1-Bed Historic Soldier's Cottage with 500m Private Shoreline – Vacation Home in Dals-Ed, Sweden



Södra Böle 110, Håbol, Dals-Eds kommun, Sweden, Ed (Sweden)
1 Bedrooms · 0 Bathrooms · 0m² Floor area
€131,100
Country home
No parking
1 Bedrooms
0 Bathrooms
0m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
At five in the morning in late June, the sun has already been up for two hours. You walk barefoot across the dewy meadow, coffee in hand, following a faint path through the grass that ends at the water's edge. The lake is completely still. A heron lifts off from the reeds without a sound. This is what mornings look like at 'Udden' — and once you've had one, it's very hard to go back.
The property sits in Håbol, a quiet parish in Dals-Eds kommun in the heart of Dalsland, one of Sweden's least-discovered but most rewarding regions. 'Udden' is the name that's been attached to this plot since military records first documented it in the mid-1600s, when the Swedish allotment system placed soldiers on parcels of land like this across the countryside. The cottage that stands here today carries traces of that era — low doorframes, thick walls, the particular silence of old wood — while a thoughtful renovation in recent years has brought it properly into the present without stripping out any of the character that makes it worth owning in the first place.
The total land holding spans 82,100 square meters — just over eight hectares — taking in roughly three hectares of mixed forest, a hectare of arable land, and generous open meadow. And then there's the shoreline. Five hundred meters of private waterfront is not something you come across often at this price point, or at any price point. It runs along the edge of the plot with gentle slopes down to the water, wide enough to pull up a rowing boat, set out a dock, or simply claim your own quiet stretch of Sweden that nobody else can touch.
Dalsland doesn't get the tourist traffic of Dalarna or the Bohuslän coast, which is precisely why people who discover it tend to become fiercely protective of it. The landscape here is geological drama — lakes carved by glaciers, ridges of ancient bedrock breaking through the soil, forests that shift from spruce to birch to oak as you move through them. The Dalsland Canal, a 19th-century engineering project that linked a chain of lakes and rivers across the province, runs through the region and is one of the best canoe routes in Scandinavia. Paddlers come from across Europe to follow it, spending days moving through the water with virtually no motorized traffic. From Udden, you can reach multiple put-in points within a short drive.
The town of Dals-Ed is about fifteen minutes away by car and has everything a second-home owner actually needs: a well-stocked ICA supermarket, a handful of restaurants, a bakery that takes its cinnamon buns seriously, and a train station on the line between Gothenburg and Oslo. That connection matters more than it might seem. Gothenburg is roughly an hour and forty minutes by rail, and Gothenburg Landvetter Airport has direct flights to a growing list of European cities. Oslo Gardermoen is under two hours by car. Getting here from Amsterdam, London, or Frankfurt is genuinely straightforward — a flight into either city followed by a train or rental car, and you're pulling down the road to Södra Böle 110 before dinner.
The Swedish climate rewards patience. Winter brings snow that settles properly on the fields and ice that thickens over the shallower bays — good for skating if the cold holds long enough, and for the particular northern hygge of chopping wood, lighting candles by four in the afternoon, and cooking something long and slow on the stove. Spring arrives with a rush of green unlike anything further south, and the lingering June and July evenings are extraordinary. By late summer, the forest is producing chanterelles and porcini in numbers that will make you feel obscenely lucky. Autumn turns the birches gold against the dark spruce, and the lake reflects it all back doubled.
The cottage itself has two rooms, which is honest about what this property is. It's not a family compound. It's a place for a couple, or a solo owner who wants space outside even if the interior is compact. The renovation has been done with care — the rustic bones are intact, and the practical essentials are in order. The large plot means there's obvious scope for adding a guest cabin, a sauna by the water, or a proper studio, all common in this part of Sweden and well within local planning norms. The arable hectare has been worked in the past and could be again, whether for a kitchen garden, a small orchard, or simply a larger managed meadow.
For international buyers, Swedish property ownership is straightforward. EU citizens and most non-EU nationals can purchase real estate here without restriction. The legal process is clean and well-regulated, transaction costs are moderate, and property taxes in rural municipalities like Dals-Ed are low. The market in this corner of Västra Götaland has been quietly appreciating as remote-work patterns push buyers further from city centers, and waterfront land with private shoreline in any quantity remains genuinely scarce. A property like Udden — historic, with substantial land and 500 meters of lake frontage — rarely surfaces. When it does, it doesn't stay available long.
Key features at a glance:
- Historic soldier's cottage with origins in the Swedish allotment military system dating to the 1600s
- 82,100 sqm total plot (approx. 8.2 hectares) including forest, arable land, and open meadow
- 500 meters of private lake shoreline — direct water access for swimming, fishing, and boating
- Approx. 3 hectares of mixed productive forest
- Approx. 1 hectare of arable land with cultivation potential
- Recently renovated while preserving original architectural character
- Two-room cottage, move-in ready condition
- Scope for additional outbuildings, sauna, or guest accommodation (subject to planning)
- 15-minute drive to Dals-Ed town center and rail connections to Gothenburg and Oslo
- Under 2 hours from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport
- Direct access to Dalsland's canoe and hiking network
- Strong demand for waterfront vacation rental properties in the region
- No restrictions on international property ownership in Sweden
- Low rural property tax rates in Dals-Eds kommun
- Outstanding year-round recreational lifestyle including canoeing, fishing, foraging, skiing at nearby Billingen
This is a rare chance to own a piece of genuinely historic rural Sweden with land and water access that simply don't come up at this price. If you've been looking for a Scandinavian vacation home that gives you space, silence, and a shoreline to call your own — this is worth a serious look.
Contact us through Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. Our team can connect you with local legal advisors experienced in supporting international buyers through Swedish property transactions.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 0m²
- Price per m²
- €∞
- Garden size
- 82100m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 0
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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