Characteristic Home with Swimming Pool and Paradise Garden in Wouw

Located in the heart of Wouw, this characteristic residence at Bergsestraat 5 offers a unique combination of historical charm and modern comfort. The property carries a rich history, having previously served as a bakery, café, and shop. Many original elements have been preserved throughout the years, contributing to the warm and authentic atmosphere that defines this home.

Upon entering through the vestibule, visitors are welcomed into a spacious and bright living room. The wooden floor, central wood-burning stove positioned near the seating area, and wide windows on both sides of the entrance create an impressive first impression. A living space of this caliber is rarely encountered. The living room also features a separate workspace to the left, finished in the same style as the main room, providing an ideal setting for working from home or pursuing hobbies in peace. At the rear of the living room, the dining area offers pleasant views of the backyard, with the continuous wooden floor creating a sense of unity and tranquility throughout the space.

From the living room, a hallway with characteristic colored floor tiles provides access to both the live-in kitchen and the back door leading to the garden. The kitchen features a dining area with space for a large table, benefiting from natural light through a side window and a window facing the garden. The semi-open connection creates a pleasant separation from the kitchen area. A built-in cabinet offers convenient storage space, and from this cabinet, enthusiasts can access the wine cellar.

The kitchen itself is equipped with a straight layout featuring wooden drawers and cabinets, a dark granite countertop, gas cooktop, double oven, and stainless steel extractor hood. A built-in refrigerator-freezer combination is also present. Opposite the main setup, there is an additional countertop with a sink where the original hand water pump has been preserved, along with a storage cabinet for provisions. The kitchen provides direct access to the backyard.

A transitional hallway leads to the staircase to the first floor. This hallway features a window with a view of the side garden providing pleasant natural light, a modern toilet with a small sink and off-white wall tiles, a fixed toilet cabinet, and continuous characteristic floor tiles that create a harmonious whole.

The first floor offers a generous landing with a skylight. This level contains four bedrooms, a bathroom, and a dedicated laundry room. The rear bedroom is spacious, featuring a sink, heating, storage behind the knee wall, and a window with garden views. The front bedroom is also very spacious with two French windows and includes a walk-in closet. Two additional bedrooms are accessible from the middle of the landing, both featuring skylights with built-in blackout blinds, and one of these rooms also has a sink.

The bathroom is modern and atmospheric, featuring a poured resin floor, freestanding bathtub, walk-in shower, toilet, vanity unit, and two skylights. Recessed ceiling spots and a designer radiator complete the space. A separate laundry room at the front of the house contains the washing machine, dryer, central heating boiler, and a skylight, making it highly suitable for additional storage.

The second floor, accessible via a fixed staircase, provides storage space with electrical outlets. This level offers two areas that can be excellently converted into guest rooms or additional bedrooms.

The backyard is described as a true paradise. Despite the central location in the heart of Wouw, complete tranquility prevails here, with beautiful views of the church. Directly behind the house lies a nice terrace with paving and water connection. The deep, attractively landscaped garden features a green lawn, border planting, and an outbuilding halfway through. This outbuilding contains two separate spaces, one highly suitable as office space and the other set up as a workshop, both with views of both sides of the garden. The workshop has a loft ladder providing access to the attic of the outbuilding, ideal for storage.

Walking through the passage of the outbuilding leads to the second rear section of the garden featuring a large veranda with space for a large dining table and a generous seating area. Central to this section lies a swimming pool with dark black tiling, ample space for lounge chairs, and garden lighting. Behind the swimming pool stands a wooden garden house with water connection and a toilet, housing the fully automated water treatment system for the pool. Additionally, there is an inground trampoline and an area of artificial grass.

To the left of the property lies a rear access path. Behind the entrance gate is a canopy ideal for bicycle storage and additional storage, with a path leading to the backyard.

The property features various preserved authentic elements including old tile floors, panel doors, fixtures, and stained glass windows. The home is fully insulated with the exception of the floors and has double glazing with the exception of the stained glass windows.

Significant renovations have taken place over the years. In 1993, the property was completely renovated with renewal of electricity, gas, water pipes, and sewage system, along with roof replacement. Between 2007 and 2009, the interior was again fully renovated with installation of a new kitchen and bathroom.

Energy efficiency features include energy label C, 11 solar panels installed in 2023, an electric boiler in the kitchen, and a Nefit HRC 30/CW 5 II gas-fired combination boiler from 2019. The property is already prepared for replacing the gas stove with an electric induction cooktop.

The property has a living area of 186 square meters, additional indoor space of 15 square meters, building-related outdoor space of 45 square meters, external storage of 33 square meters, and a plot size of 591 square meters with a volume of 780 cubic meters. The backyard measures 387 square meters with a depth of 43 meters and width of 11 meters, situated on the southeast. Parking is available on public roads in the vicinity.