House for sale 6+1 • 156 m² without real estateLeverkusen Steinbüchel Nordrhein-Westfalen 51377

Are you looking for a very flexible property that can be nicely enhanced by creating additional living space? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your dream house not only eventually turned into a pure cost nightmare but could also generate a few stylish extra Euros by renting out parts of it? Then you’ve come to the right place…

The offered end-terrace bungalow was built in 1967, and in 1974, among other things, a spacious fireplace room was added. The property covers 702 m² – large enough to host a garden party that truly lives up to its name…

A not insignificant joke: Although the house is officially in Steinbüchel, if you were to throw a – please, not too big – stone diagonally to the other side of the street, it would actually land in the Schlebusch district.

There are 6 rooms and a genuine (!) 156 m² of living space available. You can comfortably leave the tape measure at home, since there is an engineering firm’s survey (see attachment). In addition, 53 m² of usable space is offered, which you can fill to your heart’s content in a sensible (or even nonsensical) way.

Up to now, you only have a single garage, and the “better half” has to scrape ice off the second car in winter, always in a bad mood? No problem, because here you have a spacious double garage with an electric rolling door right on the property.

As in life, not everything that glitters is gold: the property is in need of renovation, but the building structure is very solid (the exterior walls are partly 36 cm thick and a vertical extension is structurally possible).

Heating is provided predominantly with future-proof district heating, and even though the “formidable” energy efficiency class “H” applies here, please don’t be easily discouraged – the heating costs in the “energy crisis year” 2022 amounted to around EUR 3,400, and in 2023 only about EUR 2,050 (for 2024 & 2025, the bills from the supplier are still pending).

But now, in my opinion, the best is yet to come: you can add another level generously (several local residents have done so), and a good—not overly fancy—architect with a sense of efficiency can nearly double the existing living area. An existing second emergency exit and automotive parking spaces on the property will make the whole process – especially the dialogue with the building authority – significantly easier.

If you’re a real go-getter with nerves of steel, it might be best to do everything in one go. That is, you renovate the existing building and simultaneously add a nicely finished attic with a separate entrance, thereby creating at least one additional separate residential unit. Nowadays, it is hardly possible to create new living space more cost-effectively, and if that weren’t all beautiful enough: subsidies might be available, and there are already usable architectural plans.

This is the house of my late father, in which he spent his twilight years, and many pieces of furniture and utensils still remain in the house. Out of respect, no interior photos have been published and the address has been masked in the documentation (although, among other things, the preliminary floor plans prepared by an engineering firm were included as an overview). Furthermore, I feel responsible for selling the family home myself, which is why the sale is free from an agent. Of course, you will receive all the usual documents for financing if mutual interest develops.

Please, get a personal impression on site and be convinced by the many possibilities available for bold DIY enthusiasts or investors.

Macro Location:

Leverkusen is – contrary to all rumors – by no means a “wallflower” on the Rhine. The city certainly doesn’t have it easy between the two big neighboring “divas” of the Rhine region, but with around 170,000 inhabitants it has plenty to offer, including surprises. “Vizekusen” is history; renowned companies such as the locally based Bayer AG or Covestro AG provide the bread and butter, and when it comes to leisure, there is, for example, a beautiful Japanese garden, the Sensenhammer Industrial Museum, Morsbroich Castle, world-famous jazz festivals, and for fans of barley juice there are so many different varieties at the annual beer fair that you probably shouldn’t – or couldn’t – try them all.

Leverkusen is also a significant transportation hub with very good motorway connections as well as well-developed public transport. By car, the property is about 5 km to Cologne (approximately 17 km to the left-Rhine downtown in Cologne) and about 30 km to Düsseldorf (city outskirts).

Micro Location:

The Steinbüchel district, with its approximately 16,000 inhabitants, is located in eastern Leverkusen and lies on the transition to the Bergisches Land. It is about 600 meters to the Ophoven Pond with its hiking trails for relaxation.

A public transport stop is roughly 300 meters away on foot, and the very popular shopping street in the neighboring Schlebusch district—with its many shops, doctors, pharmacies, and restaurants—is only about 1.2 km away on foot. A daycare center is around 300 meters away, and there are several schools within a 1 km walking distance.

Individual Features:

• A generous attic extension with a separate entrance would be possible

• A large double garage directly at the house with an electric door drive and heavy current connection

• 2 bathrooms and a guest WC (all with windows)

• 2 terraces (one of them facing south)

• The basement rooms have windows above ground level

• Open fireplace

• Partly parquet flooring

• Fitted kitchen

All inquiries will be answered as promptly as possible, but please also be patient if a response is not immediate. This is a sale without an agent (which ultimately saves you money), so sometimes a response might take a bit longer…