81 Higinbotham Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Sep 2000 | $170,000 | $212 |
| Sold | Oct 1997 | $109,000 | $136 |
Price per m² based on land size of 801 m².
The house sits on 801 m² of land.
It is in Watson, a suburb of Canberra, and is roughly 0.3 km from the centre of Watson.
The property is close to ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with Antill Street serviced by route 53, and Phillip Avenue, which has the Canberra Light Rail line to Civic and Gungahlin Town Centre.
Nearby you’ll find a local shopping centre, a BP service station, Prime7 television studios, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, the Canberra Potters Society, and a C3 Church.
Justice Robert Hope Park and Calvert Park are each about 1.1–1.4 km away, and the Dickson District Playing Fields are roughly 1 km from the property.
The site rests on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, overlain in parts by Quaternary alluvium, including the limestone that gave Canberra its original name “Limestone Plains.”
The former Starlight Drive‑In sign remains a landmark about 1.4 km away, and the area also features the former Watson High School site now housing Canberra Technology Park.
