1-Bed Coastal Holiday Home on Orust with Sea Views & Private Boat Berth



Kastet 711, 472 91 Stillingsön, Orust kommun, Sweden, Stillingsön (Sweden)
1 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 58m² Floor area
€140,000
House
No parking
1 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
58m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand at the kitchen window on a Tuesday morning in late June, coffee in hand, and watch the light hit the water somewhere between Svanesund and the open Skagerrak. It doesn't get old. That particular shade of silver-blue the Swedish west coast does in the early hours — before the motorboats start crossing, before anyone's really awake — it's the kind of thing people drive four hours from Gothenburg or Stockholm to see, and here it's just the view from your kitchen.
Kastet 711 sits on Stillingsön, a small island on Orust's northern edge connected by bridge to the mainland. Orust itself is Sweden's third-largest island, and the stretch of coast up here around Svanesund has stayed quieter than the more tourist-saturated southern parts. No souvenir shops. No queues for ice cream. Just saltwater, granite, and the particular rhythm of Swedish archipelago life — which, once you've experienced it, is genuinely hard to give up.
The house is compact and honest. Built in 1957, it sits high on its plot with that unobstructed sea view as the architectural centrepiece. The single-level living space — 58 square metres — runs kitchen into dining into living room in a layout that always keeps you oriented toward the water. Big windows. Light in summer that goes on until 10 or 11 at night. The bedroom is quietly tucked away from the social end of the house, which matters more than people realise when you're hosting. One bathroom. Everything you need, nothing unnecessary. The basement level adds serious practical value: proper storage for kayaks, wetsuits, crab pots, bicycles, all the gear that accumulates when you actually use a place rather than just admire it. Some owners use it as a workshop. Others have set it up as a basic hobby room for the kids.
The plot runs to 1,288 square metres, which on this part of the Swedish coast is genuinely generous. The garden rolls around the house with room to do something interesting — a proper vegetable patch, a hammock strung between birches, a fire pit for the evenings when the air gets that particular cool edge it picks up off the water in August. Orust evenings in summer are something. You eat late, you sit outside longer than you planned, and the sky does things that seem unreasonable for somewhere this far north.
A short walk from the house brings you to a sandy bathing beach with a jetty — a rarity on this rocky coastline and a genuine selling point in a region where most swimming spots are flat granite shelves. In July, the water temperature here climbs to around 18-20°C, warm enough for long swims. The property also includes a boat berth, and this changes how you use Orust entirely. With a small motorboat or even a sailboat, the entire Bohuslän archipelago opens up: the outer skerries beyond Mollösund, the sheltered inlets around Käringön, fishing for mackerel off the rocks at Hälleviksstrand. The archipelago here has over 8,000 islands, and you won't run out of places to go.
Worth knowing: the neighbouring property, Kastet 713, is also currently for sale. Two adjacent holiday homes on the same stretch of coast is a rare setup — it suits large families who want separate spaces to retreat to, or two families buying together to share costs and alternate summers. It's the kind of arrangement that sounds theoretical until someone actually does it and realises it's the best decision they ever made.
Svanesund is ten minutes' walk and has the basics covered: a small harbour, a few services, and the kind of local café that does proper cinnamon buns and doesn't charge Gothenburg prices. For a bigger shop, Henån on the main island is fifteen minutes by car and has a full ICA supermarket, pharmacy, and most things you'd need. Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport is roughly an hour and forty minutes by car — manageable for a long-weekend threshold, easy for a two-week summer stay.
The property market on Orust has been quietly strengthening. Swedish archipelago holiday homes at this price point with sea views and genuine boat access have become increasingly hard to find, and international interest — particularly from German, Dutch, and British buyers drawn to Scandinavia's outdoor lifestyle and relative value — has grown noticeably. For EU buyers, property purchase in Sweden is straightforward with no restrictions on foreign ownership. Non-EU buyers should consult a local solicitor, but the process is well-established and manageable. Swedish property law is transparent, and the cost of purchase (stamp duty, registration fees) is modest by European standards.
Rental potential is real. Orust in peak summer — roughly mid-June through mid-August — sees consistent demand from Swedish and Nordic families who can't or don't want to compete for the more famous west coast spots. A well-presented holiday home with a sea view and boat berth in this location can generate meaningful short-stay income through platforms like Airbnb or Blocket Bostad, enough to cover carrying costs and then some.
The house is in good condition and move-in ready for the season ahead. It's not a renovation project — it's a holiday home you can actually use the first summer you own it, while deciding over time what you'd like to add or change.
Key features at a glance:
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom holiday home on Stillingsön, Orust, Swedish west coast
- 58 sqm single-level living space with sea-facing windows throughout
- Unobstructed water views from kitchen, living room, and terrace
- Generous 1,288 sqm plot with room for garden, fire pit, and outdoor living
- Private boat berth included — direct access to Bohuslän archipelago
- Short walk to sandy bathing beach with jetty
- Basement level for storage, workshop, or hobby room
- Built in 1957, good condition, move-in ready
- Neighbouring property Kastet 713 also available for joint or family purchase
- 10-minute walk to Svanesund, 15 minutes by car to Henån services
- Approx. 1h40m drive from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport
- No foreign ownership restrictions for EU buyers
- Strong summer rental income potential in high-demand coastal area
- Second home and vacation property in a quieter, less commercialised part of Orust
- Year-round access with mild coastal climate and dramatic winter light
If you've been thinking about a second home in Scandinavia — something real, something usable, something that actually puts you on the water — this is the kind of property that doesn't stay available long. Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing or to get more details on the neighbouring plot. Summer isn't far off, and the first morning you wake up here to that light on the water, you'll stop wondering whether it was the right decision.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 58m²
- Price per m²
- €2,414
- Garden size
- 1288m²
- 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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