About this property
Alternate search: Unit 13, 17 Somerville Gardens.
17 Somerville Gardens, Parap NT 820, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 13, 17 Somerville Gardens.
The address is a unit, offering a low‑maintenance style of living within the Parap neighbourhood.
The Northern Centre for Contemporary Art is just 0.2 km away, providing easy access to contemporary exhibitions and events.
Yes, the Parap Village Market operates every Saturday in the nearby Parap Shopping Village, offering local arts, crafts and light meals.
Parap Airfield, the former aerodrome, is about 0.5 km away, and the historic 1934 Qantas Hangar, once a WWII workshop now housing steam engines and Australia’s first solar car, is also within easy reach.
Qantas Park, Arafura Park, and Weddell Park are all roughly 0.4 km from the unit, offering green space for recreation and relaxation.
Parap was the site of Darwin’s early civil airport and played a key role in the 1919 London‑Australia air race, as well as being the staging point for the 1918 Darwin Rebellion.
Today Parap is a predominantly residential inner suburb of Darwin, closely linked with neighboring areas such as Fannie Bay, Ludmilla, and Stuart Park.