148 Knox Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
148 Knox Street is a standalone house situated on a residential block.
The house sits on a 604 m² landholding, providing ample space for a garden or outdoor area.
ACTION bus routes R9 and 50 run nearby, while Antill Street is serviced by route 53. Phillip Avenue also offers access to the Canberra Light Rail line to Civic and Gungahlin.
Justice Robert Hope Park and Calvert Park are each about 0.8 km away, and Bill Pye Park lies roughly 1.9 km from the property. The Dickson District Playing Fields and Dickson Wetland are also within 1.2–1.4 km.
The suburb hosts a local shopping centre, Prime7 television studios, the Canberra Technology Park and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment. The historic Starlight Drive‑In site and Exhibition Park, a major showground, are both within about 1.5 km.
Watson was gazetted on 7 April 1960 and is named after former Prime Minister John Christian Watson. Its streets honor Australian judges and legal professionals, and the area has evolved from sites like the former Canberra Hog Farm and Starlight Drive‑In.
The site sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, which are locally overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This geology includes the limestone that gave Canberra its original name, “Limestone Plains.”
