3-Bed Seaside Chalet with Private Jetty & Boat Space – Vacation Home in Staubø, Norway



Øytangveien 338, 4920 Staubø, Norway, Staubø (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 65m² Floor area
€292,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
65m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
At six in the morning, before the rest of southern Norway has stirred, you can step off the terrace at Øytangveien 338 and walk fifty meters to the edge of the Skagerrak. The water is glassy, the sky is already light—this is July in the Aust-Agder archipelago—and your boat is tied at the private jetty below, rocking gently. That moment is yours every single morning if you own this place.
Set at the outermost tip of Tverrdalsøya, this three-bedroom timber chalet is the kind of coastal property that rarely surfaces in the Norwegian market. Not because it's large or lavish—65 square meters of honest, well-kept cabin living—but because it has the combination that serious buyers know is almost impossible to find together: a south-facing sunny plot, a private jetty, a registered boat space in the shared marina established in 2018, and genuine seclusion. Properties with all four of those things on the Arendal coastline don't sit on the market long.
The cabin dates from 1972 and has been maintained with real care. You can see it in the details: the fireplace in the living room that still draws cleanly on autumn evenings, the large windows that frame the rocky outcrops and open sea beyond, the terrace that wraps around much of the building and catches sun from late morning until the long Scandinavian dusk. The interior living area of 51 square meters is tight by city standards, but that's never the point at a place like this. You're outside most of the time. The kitchen is functional and open to the living space, which means whoever is cooking a pan of fresh-caught mackerel doesn't miss the conversation happening on the terrace two steps away.
Three bedrooms means you can bring the whole family or fill the place with friends without anyone drawing the short straw. One bathroom with a shower and sink handles the practical side, supplemented by a separate WC with a bio-toilet—standard and perfectly functional for a Norwegian cabin of this type. The detached storage shed on the 720-square-meter plot does double duty, currently used as an informal annex for extra guests, though it's not approved as habitable space. It's the kind of bonus room that takes the pressure off the main cabin on a crowded midsummer weekend.
What sets this property apart from dozens of other Norwegian coastal cabins is the water access. The private jetty directly below the cabin means you're not sharing a landing stage with fifteen other families or waiting your turn. You moor your boat, you swim from the ladder, you leave when you want. The registered space in the shared marina nearby is an additional practical asset—secure, established, and already in place. Combined with the parking right within walking distance (more valuable than it sounds during the packed Norwegian school holidays in late June and July), this is a property designed around the assumption that the sea is the whole point.
And it really is the whole point here. Borøy and Sandøya, two of the most beloved islands in the Arendal archipelago, are reachable by a short boat ride. Sandøya in particular has a devoted community of summer regulars who gather at the island's small quays on warm evenings. The waters between the islands are genuinely excellent for fishing—pollock, mackerel, and cod all run through these channels—and the network of skerries and sheltered coves rewards kayakers who want to spend a full day exploring without seeing another soul. In winter, the same coastline turns quiet and dramatic, the kind of grey-green solitude that Norwegians call friluftsliv in its purest form.
Arendal itself, the nearest town of any size, brings its own draws. The wooden houses of the Tyholmen district and the Arendal Canal are genuine architectural landmarks, not tourist reconstructions. The Arendal Ukes festival, one of Norway's largest political and cultural gatherings, happens every August and turns the waterfront into a week-long open-air forum. Good restaurants line the quays, with Madam Reiersen among the locals' favourites for fresh seafood. The train connection from Arendal station puts you within reach of Kristiansand to the west and the broader rail network east toward Oslo in around three hours. Kristiansand Airport handles international connections through Oslo Gardermoen, keeping this feel-remote-but-actually-accessible quality that international second-home buyers consistently rank as a top priority.
The climate here is among the most temperate on the Norwegian coast. Summer temperatures regularly reach 25°C, and the Skagerrak coastline draws more sunshine hours than almost anywhere else in the country. Come April, the place wakes up. By May, the first swimmers are already in. The season runs genuinely long—families use their cabins well into September—and the autumn light on this part of the coast has a quality that photographers and painters keep coming back for.
For international buyers, Norway's property ownership laws are open and straightforward. EU and EEA citizens purchase on equal terms with Norwegian nationals, and buyers from outside the EEA face minimal additional hurdles. The Norwegian kroner exchange rate has historically made coastal cabin purchases attractive for buyers holding euros or pounds. Rental income from Norwegian holiday cabins is taxed, but the framework is clear and professional property managers operating in the Arendal area can handle seasonal letting if you want the property earning when you're not there. Demand for short-term coastal rentals in this region is strong through June, July, and August.
This is a vacation home in Staubø, Norway that delivers what it promises: a quiet, sunny, sea-facing base with real water access in one of Scandinavia's most celebrated coastal landscapes. It's move-in ready, practically equipped, and priced at 292,000 EUR for everything—plot, jetty, boat space, and all.
Key features at a glance:
- Three bedrooms sleeping family and guests comfortably
- 65 sqm total usable area on a generous 720 sqm plot
- Private jetty approximately 50 meters from the cabin
- Registered boat space in shared marina (established 2018)
- South-facing terrace with open sea and archipelago views
- Living room fireplace for shoulder-season and winter use
- Large windows framing the coastline throughout the main living area
- Detached storage shed usable as informal annex
- Registered parking right within walking distance
- Secluded tip-of-island location on Tverrdalsøya
- Direct access to Arendal archipelago, including Borøy and Sandøya
- Strong seasonal rental demand in the Aust-Agder region
- Accessible via Kristiansand Airport and Arendal rail station
- Among the sunniest stretches of the Norwegian coast
To arrange a viewing or request the full technical documentation, get in touch with the team at Homestra today. Properties with private jetties on the Arendal coastline move quickly, and this one won't be the exception.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 65m²
- Price per m²
- €4,492
- Garden size
- 720m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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