House for sale • 316 m² without real estate, Lower Saxony

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"Many advertisements promise ‘countless possibilities.’ Here they are: a hall with a stage, a workshop, a double garage attached to the house, a separate outbuilding with its own house number and approximately 2,885 m² of land. See for yourself.

Half-timbered farmstead, built around 1720, with a residential house, hall annex, workshop, and an outbuilding in Weenzen, between Ith and Duinger Berg. Approximately 1,030 m² of living and usable space for anyone who wants to combine living and working, with plenty of room for a workshop, studio, storage, or your own concepts. No heritage protection applies. Sale directly from the owner – no broker and no commission.

The house has a history. In the 1960s to 1980s, the hall served as a dance hall and village pub. Later on, it housed the café “Graugans” with a gallery and gift shop – a destination where guests arrived by tour bus from Hanover. The old signs are still present.

The residential house was renovated around 1992 to 1994 and has been modernized step by step since about 2014: a new roof with a warm-rafter insulation system according to KfW 152, a new heating system, solar thermal system, fiber optic connection, network and SAT cable in all rooms. The insulation and rendering were done with clay, lime, calcium silicate, sheep’s wool, and reed. The energy certificate shows efficiency class A for a house built in 1720. The first modernizations, which are no longer visible today, included the roof, insulation, heating system, and heating pipes. The shower room, guest WCs, and kitchens essentially date back to the renovation around 1994 and are in use.

Heating is provided by wood and the sun: In winter, the wood chip gasifier supplies the heat; from April to October the boiler usually remains out of operation and the solar thermal system supplies hot water and heating. For the current heating supply, no heating oil or natural gas is needed, making the ongoing heating operation largely independent of oil and gas prices and their fluctuations. The firewood for last winter came from the property itself; for the coming winter, it is ready and can be taken over. Beyond that, firewood is easily available in the wooded region around Ith.

Overview of Areas

Residential House: approx. 316 m² of living and usable space, including approximately 94 m² in the developed attic* with ceilings up to about 3.50 m high

Annex (c. 1952): approx. 403 m² on two levels with a hall, gallery, and double garage

Attic of the Annex: approx. 169 m², not developed

Workshop: approx. 101 m²

Outbuilding with its own house number: approx. 40 m²

Total: approx. 1,030 m² of living and usable space.

* Note regarding the attic: The developed attic comprises approx. 94 m² and is used as living space. The building dates back to around 1720; how the attic areas were originally used is unknown. In the available building documents, no construction permit for the current development is documented; the building regulatory classification is not conclusively clarified at this time.

The land-use plan designates the property as mixed-use building area, while the development plan classifies it as a village area. In addition to residential use, commercial uses are fundamentally possible, such as crafts, studio, storage, or accommodation. Which use is permitted in each case depends on the project and must be coordinated with the building authority.

Weenzen is a village with around 400 inhabitants in the district of Hildesheim, located between Ith, Thüster Berg, and Duinger Berg. The place has an active community life with a carnival club, fire brigade, village community association, and Red Cross branch.

Duingen, with an elementary school, supermarkets, post office, gas station, and swimming pool, is about 3 km away. Kindergartens can be found in Duingen, Marienhagen, and Thüste. A grammar school, comprehensive school, and vocational school are located in Alfeld (approx. 16 km). A bathing lake is about 4 km away, and the Ith Saltwater Thermal Bath in Salzhemmendorf is about 10 km away.

Hildesheim is approx. 30 km away, Hameln about 32 km, and Hanover about 45 km. The property is located on the B 240. A bypass of the village is under construction, the bridge between Weenzen and Duingen is already completed. Once finished, through-traffic will be diverted outside the village and the road in front of the house will be reclassified as a local road.

The surrounding landscape is hilly and varied: hiking, cycling, horse riding, and climbing at the Ith start right at the doorstep.

Residential House

Ground Floor: Dining area with bar and tap system, living and dining room, large kitchen, hallway with open staircase, shower room

Upper Floor: Open landing, bedroom and children’s room with wall heating in clay, second children’s room, hobby room, small kitchen

Attic: Studio and an additional bedroom, ceiling height up to about 3.50 m, exposed timber framing

Wooden boards, terracotta tiles, exposed beams and half-timbering

Tiled stove in the dining area, currently not connected

Throughout the house, wooden windows are either double- or triple-glazed, in the bedroom and the landing on the upper floor soundproof windows are installed

Ceiling height on the upper floor is approx. 2.00 m, under the timber beams approx. 1.85 m – typical for a half-timbered house of this age

Since the renovation, the following have been renewed: instant water heater and thermostat tap in the shower room, tap with pull-out shower and hot water boiler in the ground floor kitchen

The instant water heater is solar-compatible: Warm water comes from the buffer storage, so it does not activate

The fitted kitchens on the ground floor and upper floor remain with the house; the kitchen appliances can be taken over if desired

Several connections have been pre-installed for a second large bathroom

Hall and Annex

Hall with stage, approx. 4 m ceiling height, herringbone parquet flooring

Separate access via an outdoor staircase

Former gallery with parquet and wood paneling

Separate guest WCs, accessible from both inside and outside; in the hall, pipes are in place for an additional WC or bathroom

The annex is unheated, and the existing radiators have been taken out of service

Double garage approx. 5.50 x 9.30 m with insulated floor (new floor construction circa 2017, also in the boiler room), dry access to the house

Workshop

Approx. 101 m²; roof renewed around 2016, modernized electrical system, water connection

An available lift table can be taken over by arrangement

Heating and Energy

Wood chip gasifier by Fröling approx. 40 kW, installed around 2016; about 90% of the heating pipes were renewed at that time

Solar thermal system approx. 14 kW (circa 2020) for hot water and heating – from April to October the boiler usually remains off

Two large buffer storage tanks, to which additional heat generators such as a pellet boiler or heat pump can be connected

A gas line is present in the street

Photovoltaics: 10 modules of approx. 400 W each (approx. 4 kWp) mounted on the roof and cabled up to a disconnect switch on the ground floor; inverter, connection, and registration are still pending; expandability is possible

External connection for a pool (heat exchanger)

Technology

Fiber optic to the house (up to 1,000 Mbit/s), alternatively DSL up to 200 Mbit/s

Network and SAT cable in all rooms

Powerful, generously dimensioned electrical system with several sub-distributions and reserves for the workshop and commercial use; the hall, workshop, outbuilding, and attic are individually circuit-protected

Outdoor Area

Parking spaces directly on the paved courtyard, additional parking on the street and in the side roads

Paved paths, expansive lawns

Fruit trees, grapevines, roses, and mature trees

Outdoor lighting with motion detectors, electrical outlets in the garden via underground cables

Outbuilding

Approx. 40 m², with its own house number, currently without water and heating – suitable for a studio, office, or guesthouse

Purchase price: €479,000 (fixed price). Private sale direct from the owner, no broker and no buyer commission.

The buyer is responsible for the property transfer tax, notary and land registry fees.

Energy Certificate: Consumption certificate, final energy consumption 46.2 kWh/(m²·a), energy efficiency class A, primary energy source is firewood, year of construction according to the certificate is 1720, valid until 15.04.2036.

Handover according to arrangement.

Viewings only by appointment. Please introduce yourself briefly when making an inquiry.

Private sale without a broker mandate. Brokers with a concrete buyer may get in touch; however, no agency relationship with me as the seller will be formed nor will I pay any commission. Any buyer commission must be agreed solely between the broker and the buyer.

All information is based on statements by the owner and available documents. All figures regarding area, dimensions, performance, and annual values are approximate and provided without guarantee. Only the notarial purchase contract is binding."