16 Simpson Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
It is a detached house offering a private residential lifestyle. The property includes three bedrooms and sits on a 664 m² block.
The house sits on a 664 m² parcel of land, providing ample space for a garden or outdoor activities.
ACTION bus routes R9 and 50 run through Watson, with route 53 on Antill Street. Phillip Avenue, which hosts the Canberra Light Rail line, is about 1 km away.
A local shopping centre is situated within Watson, and nearby points of interest include Justice Robert Hope Park (≈0.8 km), the former Starlight Drive‑In site (≈0.8 km), Exhibition Park in Canberra (≈0.9 km), and the National Folk Festival venue (≈1 km).
The EPIC and Racecourse light rail station is about 1.3 km away, while the Sandford Street station is roughly 1.9 km from the property.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain in parts by Quaternary alluvium, and includes limestone that gave Canberra its original name “Limestone Plains”.
Watson was named after John Christian Watson, the third Prime Minister of Australia, and its streets honor Australian judges and other legal professionals. The suburb name was officially gazetted on 7 April 1960.
