5-Bed Classic Villa on 1,588m² with South Garden & Sahara Reserve Views in Lommel



Pieter Paul Rubensdreef 2, 3920 Lommel, Belgium, Lommel (Belgium)
5 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 423m² Floor area
€749,000
Villa
No parking
5 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
423m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
On a quiet Sunday morning in Lommel, with the window above the kitchen breakfast nook cracked open, you catch the faint rustle of pine trees from the Sahara nature reserve a short bike ride away. The smell of fresh coffee fills a kitchen big enough to actually cook in. That's the kind of morning this house was built for.
Standing on Pieter Paul Rubensdreef — a tree-lined avenue in one of Lommel's most established villa parks — this five-bedroom home sits on a 1,588-square-metre plot and covers 423 square metres of interior space across two floors, plus a full basement and attic. Built in 1977 with an emphasis on durability over trends, it has aged well. The bones are solid, the materials were chosen to last, and the layout still makes sense for how families actually live.
Walk through the front door and the entrance hall does something most modern homes forget to do: it makes you pause. The marble floor catches the light in the afternoon. There's a cloakroom to your right, a guest toilet tucked neatly away, and a dedicated home office just off the hall — genuinely separate from the living areas, which matters more than people expect until they're two years into working from home. The living room and dining room flow naturally from here, both laid with warm parquet that's far easier to love on a grey November day than polished concrete. The open fireplace in the lounge isn't decorative — it's the room's centrepiece, the thing that makes the space feel lived-in and real rather than staged.
Five bedrooms give a family real breathing room. Each one has parquet flooring, and there's genuine flexibility here: one space could become a sixth bedroom with minimal effort. The two bathrooms are generously fitted — double sinks, bathtubs, walk-in showers, bidets, and vanity units that don't feel like afterthoughts. A separate guest toilet on the ground floor means the morning bathroom rush stays civilised.
The basement is the kind of space that changes depending on who owns the house. A hobbiest turns it into a workshop. A photographer, a darkroom. A family with young kids, a games room that keeps the noise below ground where it belongs. The attic carries its own quiet potential — additional storage now, a proper bedroom or studio conversion later if you want it.
Outside, the south-facing garden is the property's most compelling daily feature. Partially covered terraces mean you're eating outside from April through October, not just the three warm weeks Belgium reliably delivers. A solidly built garden house handles the tools and overflow. The orientation means the garden holds sun from morning until evening — the kind of detail you don't fully appreciate until you've owned a north-facing property and spent summers in permanent shade.
The double integrated garage connects directly to the house, which sounds minor until you're carrying groceries in January.
Lommel itself tends to surprise people who haven't spent time here. It's a proper town — around 35,000 residents — with real infrastructure and a pace of life that doesn't require an escape plan. The Sahara of Lommel (Sahara van Lommel) is the genuine article: the largest inland sand dunes in Belgium, threaded with cycling and hiking trails that locals use year-round. The Kattevennen recreation domain is ten minutes by bike and has open water swimming, kayaking, and trails through pine forest. For winter weekends, the Puyenbroeck leisure centre and the broader Kempen region offer cross-country skiing routes when conditions allow, though most residents spend the colder months cycling the flat Kempen paths that connect villages in every direction.
The Dutch border sits five minutes away by car. Eindhoven — with its design week, its Van Abbemuseum, and a genuinely good food scene centred around the Wilhelminaplein — is under an hour. Antwerp is 60 kilometres south: the diamond quarter, the MAS museum on the waterfront, the Saturday market on the Vrijdagmarkt. Brussels is reachable in 90 minutes. Eindhoven Airport handles connections across Europe; Brussels Airport expands those options considerably.
Lommel's local market runs weekly, and the town centre has butchers, bakers, and independent shops that haven't yet been replaced by chains. For families relocating with children, the local school network is strong, with both Dutch-language and international options within a reasonable radius.
From an investment perspective, the Kempen region has attracted consistent interest from Belgian and Dutch buyers over the past decade, drawn by the natural setting and the relative value compared to Antwerp or Brussels. Properties of this size and plot in established villa parks rarely come to market at this price point. The energy label C rating reflects insulation that was built in rather than retrofitted — meaningful for running costs over the long term. International buyers should note that Belgium's property purchase process is straightforward, with a notary handling the transaction, and that the country's bilateral tax treaties with most EU nations and the UK simplify ownership structures for non-residents. Rental management options exist locally for those considering short-stay income during periods when the property isn't in personal use, though the villa's size makes it equally attractive as a long-term family rental.
Key features at a glance:
- Five bedrooms with parquet flooring throughout, plus potential for a sixth
- 423m² of interior living space across two floors with basement and attic
- 1,588m² south-facing plot with landscaped garden and covered terrace
- Classic marble entrance hall with separate home office
- Open fireplace in the main lounge
- Two fully fitted bathrooms with double sinks, bathtubs, showers, and bidets
- Generous kitchen with breakfast nook
- Full basement — ideal as workshop, hobby room, or studio
- Double integrated garage with direct internal access
- Solidly built garden house for storage or additional workspace
- Energy label C with quality 1977 construction materials
- Five-minute drive from the Dutch border and Eindhoven corridor
- Walking and cycling distance to the Sahara van Lommel dunes
- Established villa park with mature tree canopy and privacy
- 60km from Antwerp, under 90 minutes to Brussels
This is a rare chance to acquire a large-format family villa in one of the Kempen's most sought-after residential addresses. Properties like this — generous in scale, solid in construction, with a garden that actually gets the sun — don't sit on the market long. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a private viewing or to ask questions about international purchase procedures. The team can connect you with local legal and notary contacts to make the process straightforward wherever you're buying from.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 5
- Size
- 423m²
- Price per m²
- €1,771
- Garden size
- 1588m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Villa
- Energy label
Unknown
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