This house has remarkably retained so much of what once felt perfectly natural – and perhaps that is exactly why it feels so familiar from the very first moment.
Built in Oberlisse in the late 1970s, this classic brick bungalow offers approximately 81 m² of living space on a single level, a full basement, and an exceptionally quiet location. The surroundings are equally pleasant: the neighbourhood is known for being friendly and easy-going. People know each other, get along well, and still enjoy the privacy of being able to close the front door behind them.
A few steps lead from the street through the small front garden to the entrance. The spacious entrance hall immediately reveals how straightforward and practical the layout is. It runs almost through the centre of the house, naturally dividing the rooms without sacrificing valuable space to long corridors.
To the left is the living room, featuring large windows and a French balcony. Behind it is another room connected by a sliding door. Whether this space will eventually be used for dining, working, reading or sleeping is something nobody needs to decide today. And that is precisely what makes rooms like this so appealing: they can simply become whatever is needed at the time.
This also makes the house particularly well suited to a small family. There is a bedroom for the parents, a separate room for the child, the living room as a shared centre of everyday life, and the kitchen with its dining area directly opposite. Everything is on one level and comfortably close together, without anyone feeling as though they are constantly in each other’s way.
On the opposite side of the house is the kitchen and dining area, and this is where the property’s age is allowed to show a little. The kitchen is separated from the dining area by a breakfast bar, with plenty of room for shared meals. Elsewhere, too, the house has remarkably preserved much of its history.
Anyone who experienced the 1980s will recognise a few things here. The built-in wooden features, the kitchen and, above all, the bathroom certainly do not hide the decade in which they were created. Some details may bring a smile to your face today – but that is also what makes this such a wonderful opportunity to gradually give the house a style of your own.
A separate bedroom, bathroom and WC complete the ground floor. Particularly pleasant is the underfloor heating throughout the living area, supplied by a comparatively recent oil-fired heating system.
And then there is a second level that should not be underestimated in a house offering 81 m² of living space: the basement provides another approximately 80 m² of usable floor area.
In addition to a laundry room, technical facilities and the usual storage areas, there is even a cosy basement room with its own kitchen – a reminder of a time when a basement was not simply a place where boxes disappeared for years on end. Whether for hobbies, a workshop, storage, provisions or all those things that do not belong upstairs but that you still do not want to part with, there is certainly plenty of room.
The house itself has also seen a number of improvements over the years. Around 20 years ago, the façade was fitted with thermal insulation, and the roof was also renewed. The fact that the basement remained completely dry during the exceptionally heavy rainfall and flooding in 2024 is certainly reassuring for a fully basemented property.
And, of course, at some point you will want to head back outside, because the garden with its terrace opens up along the side of the house. Trees and shrubs provide greenery and privacy, flowers have found their place over the years, and there is even a dedicated barbecue area. The garden is large enough to genuinely feel like a garden, yet manageable enough to leave plenty of time for sitting on the terrace and doing absolutely nothing.
A private garage directly next to the house is also included, making the property feel pleasantly complete.
Naturally, the next owner will leave their own mark here. Perhaps the kitchen will eventually get a new look, perhaps the bathroom will be modernised, perhaps the room behind the living room will become a child’s bedroom, a home office or, later on, something entirely different.
The foundations for all of this are already there: a solid house in an exceptionally quiet location, single-level living, almost the same amount of space again in the basement, a private garden with terrace, and a neighbourhood that is easy to feel at home in.
Because sometimes you do not need more house. You simply need a house where everything you need has its place.
Curious to see it for yourself? We look forward to showing you around.
Price: €595,000
The agent acts as a double broker.
