8 Dobbie Place, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Feb 1995 | $139,450 | $200 |
| Sold | Aug 1990 | $105,000 | $151 |
Price per m² based on land size of 694 m².
It is a house situated on a 694 m² block.
The property is close to ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with route 53 on Antill Street and the Canberra Light Rail on Phillip Avenue, providing connections to Civic and Gungahlin Town Centre.
Justice Robert Hope Park is about 0.8 km away, and Dickson District Playing Fields are roughly 1.2 km away, offering open space for leisure and sports.
The area includes the Ted Noffs Foundation, Canberra Potters Society, a C3 Church, and the nearby St. Margaret's Uniting Church (≈0.7 km).
Watson is named after John Christian Watson, the third Prime Minister of Australia, and its streets honor Australian judges and legal professionals.
The former Starlight Drive‑in cinema, a landmark from Watson’s past, is about 1.6 km away and its sign remains as a reminder of the area’s history.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, often overlain by Quaternary alluvium, including the limestone that gave Canberra its original name “Limestone Plains”.
