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Building contractor in 1823 Knapstad

Postcode · 1,736 residents
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69of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

Medium confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (69/100)

Room in the market77strong
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend42average

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
4
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
23.0
similar areas 50.2 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
1,736

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 4 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 1823 Knapstad - 23.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 50.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.

In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 1823 Knapstad against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Indre Østfold kommune), from 193 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

KnapstadNorwayKnapstad NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 40% 45% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 19% 20% About the same
Losses two years in a row 23% 28% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 33% 31% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

1823 Knapstad

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 12018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Indre Østfold kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.1m
193 companies filed
Profitable
58%
revenue trend +0.9%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Indre Østfold kommuneNorway
Indre Østfold kommuneNorway

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for building contractor in 1823 Knapstad.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 6.53

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.7 km · Spydeberg sogn (Indre Østfold)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

4 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hjortestien 8B, 1823 Knapstad 2025
· Aksjeselskap Gaupefaret 38, 1823 Knapstad 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Gaupefaret 28, 1823 Knapstad 2018
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hestehagen 10, 1823 Knapstad 2007

Recently opened


Hjortestien 8B, 1823 Knapstad
Jul 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
0470 Oslo1,73615.876
8028 Bodø1,737211.562
9901 Kirkenes1,7341798.023
0257 Oslo1,7341692.317
2063 Jessheim1,733211.585
1067 Oslo1,739423.072

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
1812 Askim Postcode328.870
1811 Askim Postcode428.170
1807 Askim Postcode521.570
1809 Askim Postcode729.165
1815 Askim Postcode540.263
1831 Askim Postcode852.655
1832 Askim Postcode1453.646
1813 Askim Postcode974.842

Population of Knapstad

Statistics Norway
1,6801,7001,7201,7402026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 8%
Adults 25–49 34%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.

Average age42.1 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 649k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*26% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*16,107
Commute in / out every day*4,371 / 11,064
Jobs per working resident*0.71 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

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

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.