6 Hood Place, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Mar 2009 | $457,000 | $658 |
| Sold | May 2000 | $155,000 | $223 |
| Sold | Mar 1993 | $130,000 | $187 |
| Sold | Apr 1991 | $104,000 | $149 |
Price per m² based on land size of 694 m².
The property occupies a land parcel of 694 m². It is a standalone house set within this sizeable block.
The suburb is serviced by ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with route 53 on Antill Street. Phillip Avenue also provides access to the Canberra Light Rail, and the EPIC and Racecourse station is about 0.8 km away, while Sandford Street station is roughly 1.4 km distant.
The National Folk Festival is only about 0.5 km away, as is Exhibition Park in Canberra, a large showground with multiple venues. Within a kilometre you will also find the Canberra Racecourse and the Justice Robert Hope Park.
Watson was named after John Christian Watson, Australia's third Prime Minister, and the suburb name was gazetted on 7 April 1960. The area once hosted the Canberra Hog Farm and the Starlight Drive‑in cinema, whose iconic sign still remains on the former site.
The site sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, which are overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium. These rocks include the limestone that gave Canberra its original title of “Limestone Plains.”
Yes, the suburb hosts Prime7 television studios and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, which is a tenant of the Canberra Technology Park. The former CTC‑TV studios were also located in Watson until 2020.
