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Building contractor in 3962 Stathelle

Postcode · 1,612 residents
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45of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (45/100)

Room in the market46average
Population growth50average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend28weak

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
11
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
68.2
similar areas 63.8 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
1,612
+2.0% 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 11 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 3962 Stathelle - 68.2 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 63.8 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.

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

The population is 1,612 and has grown 2.0% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 3962 Stathelle against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Bamble kommune), from 56 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.

StathelleNorwayStathelle NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 54% 45% More here
Companies with negative equity 29% 20% More here
Losses two years in a row 27% 28% About the same
Median equity ratio 14% 31% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

3962 Stathelle

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

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 12017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 22022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 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 – Bamble kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.8m
56 companies filed
Profitable
45%
revenue trend -1.6%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Bamble kommuneNorway
Bamble 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 3962 Stathelle.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators27% · 11 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)6.20 · Norway: 6.52
Average age of active businesses11.0 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years18% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years36% · Norway: 41%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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)1.5 km · Bamble og Herre sogn (Bamble)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

11 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Damstien 6, 3962 Stathelle 2026
· Aksjeselskap Martha Cochs vei 52, 3962 Stathelle 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Herreveien 4A, 3962 Stathelle 2024
· Aksjeselskap Tuftesvingen 14, 3962 Stathelle 2023
· Aksjeselskap Hafrakersvingen 10, 3962 Stathelle 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Omborsnestunet 2, 3962 Stathelle 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hafrakersløyfa 21, 3962 Stathelle 2017
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hafrakersløyfa 9B, 3962 Stathelle 2014
· Enkeltpersonforetak Herumveien 114, 3962 Stathelle 2010
· Aksjeselskap Ishusveien 25, 3962 Stathelle 2005
· FLÅTTEN HELGE · Enkeltpersonforetak Rugtvedtveien 40, 3962 Stathelle 1982

Recently opened


Damstien 6, 3962 Stathelle
May 2026

Martha Cochs vei 52, 3962 Stathelle
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
3478 Nærsnes1,612955.846
2890 Etnedal1,61333204.630
4843 Arendal1,61100.077
5058 Bergen1,6141062.064
3733 Skien1,609318.676
9060 Lyngseidet1,6091487.043

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
3970 Langesund Postcode2670.944
3960 Stathelle Postcode2385.541
3965 Herre Postcode754.640
3961 Stathelle Postcode1756.537
3967 Stathelle Postcode40201.810

Population of Stathelle

Statistics Norway
1,5001,5501,6001,6502016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 20%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 4%

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

Average age39.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 711k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*22% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*27% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*5,111
Commute in / out every day*2,157 / 3,602
Jobs per working resident*0.78 · 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 14.11.2026.