57 Higinbotham Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Jan 2025 | $1,100,000 | $1,091 |
| Sold | May 2015 | $585,000 | $580 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1008 m².
The property sits on a 1,008 m² block of land. This provides ample space for a sizeable garden or outdoor living area.
The suburb is serviced by ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with Antill Street also served by route 53. In addition, Phillip Avenue has a Canberra Light Rail stop that runs between Civic and Gungahlin Town Centre.
Within about 1–2 km you’ll find several green spaces, including Dickson Wetland, Justice Robert Hope Park, Calvert Park, and Bill Pye Park. These areas provide walking trails and open-air recreation.
Watson is named after John Christian Watson, the third Prime Minister of Australia, and the suburb name was officially gazetted on 7 April 1960. Many of the streets honor Australian judges and other legal professionals.
Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Phillip Avenue, and Antill Street. These corridors experience increasing traffic loads due to ongoing development in nearby Gungahlin.
Exhibition Park in Canberra, a large showground and multi‑building venue, lies about 1.4 km away, and the area hosts the annual National Folk Festival roughly 1.6 km from the property. The historic Starlight Drive‑In site is also within walking distance.
The ground consists of 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.”
