2-Bed 1890s Farmhouse on 70-Acre Plot with Krøderfjord Views – Country Holiday Home



Åsheimveien 24, 3535 Krøderen, Krøderen (Norway)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 98m² Floor area
€194,690
Country home
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
98m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the wide timber terrace at Åsheimveien 24 on a clear June morning and you'll understand immediately why people have been drawn to this hillside above Krøderfjord for well over a century. The fjord catches the early light in long silver streaks. Spruce forest runs up the ridge behind you. Somewhere below, a tractor engine hums faintly through the valley. This is rural Norway at its most genuine — unhurried, open, and completely yours.
The property itself dates to around 1890, and the main house still carries that era in its bones: log-construction walls on the first floor, original painted floorboards upstairs, pine flooring in the living room, and a staircase steep enough to remind you this was built by people who thought nothing of hard winters. None of that is a complaint. It's exactly what makes this place worth owning. The character is real — not reconstructed, not styled for a magazine shoot. At the same time, the practical essentials have been quietly updated over the years. The pine beam structure was replaced in 2000. Most windows were fitted with new wooden-framed, insulated glass units in 2015. The front door — solid, painted timber with insulated glazing — went in the following year. A private drilled well supplies clean, reliable water independent of municipal infrastructure. The basement bathroom, installed in 2001, has a shower cabin, toilet, and wooden vanity. Everything works. Nothing is flashy.
The kitchen is the heart of the ground floor, as it should be. A wood-burning stove sits at the center of daily life here — warming the room through October evenings, drawing everyone in from outside after a long walk through the farm's own forest. The cabinetry mixes older, hand-built units with newer additions, which sounds like it shouldn't work but absolutely does. There's space for a long table, enough chairs for a noisy family dinner, enough bench space to actually cook a proper meal. Through the kitchen window: trees, sky, and the occasional red-tailed kite riding a thermal above the fields.
The living room runs alongside with the same pine floors and paneled ceiling, and large windows drag in light all afternoon. Upstairs, the landing opens to views across the surrounding landscape that stop you mid-step every single time. Two double bedrooms occupy the upper floor — painted floorboards, panel ceilings, one with wallpapered walls, the other spacious enough for several beds when the extended family descends in July. The stairwell windows are original single-glazed timber, and they let in just enough draft in winter to keep the whole setup feeling authentic rather than hermetically preserved.
The land is the real talking point. The owned plot covers approximately 70,648 square meters — just over 70 acres — of cultivated land and working forest. This isn't a garden. It's a small estate. There's space here to grow vegetables, keep a few animals, harvest timber, or simply walk for an hour through your own woodland without hitting a fence. The terrain slopes gently toward the fjord, so the views from the house, terrace, and upper floor are unobstructed in the direction that counts most.
Krøderen as a destination doesn't get the attention it deserves among international buyers, which is arguably its greatest asset right now. The fjord — technically a lake formed by the Numedalslågen river — is one of the warmest freshwater swimming spots in the county of Viken during summer, and in August the water temperature regularly climbs high enough that you won't want to get out. The swimming areas along the eastern shore attract local families rather than tourist crowds. Kayaking and fishing for perch and pike are summer staples here. The Krøderen railway line, running along the fjord's western bank, is a historic route popular with cyclists and walkers who trace it on foot from Vikersund up toward Krøderen station.
Come November, the valley shifts entirely. The forest goes quiet. Snow loads the spruce branches. And from Åsheimveien 24, you're fourteen minutes by car from the nearest ski lift — the Norefjell ski area, one of the closest alpine resorts to Oslo, with over twenty downhill runs and reliable snow cover from December through April. Cross-country ski trails groomed to DNT standard begin just 1.7 kilometers from the property, meaning you can click into your skis at the edge of the farm and be moving through silent forest within minutes of waking up. That's not a selling point you find on many properties at this price point.
For daily life, Krøderen village center is a short drive and covers the essentials: grocery store, fuel, a post office. Shopping centers are eight minutes away. A bus stop four minutes from the door handles public transport connections for anyone who wants to reach Hønefoss or Drammen without a car. Oslo itself — Gardermoen airport included — sits roughly 90 minutes' drive south on the E16, which is a reasonable commute for a long weekend property.
The outbuildings add genuine utility that goes beyond storage. The barn and storehouse are structurally sound and offer real flexibility: workshop, equipment storage, a small studio, accommodation extension — the options are open and depend entirely on what you want this place to become. Planning regulations in rural Viken municipalities are worth discussing with a local adviser before purchase, but properties of this type on owned agricultural land are well-established in the Norwegian second-home market.
For international buyers, Norway's property ownership rules are open — there are no citizenship restrictions on purchasing residential or leisure property for EEA residents, and the process is straightforward with a Norwegian conveyancer (eiendomsmegler). The property is listed as a leisure property (fritidseiendom), which carries specific tax treatment distinct from a primary residence. Rental income from Norwegian leisure properties is taxable in Norway, but the country's bilateral tax treaties cover most European nations. Seasonal letting potential in this region is solid: Norefjell proximity drives winter demand, and fjord-access summer rentals in Numedal and Krødersherad have seen consistent interest from Oslo-based families looking for short-term escapes. The combination of outbuildings, large land area, and a house in genuinely good condition makes this an unusually flexible asset.
This is not a lock-it-up-and-forget-it property. It wants to be lived in — seasonally at minimum, year-round if you have the appetite for Norwegian winters. The farm rewards presence: the land needs modest upkeep, the wood stove needs feeding, and the fjord will not appreciate itself on your behalf. But that's the deal, and it's a good one.
Key features at a glance:
- 1890s log-construction farmhouse across three floors, 98 sqm, in good condition
- 2 bedrooms upstairs, ground-floor kitchen and living room, basement bathroom with shower
- Wood-burning stove in kitchen, pine floors, beam ceiling in living room
- Windows largely replaced 2015 with insulated wooden-framed glazing
- Private drilled well — independent water supply
- Owned plot of approximately 70,648 sqm (70+ acres) of cultivated land and forest
- Wide timber terrace with unobstructed views toward Krøderfjord
- Barn and storehouse included — solid outbuildings with multiple potential uses
- 1.7 km to groomed cross-country ski trails; 14 minutes to Norefjell ski lifts
- Direct access to Krøderfjord for summer swimming, kayaking, and fishing
- 4 minutes to bus stop; 8 minutes to shopping center; ~90 minutes to Oslo
- Priced at NOK 194,690 — rare value for a freehold plot of this scale in the region
- No restrictions for EEA nationals; straightforward Norwegian purchase process
- Strong short-term rental potential driven by Norefjell ski season and fjord summer demand
If you've been thinking about a second home in Scandinavia and wondered whether the numbers could actually work, this property is worth a serious look. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing — properties combining this land area, this location, and this price point in the Krødersherad municipality don't stay available for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 98m²
- Price per m²
- €1,987
- Garden size
- 70648m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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