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At 72, Ingrid Baas-Becking is busier than she’s ever been.She’s big on lunch dates, sings with a choir and loves walking her puppy, Ellie. It’s a lifestyle made possible by where she lives, in the very centre of Canberra at Sundown Villas: a community of 80+ homes in Symonston, literally on the site of the old Sundown Drive-in.<img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023141035433-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800">“It’s honestly Canberra’s best-kept secret,” Ingrid says.“The location, the sense of community, I love living here.”The conditions for buying and living at Sundown Villas are unique. Firstly, the owners – Australian real estate fund managers <a href="https://www.lincolnplace.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lincoln Place</a> – prefer you to be over 50.<img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023141723031-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800_iG7P42V.jpg" width="800">You must pay for your home with cash, but there is no stamp duty. You then enter a land lease arrangement, paying around $180/week to live in your home. Water costs are included in the weekly land lease fee.The main condition is that you can’t move your home; it must stay in the park.The park is made up of one, two and three-bedroom homes that size-wise are “somewhere between a cabin and a regular-sized home”. Ingrid refers to her home, <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a two-bedroom, one bathroom home she has currently listed for sale</a> – as a “small home”. <img alt="20230920_145526" class="richtext-image full-width" height="1066" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/20230920_145526.width-800.jpg" width="800">“I grew up in Holland, so it suits me well,” she says.Priced from $200,000, it’s an affordable way for people to own their own home.Ingrid is only selling because she’s moving in with her partner Fay, a few houses up the street.Life at Sundown Villas can be as busy or relaxed as you like. The park has a swimming pool, a community hall and barbecue facilities, and visiting family and friends get a discount at the Sundown Motel located right next door. <img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023141903208-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800_FwtExQV.jpg" width="800">But what Ingrid loves is the quiet.“We’re surrounded by a really rural landscape here, it’s beautiful,” she says.“On the whole, because it’s mostly elderly residents, it is very quiet.”Around 40 brand-new homes are being added to the park over the coming months, with a price guide of $520,000 for a three-bedroom floorplan. New barbecue facilities are being built (at the moment, residents of the villas share with motel guests), the park’s roads are being re-sealed and the landscaping is being upgraded.<img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023143068155-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800_IwCfvk4.jpg" width="800">“In a way, it’s like buying a caravan,” Ingrid says.“You don’t get the land and you can’t have a mortgage, but no stamp duty and a super simple settlement makes a huge difference to people.“I’ve loved living in this little house.”Number 6 Conifer Avenue, Symonston, is for sale between $230,000 and $250,000.<a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing.</a>

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72/189 Narrabundah Lane SYMONSTON, ACT 2609 is for Sale on Zango

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Jeff Shortland

SYMONSTON

South Canberra

ACT & Surrounds

72/189 Narrabundah Lane is located in the Narrabundah Long Stay Caravan Park and offers two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bathroom. 

The property is very neatly presented and also includes a fully fenced yard of approximately 150sq/m. 

This home will suit downsizers or anyone that feels priced-out of the Canberra market. 

Site costs: $110 per week. 

Location: 
Low maintenance relocatable home 
Two-bedroom  
One bathroom 
Combined living/dining 
Spacious kitchen 
Gas cook top 
Dishwasher 
Electric hot water 
Two split system RCAC 
Laminate benches 
Private yard 
Garden shed 
NBN (fttn)  

Site fees: $110 per week 

Land tax: not applicable 
UV: not applicable 
(Approximate figures) 

Living: 58 sq/m  
Block: approximately 150 sq/m 
Aspect: NW 
Build: 2014 

Locale: 
4km to Canberra Railway Station 
4km Fyshwick Shopping Precinct 
5km to Old Bus Depot Market 
5km to Canberra Hospital 
6km to Woden Shopping Centre 
8km to Canberra City

Carport

Split System Heating

Split System Air Conditioning

Is this Canberras most affordable property?

LJ Hooker Gungahlin

Population in Symonston is 559, with a median age of 53. This is well above the Canberra average of 40.5 and well above the national 41.6

Your new suburb is well established

Compared to other areas, singles (45%) and single parents (13%) are over represented than national average

Perfect? Singles Agree

A majority of 50% live in a house. Households are 1.5 people on average, seems like Symonston is the place to go for spacious living!

It's spacious too

Symonston

72/189 Narrabundah Lane SYMONSTON, ACT 2609

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Distance	School	Address
1.26 km	Narrabundah College	Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah
1.37 km	St Benedict's Primary	Tallara Parkway, Narrabundah
1.86 km	Red Hill Primary	Astrolabe Street, Red Hill
1.98 km	Narrabundah Early Childhood School	Kootara Crescent, Narrabundah
2.24 km	St Bede's Primary	Nuyts Street, Red Hill
2.57 km	St Clare's College	McMillan Crescent, Griffith
2.75 km	St Edmund's College	Canberra Avenue, Griffith
2.91 km	Canberra Grammar School - Southside - early childhood campus	Alexander Street, Red Hill
2.91 km	Canberra Grammar School - Junior school campus	Alexander Street, Red Hill
3.00 km	Canberra Grammar School	Monaro Crescent, Red Hill

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