Quietly located home in a cul-de-sac with potential

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About this house

Some houses impress with perfection. Others win your heart with character, history and the opportunity to turn them, step by step, into a truly personal home. Lüttje Hus Walle belongs in the second category.

This East Frisian farm labourer’s house, built in 1953, stands in a quiet cul-de-sac with just four homes. Over the decades, it has been extended and adapted time and again to meet the needs of its residents. Today, it offers around 131 m² of living space, plus potential for further development, on a 483 m² plot.
As soon as you step inside, you can tell this house is different from a new-build. Varying ceiling heights and established details tell its story. This is no coincidence, but a typical feature of East Frisian farm labourers’ houses: not every room has the 2.60 m ceiling height that is standard today. Anyone looking for a perfectly planned house with right angles and uniform ceiling heights will not find it here. But those who like homes with character that can evolve with their residents will find a great opportunity.

A home that grows with its residents
The ground floor already offers everything needed for everyday life: a kitchen with a functional fitted kitchen, a spacious living room formed from two adjoining rooms, another living room with direct access to the southwest-facing terrace, a hallway, a high-ceilinged bathroom, and a large heating and utility room with an additional shower and adjoining guest WC. There is also a potato cellar and a small storage cellar.
Upstairs are the main bedroom and children’s room, both with custom-built fitted wardrobes, as well as a shower room with a window. Typical of this style of construction are the so-called “Öken” behind the sloping ceilings. They provide excellent storage space and also allow pipes and cables to be installed later without any chiselling—a detail that makes every modernisation easier.
From the outside, the house looks pleasantly compact, but inside it offers considerably more space than you might expect. The original builders made remarkably efficient use of the available space.

Potential for future expansion
Above the rear part of the building is an area that has not yet been converted—on the same level as the bedroom and bathroom, but open upwards to the roof. This gives the space an unusually high ceiling. Whether used as a hobby area, storage space or—subject to planning permission—for a further expansion: There is room here for future ideas. This is especially appealing to young families or couples.

A solid foundation
The house was built using solid construction with double-leaf cavity walls. The roof was retiled in the 1990s; the owners have no information about the condition of the roof insulation. It is heated by a Wolf gas condensing boiler from 2004. A functional fitted kitchen is in place, and a fibre-optic connection is available in the street. The garage and extension date from 1980 and usefully add to the available space.
The double-leaf cavity walls have a practical advantage: in principle, cavity wall insulation can be installed without altering the attractive clinker-brick facade. A specialist should assess whether this is feasible in this particular case — the owners have agreed to such an assessment.

Described openly and honestly.

We believe that a good property brochure should not only describe the advantages, but also say what needs to be done. In this house, that means:
- The electrical installation is partly two-wire, while other parts are three-wire. Replacement should be planned.
- The existing windows are older and should be replaced in the medium term.
- There is visible damp in the extension (workroom) behind the garage. We cannot provide more precise information about it. The garage itself appears to be dry.
- The energy performance certificate gives the property an efficiency rating of H, which means that modernisation could make a big difference here, and funding programmes are available for the relevant measures.

Plot, access road and rights
The plot measures 483 m² — large enough for a terrace, flower beds or a play area for children, while also being pleasantly easy to maintain. The south-west-facing terrace invites you to enjoy sunny afternoons and long summer evenings, while a mature beech hedge naturally encloses the front of the plot.
The access road to the property is jointly owned by the adjoining property owners. According to the information available, it is a publicly dedicated traffic area. I would be happy to explain further details at our viewing appointment.

Is this what you are looking for?
The “Lüttje Hus Walle” is a home with character and many possibilities. Anyone who appreciates the charm of a traditional East Frisian house and wants to put their own ideas into practice will find a special starting point here. Some areas offer scope for modernisation and personal design – also ideal for buyers who enjoy doing things themselves. Step by step, this creates a home that preserves the history of the house while also bearing its own personal touch.

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