2-Bed House with Guest Cottage & 2,208m² Garden, 150m from the Sea in Norrtälje



Edsviksvägen 32, Grovstanäs, 761 93 Norrtälje, Sweden, Norrtälje (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 88m² Floor area
€277,500
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
88m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Early morning in Grovstanäs, and the light does something extraordinary. It comes off the water — just 150 meters down the path — and hits the upper floor of the house at an angle that fills the L-shaped living room with the kind of gold you can't manufacture with interior design. By the time the coffee is ready, you're sitting in a bay window with a view of the garden, listening to nothing in particular. That's the rhythm this place sets from day one.
Edsviksvägen 32 sits quietly at the end of a cul-de-sac on the Grovstanäs peninsula, one of the lesser-known gems tucked into the Stockholm archipelago north of the city. It's not a secret exactly — locals know it well — but it hasn't been overrun the way some coastal spots closer to Stockholm have. The community here has its own boat harbors, a boules court, a football field, and walking trails that cut through the pine and birch toward the rocky shoreline. It has the feel of a place people have protected on purpose.
The main house covers 88 square meters across the entrance level, with an additional 45 square meters of finished basement below — 133 square meters total. The upper floor layout is open and well-proportioned: that generous living room, a proper kitchen with enough counter space to actually cook in, a dining area in the bay window that catches afternoon sun, a large bedroom, and a shower room. It's a floor plan that works for two people or easily absorbs a family for a summer. Nothing about it feels cramped or compromised.
Downstairs, the basement opens up the possibilities considerably. There's a large family room down here that, with a partition, becomes two additional sleeping areas — useful if you're hosting more guests than the guest house can handle. There's also a sauna, a shower, a laundry room, cold storage, and two separate exits directly into the garden. That detail matters more than it sounds. It means the basement functions as a genuinely independent zone, not just an afterthought.
The guest house is the real X factor. Fully insulated, fully equipped — living room, bedroom, kitchen, shower room with an incineration toilet, and its own west-facing patio that catches the evening sun. For international buyers thinking about this as a vacation home in Sweden, that guest house changes the entire equation. It means family can visit without anyone living on top of each other. It means rental income is a real option during weeks you're not here. It means the property works harder than a single dwelling ever could.
The 2,208 square meter plot is a serious garden — lawns, established perennials, mature trees that have had decades to grow into their proper shapes. There are sunny decks and a glazed conservatory that extends the outdoor season well into autumn. In June and July, Swedish summer daylight lasts until nearly midnight, and you feel every minute of it out here. By August, the garden starts producing the particular smell of warm earth and pine resin that defines the archipelago season.
Walk down to the water — it takes about two minutes — and you're at the rocky shoreline that Swedes have been swimming off since childhood. The entry into the sea here is the classic archipelago style: flat granite shelves that warm up in the sun, deep clear water just off the edge. For sandy beach preferences, there are two sandy bathing spots within easy reach of the property. By boat, Ängsö National Park is ten minutes away — a protected island of wild meadows and old-growth forest that you can have largely to yourself on a weekday morning.
The archipelago around Norrtälje is serious sailing territory. The community maintains three boat harbors, and if you bring or buy a boat, the entire outer archipelago opens up: Arholma, Bladaket, Fejan — islands with small harbors, simple fish restaurants serving grilled perch and dill-cured salmon, and the kind of silence that city life makes you forget exists.
Norrtälje itself is 15 minutes by car. It's a proper town, not a tourist village — an old market town on the Norrtäljeviken inlet with a real high street, a summer arts scene, the Pythagoras music festival in July, decent restaurants along the harbor, and a weekly market running through the summer months. For more serious city needs, Stockholm is under an hour by car or reachable via public bus from Furusundsvägen, with several departures daily.
Climate-wise, Swedish summers in the archipelago are genuinely warm — July temperatures regularly reach 25 to 28 degrees Celsius — and the light compensation for the cold winters is extraordinary. Many owners of holiday properties in this area use them from May through September and rent them through the winter shoulder season or simply close them down. The property's year-round construction and full basement make it equally suitable for winter use, cross-country skiing season included.
For international buyers considering a second home in Sweden, the purchase process is relatively straightforward — Sweden imposes no restrictions on foreign nationals buying property, and the legal framework is transparent and well-regulated. The property is in good condition and move-in ready, meaning you won't be navigating a renovation project before your first summer.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms in the main house, with basement space convertible to 2 additional sleeping areas
- 2 bathrooms plus sauna in the main house
- 88 sqm on the entrance level, 45 sqm finished basement, 133 sqm total living space
- Fully equipped, insulated guest house with its own patio, bedroom, kitchen, and shower room
- Expansive 2,208 sqm garden with mature trees, perennial planting, and multiple outdoor terraces
- Glazed conservatory extending outdoor living into shoulder seasons
- 150 meters to the rocky shoreline; sandy beaches nearby
- Access to 3 community boat harbors, boules court, and football facilities
- Marked hiking trails through surrounding forest and coastal terrain
- 10 minutes by boat to Ängsö National Park
- 15 minutes by car to Norrtälje; under 1 hour to central Stockholm
- Public bus connections from Furusundsvägen
- No foreign buyer restrictions; clear Swedish property law
- Strong rental income potential from guest house
- Built 1972, well maintained, year-round use capability
This is a rare kind of holiday property in Sweden — one that actually delivers on the promise of the archipelago lifestyle rather than just gesturing at it. The guest house alone separates it from the field. If you want to understand what owning this property really feels like, reach out to us at Homestra and we'll arrange a viewing or a full information pack for international buyers. Properties in Grovstanäs don't wait around.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 88m²
- Price per m²
- €3,153
- Garden size
- 2208m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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