AustraliaListed, local and safe classifieds market in Australia.
States
For Sale
Real Estate
Jobs

WATSON House, huge corner block near Rosary & Catholic Uni in AINSLIE, Australian Capital Territory for sale

Houses

HOUSE FOR SALE WATSON ACT
$625,000
2 Madden Place
(Corner of Madden Pl & Higginbotham St)
Block 2, Section 50
Unimproved land value $456,000
INSPECT NOW - Call or text Nick on ******** 073 + click to reveal 
OPEN HOUSE Sat 26/7, 11 - 12 noon
Additional photos on realestate.com.au
Huge corner block 1045 square meters
Brick veneer Jennings home (Dorset design) built in 1965. Total inside 125 sq m. (No fireplace though shown on plan)
3 large bedrooms, all with built-in robes (main bedroom has two very large built-ins). One of the children's bedrooms has an additional large cupboard behind the bedroom door, as well as shelves built-in under the very large window which looks out onto Madden Place.
Bathroom with large walk-in shower, completely re-done in 2010
Separate toilet, with own door into backyard.
Evaporative Cooling air conditioning installed in 2010.
New guttering fitted late 2012 on both the house and the garage. Recent plumbing works to ensure efficient drainage of all storm water.
Large eat-in original 1965 retro kitchen, double sink underneath a big window which looks out into the back yard, with new stove and new oven. Space for a family dining table in the kitchen, next to large floor to ceiling double glass doors that open out onto the patio in the back yard. Kitchen/laundry has new vinyl floor covering put down in 2010.
Separate laundry off the kitchen with lots of storage cupboards, double sink, plenty of room for a big washing machine and a dryer, back door and new lockable fly screen door with dog/cat flap.
Separate L-shaped living/dining room with very large windows and a big built-in wooden bookcase. Living room/entrance way gets sun in the afternoon.
Separate entrance hallway area. Very large hallway cupboard outside the toilet/bathroom for linens, towels, etc.
Living/Dining/Entrance/Hallway/Bedrooms have pure wool Berber carpet laid in approximately 1977. The original polished wooden floorboards are intact underneath the carpet.
Large backyard with large Hills hoist clothes line and patio with wood BBQ.
Backyard and patio/pergola get the morning sun. Front of house gets the afternoon sun, and windows to the front are equipped with canvas roll-down awnings.
Separate lock-up garage for one car but allowing plenty of storage as well both around the sides inside the garage and in the rafters. 22 sq m footprint. Built-in workbench at end & toolboards on wall above.
Long driveway allowing parking for two, possibly three cars, and extra parking on block next to driveway.
Suburb established in the mid-1960s, so that the trees are now all quite large and leafy.
Quiet street of only 6 houses in the cul-de-sac, backing on to a long reserve with a footpath to centre of Watson and a playground area. Short walk to Majura Primary School and the Watson Shops. House faces directly on to Rosary Catholic Primary School playing fields. Watch your children walk to school across the road to Rosary School. The same complex includes the Australian Catholic University, and Dickson College is on the opposite roundabout corner at the intersection of Phillip Avenue and Antill Street, as well as Holy Cross Anglican/Uniting Church. Five minute walk to the Canberra Technology Park (old Watson High School campus on Phillip Avenue).
Close to Dickson Shopping Centre (large Woolies, with new Coles and Aldi to be built soon) and bus services.
Private sale. Owners Anne and Jane live overseas and interstate respectively and would like to sell this very comfortable family home, which they grew up in and of which they have many fond memories, to the right buyer.
The outside of the house and garage, including the eves, plus back gates and garage doors, are freshly painted, as well as the pergola over the back patio. Inside also freshly repainted.
Rates: $2185.32
The original 99 year lease on the block commenced in December 1963.
Call or text Nick on ******** 073 + click to reveal .