FORDE 2914
Region Gungahlin
Median house price $927,154*
*Source: realestate.com.au as of December 2021
Is the fantastic suburb of Forde Canberra’s greenest region?
The popular Gungahlin suburb is home to approximately 5,000 residents and a massive 30 per cent of the area is devoted to green space, according to McGrath Canberra Real Estate Agent, Justin Taylor.
Having sold approximately 75 properties across the suburb, Mr Taylor is an expert in all things Forde and said he absolutely loves the area.
“My favourite thing about Forde is just the beauty of the suburb, but also every house has to have three different building materials on the façade, which makes for a nicer aesthetic for the homes – they’re just nicer looking,” Mr Taylor said.
“The combo of brick, Colorbond, and weatherboard makes for a more aesthetically pleasing streetscape.”
The ‘greenest suburb’ has a very particular layout, which is where it gets its unofficial name from, Mr Taylor explains.
“Out of the 2,100 homes, every house is within 200m of a landscape, park, wetland or nature reserve, and the suburb is bordered by Mulligans Flat,” he said.
“There’s 11 main parks and 39 hectares of wetlands and nature reserves, which is just a huge amount of nature.”
Arguably the most popular suburb in Gungahlin, Mr Taylor said there are great amenities, local shops and eateries, a hair and beauty salon, and Burgmann Anglican School Forde campus which caters for junior and middle school students.
In the suburb, 80 per cent of the properties are houses, and only two per cent are apartments.
“Everyone that I’ve sold to in Forde and asked them about how they find the suburb, they all say they love it!”
Forde facts:
- Named after former Prime Minister Frank Forde, who served for only one week in 1945
- Established in 2008
- Average age of residents is 33 years
- It’s a cat containment suburb
eat Da Bronx for New York style pizza with vegetarian and gluten free options too! *
drink Frankies at Forde for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a wide selection of beers on tap and Sunday happy hour (and it’s one of Justin Taylor’s favourite spots to dine in Forde) *
shop Forde local shops offer a range of goods and services *
*As health restrictions permit
Forde top property of 2021
15 Ray Ellis Crescent, Forde
5 bed | 4 bath | 2 car
Price: $1,969,000
Type: House
Sold: 20 November 2021
Agents: Justin Taylor and Dimi Romero, McGrath Canberra
2/77 Zakharov Avenue, Forde
3 bed | 2 bath | 2 car
Price: $905,000
Type: Townhouse
Sold: 11 October 2021
Agent: Jason Hall, LJ Hooker
1/46 Francis Forde Boulevard, Forde
2 bed | 1 bath | 1 car
Price: $595,000
Type: Townhouse
Sold: 12 November 2021
Agents: Treston Bamber and Robert Darcy, Ray White Canberra
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