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40 Mackellar Crescent
Cook ACT 2614

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Car spaces: 1
Floor area: 164m2
Land area: 786m2
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Property Details for 40 Mackellar Cres, Cook

40 Mackellar Cres, Cook is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 1 parking spaces and was built in 2000. The property has a land size of 786m2 and floor size of 164m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in January 2019.

Building Type
House
Year Built
2000
Floor Size
164m2
Land Size
786m2
Local Government
Belconnen
Lot/Plan
COOK: Block 20, Section 28

Last Listing description (February 2019)

Tucked away and offering complete privacy is this charming extended four bedroom family home adjoining the peaceful and leafy Pat Rubly Park. Who needs a backyard when the kids can enjoy the Park playground equipment and bountiful space to play a game of cricket or kick a football, while you can supervise from your elevated and expansive covered deck!
This delightful home offers a real country feel with its colourful front cottage garden which leads to a welcoming and covered front porch. The north-facing aspect offers an abundance of natural light, with the design of the home and the warmth of the timber floors adding character and charm, while still offering potential for buyers to add their own creative flair. The residence is perfect for families, retirees, or professional couples who will appreciate the many extras and improvements the current owners have recently made to the home, including a sparkling ensuite and walk in robe extension, main bathroom renovation, magnificent two-level deck with adjustable louvre roof, 18 solar panels, and block-out interior blinds throughout.
The 45sqm enclosed carport conversion offers many possibilities to growing families as a workshop, hobby room, studio, or rumpus room. Or, with its separate and private access, this space could be an ideal home office. The possibilities are endless!

Designed in 1969 by Hancock, Courtney and Renfree Architects, the house is in 'mid- century modern' style. It has double-brick external and rendered single-brick internal walls, giving good thermal mass. The plan is L-shaped, designed to let light and winter sun into every room, with the roof sloping away from north and west.
With Cook homes in high demand, 40 Mackellar Crescent is one not to be missed!
Features include:
- Extended four bedroom family home
- Spacious main bedroom with new ensuite and walk-in robe
- Newly renovated second bathroom and toilet
- Sunlit dining and living room with modern fireplace (Arrow 2000)
- Functional kitchen with walk in pantry, induction cooktop and dishwasher
- Family room adjoining kitchen
- Quality block-out interior blinds throughout, built into window space or with pelmets
- UV film and electric external blinds on north windows, cranked external blinds on the main west windows, deciduous Boston Ivy creeper shading west wall
- Ducted gas heating and evaporative cooling
- New skirting boards and freshly painted throughout
- Floors freshly sanded and polished
- Rinnai continuous gas hot water system
- Separate laundry
- 2000L water tank with Rainbank pump
- New guttering and downpipes
- Roof repointed
- 18 Solar panels - 3.15 kWh

As the locals will love to tell you, the location of Cook offers all the conveniences of a suburb on the fringe of the city with easy access to popular educational and retail facilities including the Jamison Plaza and only minutes to the City centre. Westfield Belconnen, AIS, Calvary Hospital, Mt Painter and bushland walking trails are also right at your doorstep. If you're a bike enthusiast you can take the bike path down to the lake, into the Aranda reserve and continue to the ANU and City. A short leisurely stroll takes you to the popular, Cook Grocer, 'Little Oink' and Canberra's newest suburban bar 'To All My Friends' located at the trendy Cook Shops.

Property History for 40 Mackellar Cres, Cook, ACT 2614

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
Last Sold
$872,000
18 Jan 2019
  • 18 Jan 2019
    Sold for $872,000
  • 25 Oct 2018
    Listed for Sale $850,000+
  • 19 Dec 2014
    Transferred
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About Cook 2614

The size of Cook is approximately 1.6 square kilometres. It has 12 parks covering nearly 11.6% of total area. The population of Cook in 2011 was 2,901 people. By 2016 the population was 2,809 showing a population decline of 3.2% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Cook is 40-49 years. Households in Cook are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Cook work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 68.8% of the homes in Cook were owner-occupied compared with 74.2% in 2016.

Cook has 1,390 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Cook have seen a 43.77% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 46.30% increase. As at 31 October 2024:

  • The median value for Houses in Cook is $1,049,099 while the median value for Units is $798,548.
  • Houses have a median rent of $650 while Units have a median rent of $583.
There are currently 2 properties listed for sale, and 2 properties listed for rent in Cook on OnTheHouse. According to CoreLogic's data, 49 properties were sold in the past 12 months in Cook.

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