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Imagine the look on my face when I made a new friend at a baby shower last weekend who told me she’d grown up in “Canberra’s Vatican City”.Hang on … Sorry …. What? Where was this sacred area of the capital she was talking about? How had I never heard of it?It turns out she was talking about Canberra’s tiniest suburb: Oxley. Postcode 2903. Sandwiched between Wanniassa and Monash, a triangle-shaped locality fronting Drakeford Drive (and Lake Tuggeranong) on one side and Erindale Drive on the other. The miniscule suburb is just 1.08km2, consisting of 649 private dwellings and home to 1703 people. (Vatican City is just 0.49km2).<img alt="Screen Shot 2024-03-26 at 4.23.02 pm" class="richtext-image full-width" height="332" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2024-03-26_at_4.23.02_pm.width-800.png" width="643">It’s basically one single street – Newman-Morris Circuit – running parallel to the sides of the triangle with a series of cul-de-sacs running off it. Like the Vatican, it’s a mini city within a city (though non-religious, of course) and an area very much coveted by families in Canberra’s deep south.According to sales agent <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/colin-blunden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colin Blunden</a> from <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/mcintyre-property/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McIntyre Property</a>, homes in Oxley, which was officially established in 1985, “rarely come up for sale”.<img alt="14-dalgarno-close-oxley-act-2903-94688-image-0-20240317233211006308-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/14-dalgarno-close-oxley-act-2903-94688-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800">“Statistically, Oxley is the Canberra suburb where people stay in their homes the longest,” Colin says.“So when homes do come up for sale, you get interest purely from people wanting to come and see what life there is like.”Colin held the Oxley suburb record in 2012 for a cavernous six-bedroom home he describes as “like something from Gone With the Wind”.Oxley is nothing like its giant neighbours Wanniassa or Kambah, Colin says, but more like another tiny Tuggeranong suburb down the road: Macarthur.<img alt="1-connibere-crescent-oxley-act-2903-89860-image-0-20231106001648672459-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-connibere-crescent-oxley-act-2903-89860-imag.width-800.jpg" width="800">Housing in Oxley is a mix of townhouses and standalone dwellings; and while the McMansions on huge 1000sqm+ blocks along Newman-Morris are plentiful, it’s a suburb with limited amenity, including the lack of a set of local shops.Do those who live there care?“Not at all,” Colin says. “You’re a 10-minute walk from South.Point and the restaurants along Anketell Street, and just minutes from Erindale and Wanniassa shops.”<img alt="1-connibere-crescent-oxley-act-2903-89860-image-0-20231106001646228291-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-connibere-crescent-oxley-act-2903-89860-imag.width-800_48nDAcw.jpg" width="800">Sales agent <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/maya-rourke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maya Rourke</a> from McIntryre Property describes Oxley as the “hidden gem of the south”.“If you want supreme location, this is it,” she says.“It’s the ultimate location in Tuggeranong: so close to the town centre without being in the hustle and bustle of Greenway.”<img alt="6-lamble-place-oxley-act-2903-95839-image-0-20240316030136501646-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-lamble-place-oxley-act-2903-95839-image-0-20.width-800.jpg" width="800">Maya loves selling in Oxley because it mostly includes helping families settle into a home they’ll likely stay in a very long time.“You can’t compare 2903 to any other suburb in Canberra,” she says.“It’s got its own vibe, and it might be small, but it’s very well known down here in the south.”<a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/search/?listing_type=buy&amp;address_suburb=Oxley,%202903,%20ACT&amp;surrounding=true&amp;order_by=price&amp;property_status_groups=current,underOffer,includePrivate&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View current listings in Oxley, ACT.</a>

'The Vatican City of Canberra': welcome to the tiny suburb of Oxley

A huge property hidden up the back of Oxley broke the suburb record this week - but who was lucky enough to buy it?It turns out a real estate agent, who heads up his own boutique real estate agency, now owns the keys to the six-bedroom home, three-bedroom home at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/27-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-49900/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">27 Nunan Street</a>. His outstanding negotiation skills likely played a part in outbidding five other registered bidders, including a couple from Melbourne who were keen to move to Canberra’s deep south.<img alt="27-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-49900-image-0-20211202224714743627-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/27-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-49900-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800">At a sale price of $1.511m, the home on Nunan Street now holds the suburb record, previously held by a house on Schonell Street which sold in May for $1.33m.The Nunan Street property’s huge 1890 square metre block, a reserve “literally over the back fence” and the U-shaped floor plan of the home were features that pushed the price to a record level, according to agent <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/cameron-6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cameron Whitnall of Ray White</a>.<img alt="27-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-49900-image-0-20211202224716385309-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/27-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-49900-image-0.width-800_ib3ZJP2.jpg" width="800">“We had a lot of big families and blended families interested because of the segregated floor plan,” Cameron said.“Kids don’t tend to leave home these days, so it provided those separated areas for parents, and then the kids.“We were quietly confident we’d get to the reserve but weren’t expecting a suburb record.”The Oxley house wasn’t the only home breaking records in Canberra in the lead-up to Christmas.In Gungahlin, a stunning executive home on the outskirts of Canberra, in Throsby, sold for a record $2,001,000 at auction on 27 November 2021. The home is located at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/47-shingleback-street-throsby-act-2914-49989/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">47 Shingleback Street</a> and was sold by <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/theo-koutsikamanis-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theo Koutsikamanis</a> and <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/sam-griffiths/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Griffiths</a> of Bastion Property Group.<img alt="47-shingleback-street-throsby-act-2914-49989-image-0-20211202051644496612-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/47-shingleback-street-throsby-act-2914-49989-i.width-800.jpg" width="800">Meanwhile, nine minutes away in Moncrieff, a three-bedroom property recently broke the record for a townhouse in the suburb, with a sale price of $763,250. It was the fourth sale in the same complex for New Door Properties’ <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/yash-sethi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yash Sethi</a>, who said the price of properties in the same complex at 1 Bon Scott Crescent “continues to rise week after week”.<img alt="42-1-bon-scott-crescent-moncrieff-act-2914-49840-image-0-20211124060143432365-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="532" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/42-1-bon-scott-crescent-moncrieff-act-2914-498.width-800.jpg" width="800">The record-breaking townhouse was purchased by two first home buyers, a couple who plan to stay and raise a family in the townhouse.“They loved the outdoor space and the fact that even though it’s a townhouse it gives the feel of a house,” Yash said.“As well, the location is beautiful.“For first home buyers, they had a good budget.”

Who is the proud owner of this record-breaking $1.5m home in Oxley?

Interested buyers who are looking for a new project will love this small <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/40-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-42444/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">three-bedroom, one-bathroom</a> home in <a href="https://zango.com.au/research/suburb/oxley-act-2903/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oxley</a> sitting on a staggering 1060sqm block of land.<img alt="40 Nunan Crescent OXLEY, ACT 2903" class="richtext-image full-width" height="530" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-06-22_at_2.43.07_pm.width-800.png" width="800">The property itself has all the necessities one needs - a large living room, dining room, kitchen and laundry.Outside, there are views of the Brindabella’s in the distance. There is also a driveway and fenced off yard.There is ample opportunity for someone with a creative eye to knockdown, renovate or extend.Selling agent <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/moira-maloney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moira Maloney</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/maloneys-property/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maloney’s Property</a> said the property has had a good level of local interest ahead of the auction this Thursday 24 June.“Some people are looking to completely landscape it, some are looking to build a second dwelling on it as use it as an investment, and others are looking to rent it out or knock it down”, said Ms Maloney.<img alt="40 Nunan Crescent OXLEY, ACT 2903" class="richtext-image full-width" height="530" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-06-22_at_2.27.16_pm.width-800.png" width="800">The abundance of space out the back is a huge selling feature for No. <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/40-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-42444/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">40 Nunan Crescent</a> and offers a serene atmosphere.“The large backyard has not been worked on at it all so it is a bit of a blank canvas”, said Ms Maloney.“Some tradies are looking to build a lovely big garage out the back”.<img alt="40 Nunan Crescent OXLEY, ACT 2903" class="richtext-image full-width" height="531" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-06-22_at_2.43.17_pm.width-800.png" width="800">In addition to the land on offer, another key selling feature is the property’s location in <a href="https://zango.com.au/research/suburb/oxley-act-2903/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oxley</a>.“Traditionally, Oxley was developed as the hawker of Tuggeranong,” said Ms Maloney.According to <a href="https://zango.com.au/research/suburb/oxley-act-2903/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zango data,</a> Oxley has a current population of 1693 and a median property price of $620,000.<img alt="40 Nunan Crescent OXLEY, ACT 2903" class="richtext-image full-width" height="530" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Screen_Shot_2021-06-22_at_2.43.29_pm.width-800.png" width="800">No. <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/40-nunan-crescent-oxley-act-2903-42444/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">40 Nunan Crescent</a> is just a short drive away from <a href="https://zango.com.au/research/suburb/phillip-act-2606/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Woden</a> and <a href="https://zango.com.au/research/region/tuggeranong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuggeranong</a> and is heading to auction on Thursday 22 June at 4:30pm.For details, contact <a href="https://zango.com.au/agents/moira-maloney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moira Maloney</a> of <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/maloneys-property/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maloney&#x27;s Property</a> on 02 6232 0148.

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'The Vatican City of Canberra': welcome to the tiny suburb of Oxley

Who is the proud owner of this record-breaking $1.5m home in Oxley?

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