Move-in ready family home in the popular Buitenhof neighbourhood

Are you looking for a well-maintained family home with a sunny garden, modern finishes and a peaceful location? Then this attractive and modern terraced house in the highly desirable Buitenhof district of Leiderdorp is certainly worth a viewing.

The property features a bright and inviting living room with a herringbone parquet floor, four spacious bedrooms, a stylish bathroom, a sunny south-facing rear garden, a stone storage shed and a rear entrance. The garden is truly a wonderful outdoor space, offering a beautiful balance of terraces and greenery.

The location is ideal. In the immediate vicinity you will find several primary schools, sports facilities, recreational areas and the Winkelhof Shopping Center for daily shopping. The historic city centre of Leiden can be reached within approximately ten minutes by bicycle. Public transport is easily accessible, and the nearby roads provide excellent connections towards Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, The Hague, Utrecht and Alphen aan den Rijn. For those who enjoy walking and cycling, the beautiful Groene Hart countryside is virtually on your doorstep.

Built in 1987, the property benefits from double glazing, floor insulation, wall insulation and roof insulation, resulting in an energy label B. In 2022, eight solar panels were installed, each with a capacity of 395 Wp and an annual yield of approximately 3.4 MWh, exceeding the current owners’ electricity consumption.

Sellers’ story

“In 2020 we bought this as our first home, and we have never regretted that decision. We moved in while expecting our second child and have enjoyed almost six wonderful years here. We currently live here with our seven-year-old daughter and five-year-old son.

In truth, we were not quite ready to say goodbye to our lovely home, but another wonderful opportunity came our way and we are excited about that as well.

As soon as the sun starts shining in March, the house fills with natural light and you can really feel spring arriving. We still enjoy that every year. Over the past few years we have also gradually transformed the garden into a cosy and inviting outdoor space. The new fencing adds extra atmosphere and soon the first sunflowers will begin to bloom. Thanks to the orientation of the garden, you can sit outside comfortably from the very first sunny days of the year, and during summer evenings we often light the outdoor stove or pizza oven.

We will certainly miss our lovely neighbours and the friendly neighbourhood. Our children have made many friends here and love playing outside. The area is quiet and offers several playgrounds. Within a minute’s walk you reach the Dwarswetering, from where you can walk straight into the polder landscape and enjoy beautiful walks or runs through the Boterhuispolder, or even stop for an ice cream at the local farm.

This has truly been a home for us, a place we will look back on with very warm memories. We hope the next owners will enjoy it just as much as we always have.”

Layout

Ground floor
The entrance leads into the hallway, which includes the fully renewed meter cupboard from 2021 with 11 electrical groups, the staircase to the upper floor and a toilet with wall-mounted closet and washbasin.
The spacious living room is beautifully finished with a herringbone parquet floor, smooth plastered walls and a large sliding door with HR++ glazing opening onto the sunny rear garden.
The rear garden faces south and, thanks to its recent redesign and new paving, provides a wonderful place to relax outdoors from the first sunny days of spring through to long summer evenings.
At the front of the property is the open kitchen in a practical U-shaped layout. The high-quality SieMatic kitchen may not be the newest, but it remains in excellent condition and will serve its next owners for many years to come. The kitchen features a natural stone worktop and various built-in appliances, including an oven, microwave, dishwasher and six-burner hob.

First floor
This floor currently offers two spacious bedrooms. Originally there were three bedrooms, making it easy to create an additional room if desired.
The modern bathroom is luxuriously appointed with a walk-in shower, wall-mounted toilet, double washbasin, designer radiator and ceiling with integrated lighting.

Second floor
Five years ago, the entire second floor was renovated. In addition to the existing dormer window at the rear, a full-width dormer was added to the front, creating two spacious bedrooms.
The generous landing provides space for the washing machine, dryer, central heating boiler and mechanical ventilation unit. Additional storage space is available behind the knee walls at both the front and rear.

A loft ladder provides access to the practical storage attic, which extends across the full width of the house.

Additional features
Living area: 109.4 m²
External storage space: 6.1 m²
Volume: 291.1 m³
Year of construction: 1987
Plot size: 98 m², freehold
Heating and hot water via HR combi boiler from 2016
Electrical installation with sufficient groups and residual-current devices
Currently four bedrooms, easily expandable to five bedrooms
HR++ glazing in the sliding doors
Electrically operated sunshade at the rear
Floor, wall and roof insulation throughout the property