74 A'beckett Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Mar 1999 | $135,000 | $187 |
Price per m² based on land size of 721 m².
The property features three bedrooms and a single bathroom. Both are housed within a standalone house.
The residence sits on a 721 m² block, providing ample outdoor space for the home.
Action bus routes R9 and 50 serve Watson, while route 53 runs along Antill Street. The Canberra Light Rail line on Phillip Avenue, about 0.5 km away, provides a direct link to Civic and Gungahlin.
Exhibition Park in Canberra (≈0.7 km) and the National Folk Festival site (≈0.9 km) are close by, as are the Canberra Racecourse (≈1.1 km) and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station (≈1.2 km). The historic Starlight Drive‑In site is also about 1.3 km away.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, which are overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium. This includes the limestone that gave Canberra its original name, “Limestone Plains.”
Watson, named after Australia’s third Prime Minister John Christian Watson, was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets are named after Australian judges, and the area once hosted the Canberra Hog Farm and the Starlight Drive‑In cinema before redevelopment into medium‑density housing.
Yes, the Canberra Technology Park is located within Watson and houses the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) among other tenants, offering a hub for creative and tech enterprises.
