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Building contractor in 2338 Espa

Postcode · 664 residents
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32of 100

Opportunity score

Too small to judge

Low confidence

The area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.

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Why this score (32/100)

Room in the market27weak
Population growth25weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend65strong

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
10
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
150.6
similar areas 102.8 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
664
-1.2% in 5 years

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

There are 10 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 2338 Espa - 150.6 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 102.8 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 7.

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

The population is 664 and has shrunk 1.2% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 2338 Espa against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Stange kommune), from 63 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.

EspaNorwayEspa NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 46% 45% About the same
Companies with negative equity 14% 20% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 32% 28% More here
Median equity ratio 42% 31% Stronger
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

2338 Espa

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: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 1Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Stange kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.8m
63 companies filed
Profitable
54%
revenue trend +4.7%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Stange kommuneNorway
Stange 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 2338 Espa.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators30% · 10 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)15.06 · Norway: 6.51
Average age of active businesses18.5 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years10% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years70% · Norway: 41%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

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)0.4 km · Stange sogn (Stange)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

10 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Skaberudvegen 53, 2338 Espa 2026
· Aksjeselskap Nilsbergvegen 80, 2338 Espa 2023
· Aksjeselskap Nilsbergvegen 80, 2338 Espa 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Spitalsvegen 51, 2338 Espa 2014
· Aksjeselskap Budalsvegen 38, 2338 Espa 2010
· Aksjeselskap Spitalsvegen 119, 2338 Espa 2009
· Aksjeselskap Nilsbergvegen 299, 2338 Espa 2006
· Aksjeselskap Budalsvegen 38, 2338 Espa 1996
· Enkeltpersonforetak Tyllienvegen 35, 2338 Espa 1992
· Enkeltpersonforetak Spitalsvegen 119, 2338 Espa 1982

Recently opened


Skaberudvegen 53, 2338 Espa
Jan 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
3116 Tønsberg663230.266
2110 Slåstad663690.551
4747 Valle66312181.028
8617 Dalsgrenda661230.364
5578 Nedre Vats66113196.721
9161 Burfjord661575.660

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
2312 Ottestad Postcode3236.465
2332 Åsvang Postcode438.557
2337 Tangen Postcode859.348
2335 Stange Postcode5287.446
2330 Vallset Postcode1069.145
2334 Romedal Postcode877.941
2344 Ilseng Postcode1281.738

Population of Espa

Statistics Norway
6406506606706802016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 14%
Young 16–24 9%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 25%
Seniors 67–79 18%
80 and older 4%

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

Average age45.3 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 668k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*33% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*7,414
Commute in / out every day*3,428 / 6,369
Jobs per working resident*0.72 · 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 15.11.2026.