House for sale • 220 m² without real estate, North Rhine-Westphalia

Some houses are not sought out – they find you. This former forestry estate from 1922 is situated in true seclusion on the edge of the Eifel National Park: surrounded by forest and meadows, with its own small stream and a large ornamental pond on the entirely fenced 2,373 m² property.

For families, this means: space that would be priceless in the city. Nine rooms, a kitchen, and two bathrooms on approximately 220 m², a garden where children can truly just be children, forest and hiking trails right outside the door – and yet schools, kindergartens, doctors, and shopping facilities are only minutes away. The flexible layout also makes the house ideal as a multigenerational home or for communal living – whether with grandparents under one roof or as a shared living arrangement among friends.

For anyone looking for an alternative to city life, this property is a genuine retreat: absolute tranquility, historic substance with character – and thanks to fiber optic connectivity, a fully functional home office workspace. Cologne, Bonn, and Aachen are easily reached for appointments; Belgium and the Netherlands are practically around the corner.

AN EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE

The modern ETA wood chip heating system (2023) ensures independence from gas and electricity prices – firewood is available from the surrounding area, and the outbuilding provides ample storage space. In addition, a second fully functional heating system is available: an oil heating system (2019) with its own storage (double-walled WERIT safety tanks, 2019, installed by a specialist company including certification). Those who wish can heat completely autonomously for years. At the same time, the property is fully developed (public water supply, sewer connection) – which is by no means a given in isolated locations. Adjacent meadows can be leased – for livestock, an orchard, or a self-sufficient garden.

Hellenthal is one of the most popular regions in the northern Eifel. The Eifel National Park, the Oleftalsperre (Oleftal Dam), as well as hiking and cycling trails are in the immediate vicinity; connections toward Euskirchen, Schleiden, Belgium, and the Netherlands are very good.

The property is suitable as a spacious country house for families, as a multigenerational home or a shared living project, for self-sufficient individuals interested in animal or horse keeping, for everyone who wishes to combine living and working, as well as a second home with home office quality – situated between Cologne, Bonn, Aachen, and the Belgian border.

SUBSTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Two independent heating systems: ETA wood chip heating system (2023) and oil heating system (2019)

• Listed box windows: original mullioned windows on the outside, with a second layer of insulated glazing on the inside – providing good thermal and sound insulation

• Roof insulated (1990s)

• Partially basemented, with a dry cellar

• Fully developed: public water supply and sewer connection

• Fiber optic connection

• Fireplace, parquet and tiled floors, historic ornamental tiles in the entrance

• Separate outbuilding (timber-framed): wood storage, studio, stable, workshop, office, or an additional apartment solution – commercial use possible with the appropriate permits

• Carports and additional parking spaces

• Completely free of damage from the 2021 flood

A HOUSE WITH DESIGN POTENTIAL

The essential investments – heating system, storage tank system, and windows – have already been made. In addition, the house offers room to further develop individual areas according to one’s own ideas and at one's own pace. Attractive: As a listed building, modernization expenses may be tax-advantaged (monument depreciation). An energy performance certificate is not required for listed buildings under Section 79 (4) of the GEG.

Hand-over is possible from November 2026. Sale by private individual, no additional buyer commission. Viewing appointments will be given preferentially to prospective buyers with secured financing. We kindly ask that broker inquiries be refrained from!