Watson at a glance
7,554
People
$1,170,000
Median sale
$437/wk
Median rent
1.94%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
ACT › Watson › A Beckett St
$1,120,000
Last sold
19 Mar 2025
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
898 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.
Price evidence
Last sold
$1,120,000
19 Mar 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Watson (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,605/m² of land (n=27). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Watson at a glance
7,554
People
$1,170,000
Median sale
$437/wk
Median rent
1.94%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Watson
-4.3%
Median sale
Suburb $1,170,000
+0.09 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.94%
Suburb median $1,170,000 from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.
Site
Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.
Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.
Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
ACTPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $437/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.
Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Verdict
Districts view
Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.
Detail
The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”
Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.
The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.
Evidence
Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownArea
Watson at a glance
7,554
People
$1,170,000
Median sale
$437/wk
Median rent
1.94%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by HOME.BYHOLLY#soldbymcreynolds $1,120,000
Decades of family fun in this wonderful home!
This classic three-bedder is solid double brick and has been lovingly tended across the years. Freshly painted soft white walls and new plush carpets give this charming home a fresh new appeal, a welcoming ease. The home distinguished by its drift to a broad screened patio and wrap around delightful gardens, so you can entertain garden side, enjoying relaxed alfresco living. And the locale is wonderful…a quiet oak-lined street, moments from the Watson Micro-Forest, Primary Schools, local Watson shops and Canberra Technology Park.
A magnificent oak, shelters the neatly paved circular driveway, dappling red brick with leaf patterned shade. The concrete mailbox is classic of the era, painted crisp white to match the cool decorative iron, that edges the front porch. The red brick form with white timber windows, tiled roof, a satisfying example of Australian suburban bliss. On one side, part of the long circular driveway, edged with clipped conifers, ushers to a gated, double garage.
Sunlight graces the front living room, as large windows capture the neatly landscaped front gardens. While beyond, a light and bright kitchen, serves up a tonne of storage and a sunny dining space. A wonderful spatial array and all electric appliances, make for easy meals, relaxed family togetherness. We love the way the dining space is edged by a bank of drawers, perfectly melding style and function.
A slender hallway nicely separates the bedrooms from the rest of the house creating a nice privacy. Two of the three bedrooms have warm timber built-in-robes, maximising storage. There is a family bathroom with a bathtub and the convenience of a separate toilet. A large laundry opens directly onto the patio and garden, where a curving path cuts through the lawn, meeting a classic Hills Hoist.
Come summer you can spill outside and live alfresco within the screened patio, which stretches the full length of the home. Think relaxed times with friends, the kids playing endless games on the expanse of soft green lawns. The whole garden reading like a sunny oasis, as lawn stretches to meet well-tended garden beds, beautiful plantings and leafy trees.
Watson is a vibrant, inner-north suburb with great community vibes, fabulous local shops, plenty of playgrounds and parks and is surrounded by natural reserves. Enjoy great coffee, fabulous pizza at The Knox, or dine out at the Filipino eatery, Lola and Lola. It is not far to Dickson shops, host to an array of international cuisines. The home is also convenient to a mix of private and public schools, close to transport, including the light rail, linking you to the metro city station and the whole of Canberra.
features.
.charming three-bedroom, classic red brick home, within coveted Watson
.fabulous block of 898m2
.decades of love and fun in this immaculate home
.quiet tree-lined street
.solid double brick
.lovely front gardens with red brick paved circular driveway
.long driveway ushering to a gated steel double garage
.front porch with wrought iron balustrade
.new carpet
.freshly painted
.front living area with large windows framing the garden
.kitchen combined dining area with banks of storage, electric cooktop, oven, rangehood and dishwasher from Asko
.internal laundry with direct access to a screened rear patio and generous garden
.three bedrooms (two with timber built-in-robes)
.family bathroom with separate toilet
.ducted RC heating and cooling
.large secure yard with mature trees, soft lawn and beautiful plantings
.easy stroll to Watson shops, local schools and the Farmer's Market at EPIC
.close to parks, the mircro-forest and transport i
.short walk to the tram stop
.great choice of schools in close proximity including the Australian Catholic University
.easy drive to the Dickson and Braddon Precincts, ANU and the CBD
.ready to move into and enjoy
EER: 1.5
Land Size: 898m2
Land Value: $831,000
Rates: $4,316
Listing description written by Jenny, Michael And Mark McReynolds, HOME.BYHOLLY — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.