5 Peden Place, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | May 2019 | $785,000 | $877 |
| Sold | Oct 1997 | $165,500 | $184 |
Price per m² based on land size of 895 m².
5 Peden Place is a detached house offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms, providing ample space for families or multigenerational living.
The property sits on a generous 895 m² block, giving room for a sizeable garden, outdoor entertaining, or future development.
ACTION bus routes R9 and 50 run through Watson, with route 53 on nearby Antill Street, and Phillip Avenue provides access to the Canberra Light Rail line connecting Civic to Gungahlin.
Justice Robert Hope Park is only about 0.4 km away, and Calvert Park is roughly 1.7 km distant, both offering green space for recreation and leisure.
The historic Starlight Drive‑In site (≈1.2 km) and the large Exhibition Park in Canberra (≈1.5 km) are nearby, and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is just under 2 km away for easy access to city events.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, often overlain by Quaternary alluvium, and includes limestone that gave Canberra its original name “Limestone Plains.”
Watson hosts a local shopping centre, several television studios including Prime7, the Canberra Technology Park, motels, a BP service station, and community organisations such as the Ted Noffs Foundation and the Canberra Potters Society.
