached to Haig Park.
Within a kilometre you’ll find the Blowfly Insectary (0.4 km), the CSIRO Main Entomology Building (0.5 km), the Australian Tree Seed Centre (0.5 km) and the Australian National University Medical School (0.6 km).
Original block sizes in Turner ranged from about 800 m² to 1,400 m², with some up to 1,600 m². At 1,389 m², this lot is at the upper end of the typical range.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, the limestone that gave Canberra its early name “Limestone Plains”. Several inactive fault lines, including the Acton Fault, also pass through the area.
