Company form
All

Parish

Præstebro Sogn (Herlev)

Rank business types here →
Residents
7,058
2026
Population, 5 years
+4.6%
10 years: +10.3%
Active places of business
767
109 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
97 / 85
3-yr change +2.0%

Population

5,5006,0006,5007,0007,5002011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Residents

Active businesses (all types)

02004006008002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 18%
Young 15-24 13%
Adults 25-44 28%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 12%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age39.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*29% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (adults 15+)39% · Denmark: 37%
Jobs located here*24,548
Commute in / out every day*20,734 / 12,066
Jobs per working resident*1.55 · Denmark: 1.00

More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Denmark does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Præstebro Sogn (Herlev).

Survival

Still open after 1 year84% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years64% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years47% · Denmark: 49%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 8.9 years on average. · Denmark: 7.6

Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)24 · 28% of all closures

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)10% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 740 owners
5 places
2 places
2 places

Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)13.74 · Denmark: 13.81
Average age of active businesses11.2 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years20% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years39% · Denmark: 45%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)3 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)4 · 12 months: 1
Net-1

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

When businesses open and close

020406080Opened Jan: 52Closed Jan: 26JanOpened Feb: 54Closed Feb: 29Opened Mar: 36Closed Mar: 56MarOpened Apr: 30Closed Apr: 33Opened May: 33Closed May: 40MayOpened Jun: 41Closed Jun: 39Opened Jul: 27Closed Jul: 30JulOpened Aug: 37Closed Aug: 32Opened Sep: 49Closed Sep: 33SepOpened Oct: 52Closed Oct: 38Opened Nov: 29Closed Nov: 33NovOpened Dec: 36Closed Dec: 67
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Many closures are dated 31 December (the end of a financial year), so December's closures are higher than when businesses actually stopped.

Growing here

Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).

Taxi17 → 28+65%
Clothing store7 → 10+43%
Bricklayer & mason8 → 11+38%
Building contractor8 → 10+25%
Engineering consultancy13 → 16+23%
Car repair & service5 → 6+20%
Hairdresser & barber6 → 7+17%
Supermarket & convenience store8 → 9+13%

Declining here

Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.

Driving school10 → 7-30%2 closed
Restaurant14 → 10-29%6 closed
Removals & haulage9 → 7-22%2 closed
Sports & bike shop6 → 5-17%1 closed
Painter & decorator15 → 13-13%2 closed
Plumber & heating8 → 7-13%1 closed
Courses & tutoring9 → 8-11%2 closed
Marketing & advertising agency10 → 9-10%1 closed

All business types

Click a column to sort
Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 0 0.0 1.0 0 0 – 61
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 3 4.3 0.8 2 0 +200% 66
Car repair & service Automotive 6 8.5 8.2 2 1 +20% 66
Petrol station Automotive 1 1.4 1.3 0 0 0% 57
Car dealer Automotive 7 9.9 5.8 2 2 0% 38
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 0 0.0 1.1 0 0 – 61
Car rental Automotive 1 1.4 1.3 1 0 – 68
Childcare Education 9 12.8 10.3 0 1 -10% 39
Driving school Education 7 9.9 3.3 2 5 -30% 29
Courses & tutoring Education 8 11.3 21.7 3 4 -11% 58
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 4 5.7 3.1 0 0 0% 51
Restaurant Food & drink 10 14.2 10.8 4 8 -29% 40
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 5 7.1 6.6 1 0 +25% 68
Catering & canteen Food & drink 5 7.1 6.4 5 5 0% 53
Bakery Food & drink 5 7.1 2.8 2 1 +25% 56
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 9 12.8 7.3 3 2 +13% 53
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 3 4.3 3.5 0 0 0% 57
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 2 2.8 3.9 1 1 0% 62
Dentist Health 4 5.7 4.2 0 1 -20% 34
Doctor & medical clinic Health 12 17.0 12.3 4 3 +9% 52
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 27 38.3 39.9 8 7 +4% 59
Veterinarian Health 1 1.4 1.2 1 1 0% 49
Home care Health 0 0.0 1.3 0 0 – 62
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 1 1.4 2.4 0 1 -50% 50
Sports facility & club Leisure 5 7.1 7.9 3 0 +150% 71
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 3 4.3 1.8 0 0 0% 49
Travel agency Leisure 0 0.0 1.4 0 0 – 62
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 7 9.9 12.2 6 5 +17% 61
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 12 17.0 12.5 6 5 +9% 54
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 1 1.4 3.5 0 0 0% 69
Funeral services Personal services 2 2.8 0.6 0 1 -33% 40
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 11 15.6 14.1 1 1 0% 51
Law firm Professional services 4 5.7 3.1 0 0 0% 44
Bank & insurance Professional services 3 4.3 3.8 1 2 -25% 43
Real estate agent Professional services 1 1.4 3.6 0 0 0% 65
Architect Professional services 1 1.4 4.5 0 1 -50% 55
Engineering consultancy Professional services 16 22.7 16.2 6 3 +23% 57
IT & software services Professional services 47 66.6 46.1 14 10 +9% 54
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 9 12.8 12.5 5 6 -10% 53
Design & photography Professional services 12 17.0 18.4 4 4 0% 62
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 1.4 3.6 0 1 -50% 57
Clothing store Retail 10 14.2 8.0 4 1 +43% 49
Shoe & leather goods store Retail 1 1.4 0.8 1 0 – 67
Pharmacy & health store Retail 1 1.4 1.6 0 0 0% 59
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 4 5.7 2.4 1 2 -20% 37
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 1.4 3.6 0 2 -67% 50
Jewellery & watches Retail 4 5.7 1.6 0 0 0% 54
Optician Retail 0 0.0 1.0 0 0 – 61
Furniture & interior store Retail 5 7.1 5.7 2 2 0% 45
Electronics & phone store Retail 3 4.3 2.7 1 1 0% 54
Hardware & DIY store Retail 2 2.8 1.5 0 0 0% 53
Books & stationery Retail 0 0.0 0.9 0 0 – 61
Sports & bike shop Retail 5 7.1 4.8 2 3 -17% 40
Toy & hobby shop Retail 0 0.0 3.3 0 0 – 70
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 1 1.4 8.2 3 3 0% 62
Second-hand & antiques Retail 1 1.4 3.7 1 1 0% 60
Online store Retail 0 0.0 0.9 0 0 – 60
Electrician Trades 11 15.6 5.3 2 3 -8% 28
Plumber & heating Trades 7 9.9 4.6 1 2 -13% 27
Carpenter & joiner Trades 25 35.4 19.7 11 9 +9% 40
Painter & decorator Trades 13 18.4 6.5 5 7 -13% 27
Bricklayer & mason Trades 11 15.6 7.9 8 5 +38% 44
Flooring Trades 5 7.1 1.8 2 1 +25% 57
Building contractor Trades 10 14.2 9.7 7 5 +25% 55
Gardener & landscaping Trades 5 7.1 4.1 1 4 -38% 35
Cleaning services Trades 20 28.3 15.3 11 13 -9% 31
Taxi Transport 28 39.7 6.0 14 3 +65% 51
Removals & haulage Transport 7 9.9 5.0 3 5 -22% 36