21 Higinbotham Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Oct 2007 | $730,000 | $978 |
| Sold | May 1999 | $130,000 | $174 |
Price per m² based on land size of 746 m².
The house offers 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and sits on a 746 m² block of land. It is a standalone residence within the Watson suburb.
Watson is serviced by ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with route 53 on Antill Street. Phillip Avenue, a short distance away, provides access to the Canberra Light Rail line between Civic and Gungahlin.
Within a kilometre you’ll find Justice Robert Hope Park, Calvert Park, and Dickson District Playing Fields, offering open space for recreation. St Margaret’s Uniting Church is also close, about 0.4 km away.
Watson hosts the Canberra Technology Park, Prime7 television studios, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, and a BP service station. The suburb also features the Ted Noffs Foundation and the Canberra Potters Society.
The area sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium. This includes the limestone that gave Canberra its original name, “Limestone Plains.”
Watson was named after Australia’s third Prime Minister, John Christian Watson, and was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Its streets are named after Australian judges and legal professionals, and the suburb is bordered by the Federal Highway, Phillip Avenue and Antill Street.
