3-Bed Dual-Unit House on 1,263m² by the Maas River – Holiday Home in Dilsen-Stokkem



Boyen 28, 3650 Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, Dilsen-Stokkem (Belgium)
3 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 328m² Floor area
€495,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
328m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand at the southeast-facing garden on a Tuesday morning in late September, coffee in hand, and you'll hear almost nothing. The Maas River is a few minutes' walk away, the garden is gold with slanted autumn light, and the only interruption is the distant churn of a barge making its way up toward the Dutch border. That's the daily reality at Boyen 28 — a detached, 328 m² two-unit house on a 1,263 m² plot in Dilsen-Stokkem, a corner of the Belgian Kempen that most international buyers haven't discovered yet. That's precisely why it's worth paying attention now.
Dilsen-Stokkem sits in the northeastern tip of Belgium's Limburg province, pressed up against the Maas river valley and the Dutch border. It's not a resort town, which is exactly what makes it appealing. The area draws visitors who come specifically for the Hoge Kempen National Park — Belgium's only national park, just a few kilometers west — and for the extensive cycling and walking network that threads through the polders, marshlands, and riverside forests of the entire region. The Maasland cycling route passes practically at the door. In summer, cyclists and hikers stream through from Germany and the Netherlands; in winter, the landscape quiets into something almost meditative, frost on the fields, herons standing motionless in the shallows.
The town of Stokkem itself — the older, village-scale heart of the municipality — has a particular Sunday-morning quality to it year-round. The Saturday market along the main street sells local strawberries in June and asparagus in early spring, both of which this part of Limburg is genuinely famous for. Drive twenty minutes north and you're in Maaseik, one of the most handsome market towns in Flemish Belgium, with a porticoed market square, a clutch of good restaurants, and the Apotheek Museum — an 18th-century pharmacy preserved in full. Hasselt, the provincial capital with its Jenever Museum, fashion boutiques along Zuivelmarkt, and a serious restaurant scene, is about forty minutes by car. For day trips further afield, Maastricht is under thirty minutes across the Dutch border, and Aachen roughly forty-five.
What sets this particular property apart isn't just its location — it's the structural fact that it contains two officially licensed residential units under one roof, each with its own mailbox and independent layout. That kind of legal configuration is genuinely rare in Belgian residential property, and it opens up a range of uses that a standard single-family home simply doesn't. Multi-generational families who want proximity without complete overlap will immediately grasp the appeal. So will buyers considering a holiday home that earns rental income when not in personal use — the ground-floor unit, fully equipped with a modern kitchen installed in 2022, hardwood-framed doors and windows added the same year, parquet flooring in the living area, a shower bathroom, and its own utility room with central heating, functions as a completely self-contained rental apartment. The second ground-floor unit has its own entrance hall, a large living room with tiled floors, and a kitchen connection area, alongside a covered veranda that opens toward the garden.
The house was originally built in 1930, giving it the kind of solid, thick-walled construction that newer builds can't replicate. Between 1999 and 2005 it was comprehensively updated — roof, insulation, facade, full electrical rewire, and plumbing — and the 2022 works brought the kitchen and windows up to current standard. The electrical installation is certified compliant. Energy label C. It's not a renovation project; it's a property you can walk into and use.
Upstairs, the first floor connects both units via open-plan spaces currently configured as bedrooms, a bathroom, and storage, all with warm wooden flooring. The flexibility here is real. A buyer could reconfigure to add a home office, a guest suite, or a hobby room without structural intervention. The layout rewards creativity.
Outside, the fenced garden is southeast-facing, meaning it holds sun from morning well into the afternoon. There's a garage, a carport, a workshop with an additional covered parking area, and space for at least two vehicles on the grounds. The plot is private, quiet, and fully enclosed. For families with children, it's the kind of outdoor space that becomes the center of summers.
From an investment standpoint, the Belgian vacation property market in Limburg has been quietly strengthening, partly driven by proximity to the Netherlands and Germany and partly by growing awareness of Hoge Kempen National Park as a destination. Properties with dual residential licenses in rural residential zones are particularly scarce. For international buyers, Belgium's property purchase process is transparent: notarial transfer, registration duties (typically 3% for main residence or 12% for second homes in Flanders, subject to buyer-specific conditions), and no restrictions on foreign ownership. The property carries no pre-emption rights, no subdivision complications, and sits outside any flood-risk zone — details that matter and that not every listing in this river-valley region can claim.
Key features at a glance:
- Two officially licensed, independent residential units within one detached property
- Total living area of 328 m² on a 1,263 m² fully enclosed plot
- Built 1930, comprehensively renovated 1999–2005, further updates in 2022
- New hardwood windows and doors installed 2022
- Fully equipped modern kitchen in one unit (2022), kitchen connections in second unit
- Certified compliant electrical installation, Energy label C
- Southeast-facing private garden with full-day sun exposure
- Garage, carport, workshop, additional carport, and on-site parking for 2+ cars
- Oil-fired central heating throughout
- Walking distance to the Maas River and regional cycling/walking routes
- 20 minutes to Maaseik, 30 minutes to Maastricht, 40 minutes to Hasselt
- No flood risk, no pre-emption rights, no administrative restrictions
- Suitable for multi-generational living, care home use, home-based business, or holiday rental
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, unfurnished and ready for immediate occupation
- Located within reach of Hoge Kempen National Park, Belgium's only national park
This is a property that works on several levels simultaneously — as a spacious second home in a genuinely peaceful river landscape, as a multi-generational family base, or as a dual-income rental asset. That combination doesn't come up often. If you're exploring vacation homes or second homes in the Belgian–Dutch border region and want something with real depth to it, Boyen 28 deserves a serious look. Reach out through Homestra to arrange a private viewing or to request the full technical documentation — including the energy certificate, electrical compliance report, and cadastral details.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 328m²
- Price per m²
- €1,509
- Garden size
- 1263m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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