53 Irvine Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
The house features three bedrooms. It sits on a generous 895 m² block, providing ample outdoor space.
The suburb is served by ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with route 53 operating on Antill Street. Phillip Avenue also provides access to the Canberra Light Rail line to Civic and Gungahlin.
Justice Robert Hope Park is only about 0.3 km away, offering green space close to home. Calvert Park and the Dickson District Playing Fields are also within roughly 2 km, ideal for outdoor activities.
Exhibition Park, approximately 1.4 km away, hosts large events such as the National Folk Festival. The EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is about 1.8 km from the home, providing convenient metro access.
The region sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium. This geology 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. Streets are named after Australian judges and legal professionals, and the area includes sites formerly used for a hog farm and a drive‑in cinema.
Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Phillip Avenue, and Antill Street, making it well‑connected to surrounding districts.
