4 Manning Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Nov 2019 | $787,000 | $1,132 |
| Sold | Apr 1998 | $153,250 | $220 |
Price per m² based on land size of 695 m².
The property is a house with four bedrooms and one bathroom, situated on a 695 m² block. It offers a spacious layout typical of Watson family homes.
ACTION bus routes R9 and 50 serve Watson, and route 53 runs along Antill Street nearby. The EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is about 0.7 km away, providing easy access to the Canberra Metro.
Exhibition Park in Canberra is only 0.2 km from the house, and the National Folk Festival venue is roughly 0.4 km away. The Canberra Racecourse and the former Starlight Drive‑In are each about 0.7–1.0 km distant.
Watson hosts the Canberra Technology Park, which includes the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, as well as Prime7 television studios and the Ted Noffs Foundation. The area also features the Canberra Potters Society and a C3 Church.
The ground consists of calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, often overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This geology includes the limestone that gave Canberra its original name ‘Limestone Plains’.
The former Canberra Hog Farm occupied much of north Watson, and part of its site later became the Starlight Drive‑In on the Federal Highway. The drive‑in’s iconic sign remains as a reminder of the area’s past.
In addition to the EPIC and Racecourse station (≈0.7 km away), Sandford Street station is about 1.4 km from the property, offering convenient access to the Civic‑to‑Gungahlin line.
