2-Bed Detached House on 5,000m² Forest Plot – Vacation Home in Zutendaal, Belgium



Linkesstraat 8, 3690 Zutendaal, Belgium, Zutendaal (Belgium)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 192m² Floor area
€629,000
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
192m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a Saturday morning at Linkesstraat 8 and the first thing you notice is the silence. Not the uneasy kind—the rich, layered kind. Wind through the tops of old beeches. A woodpecker somewhere deep in the tree line. The smell of damp grass and pine drifting across a garden so large it takes a moment to find the edges. This is Gewaai, the quietest hamlet in Zutendaal, and this house sits at the very end of it, with forest on one side and open agricultural land rolling out behind.
The plot alone is extraordinary. Just over 5,069 square metres, which is not a number that means much until you're standing in it. There's room for a proper kitchen garden, a trampoline, a fire pit, multiple seating areas, and still enough lawn left over that the kids disappear for an hour without anyone worrying. A 35-square-metre garden house handles the overflow of bikes, tools, kayaks, and everything else that accumulates when you actually use the outdoors. The double carport—nearly six metres wide—keeps both cars sheltered year-round.
The house itself was completely renovated in 2005 and has been maintained with care since. Ground floor living is anchored by a generous 73-square-metre open-plan space that combines the living room and kitchen under ceilings reaching 2.70 metres. Natural slate floors run throughout this level, warmed from below by underfloor heating that means bare feet in January are entirely reasonable. A cast iron wood stove sits in the living room and, yes, the wood is included—so the first winter evening is sorted before you've even unpacked. Large windows face the garden on multiple sides, which means the light shifts beautifully through the day and every season brings a different view: frost-edged grass in February, cow parsley waist-high in June, amber and copper through October.
The kitchen is properly equipped—ceramic hob, convection oven, dishwasher, extractor hood—and opens directly to a covered terrace of 23 square metres. That terrace is where summer meals happen. Long lunches that stretch into evening, with views over the garden and nothing beyond it but treetops and sky.
Upstairs, the two bedrooms are covered in sisal carpet and feel genuinely calm. Bedroom one runs to 16 square metres with built-in LED lighting and fitted wardrobes. Bedroom two, at 14 square metres, works equally well as a guest room or a dedicated workspace if you're one of those people who actually needs to think clearly. The bathroom is tiled throughout and includes both a bathtub and a separate shower—practical for families, a small luxury after a long trail run. An air conditioning unit on the landing keeps the upper floor comfortable through the warmer months.
Energy efficiency here is real, not cosmetic. EPC label B, solar panels, cavity wall insulation, PVC double-glazed frames with insect screens—this is a house that costs noticeably less to run than its size might suggest. The Vaillant gas central heating system is housed in a tidy 22-square-metre basement alongside generous storage space.
Zutendaal itself is a village that most international buyers haven't discovered yet, which is arguably the point. The local Lutselus nature reserve is walkable from the front door. Hoge Kempen National Park—Belgium's only national park and one of the largest rewilded landscapes in the Benelux—begins practically at the garden fence, with over 55 kilometres of marked hiking trails and dedicated mountain bike routes winding through heathland, forest, and former industrial terrain reclaimed by nature. In spring, the heather and birch come alive with colour. In winter, the park takes on a stillness that feels almost Scandinavian.
Beyond the forest, the geography of this corner of Belgium is remarkably well-connected. Maastricht is 20 minutes by car—a proper European city with a medieval city centre, the Vrijthof square, and a dining scene anchored by restaurants like Beluga Loves You and the Saturday market at the Markt that has been running for centuries. Genk, about 15 minutes west, is home to the C-Mine cultural complex, a genuinely interesting arts and creative hub built into a former coal mine. Lanaken, just to the south, sits on the Meuse river and has its own quiet appeal. Hasselt, the provincial capital of Limburg, is 25 minutes away and offers everything a mid-sized Belgian city does: good shopping, the Jenevermuseum (yes, a gin museum), and an active café culture.
For international buyers considering Belgium specifically, Limburg province is worth understanding. Property values here remain more accessible than in Brussels or Antwerp, yet the quality of life—measured in clean air, green space, and short commute times—is high. Belgium has a transparent property purchase process and no restrictions on foreign ownership. Rental demand in this pocket of the country is driven partly by proximity to the Dutch border and partly by growing interest in nature-based tourism; Hoge Kempen draws visitors year-round. A property of this size and specification, in this location, represents genuine scarcity value.
As a vacation home or second residence, Linkesstraat 8 functions on its own terms. It doesn't need to be dressed up or staged. Come in May when the garden is fully green and the evenings stretch past nine o'clock. Come in December when the wood stove earns its place. Either way, it delivers what very few properties at this price can: real quiet, real space, and a natural setting that you don't just look at through a window but actually walk out into every single day.
Key features at a glance:
- Detached house, fully renovated 2005, in good condition, 192m² living space
- Exceptional 5,069m² plot with direct forest and nature access
- Last house in the row—zero neighbours on the forest side
- Ground floor: 73m² open-plan living and kitchen with natural slate and underfloor heating
- Cast iron wood stove with wood supply included
- Covered 23m² terrace with open garden views
- 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom with bathtub and separate shower
- Air conditioning on first floor landing
- EPC energy label B, solar panels, cavity wall insulation
- Double carport (5.88m x 6.20m) and 35m² garden house
- Multiple outdoor terraces and ample on-site parking
- Vaillant natural gas central heating with basement plant room
- 20 minutes to Maastricht, 15 minutes to Genk, 25 minutes to Hasselt
- Direct access to Hoge Kempen National Park trails
- No foreign ownership restrictions; transparent Belgian property purchase process
If this is the kind of property you've been looking for—and if you know, you know—reach out to the Homestra team today to arrange a private viewing. A plot and position like this doesn't sit on the market for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 192m²
- Price per m²
- €3,276
- Garden size
- 5069m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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