Top homes to inspect in Canberra and surrounds this weekend

We’ve rounded up our pick of the best homes in Canberra and surrounds to add to your inspection planner this weekend.

Queanbeyan

7 Symonds Street

Price guide: $1.4 million-$1.475 million

Private sale

Agent: Jonny Warren Properties, Ben Mills 0422 765 130

Old-world charm and modern conveniences blend together in this elegant 1940s period home. Beyond a classic double red-brick exterior, character features shine, including decorative ceilings, brick fireplaces, glass-panelled timber doors and an original Metters Canberra wet-back oven.

Gather together in the family room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the gardens or entertain under the covered awning next to the in-ground saltwater pool. There’s even a separate studio for teenagers or guests. 

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Forde

3 Laird Crescent

Price guide: $1.15 million-$1.2 million

Private sale

Agent: Hive Property, Josh Morrissey 0437 799 234

This contemporary four-bedroom home is situated close to Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve and Forde’s local shops and schools. The stylish facade gives way to stylish interiors, with stone benchtops, large-format grey tiling, plush carpets and black tapware.

The covered al fresco area includes a built-in barbecue and sink. A lease is in place until December.

“Continue it as an investment or envision it becoming a future home you’ll move into,” the agent says.

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Flynn

20B Wilkinson Street

Price guide: $950,000

Open: 12pm, Saturday June 1

Private sale

Agent: Blackshaw Gungahlin, Michael Braddon 0408 446 793

Enjoy a modern, low-maintenance lifestyle in this near-new four-bedroom family house. Step past the 1.2-metre-wide front door to light-filled open-plan interiors with views out to the Brindabellas from the front balcony and kitchen.1288091

Features include Caesarstone benchtops, timber-look laminate flooring, a large walk-in pantry, and a main bedroom with an en suite and walk-in wardrobe. Outside, there’s an al fresco space and room to park a caravan or boat to the side of the home.

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