13 Field Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Oct 1997 | $118,000 | $167 |
Price per m² based on land size of 706 m².
The property features three bedrooms and one bathroom, providing space for a small family or down‑sizers. It offers a comfortable layout for everyday living.
The house sits on a 706 m² block, offering a modest garden area. This size allows for some outdoor landscaping or recreation.
ACTION bus routes R9 and 50 run through Watson, and route 53 serves Antill Street nearby. The Canberra Light Rail line on Phillip Avenue is also within about 1.5‑2 km, linking to Civic and Gungahlin.
Justice Robert Hope Park is approximately 0.6 km away, and Calvert Park lies about 1.5 km from the home. The Dickson District Playing Fields and Dickson Wetland are also within a 1.5‑1.6 km radius for sports and nature walks.
The former Starlight Drive‑In site, now a medium‑density housing complex, is about 1.4 km away, and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is roughly 2 km distant. Nearby you’ll also find the Prime7 television studios and the Ted Noffs Foundation.
Watson was gazetted on 7 April 1960 and is named after Australia’s third Prime Minister, John Christian Watson. The suburb’s streets are named after Australian judges and legal professionals, reflecting its legal‑themed heritage.
The site sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium. This geology includes the limestone that gave the Canberra region its original title of “Limestone Plains”.
