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Building contractor in 4317 Sandnes

Postcode · 3,321 residents
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66of 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 (66/100)

Room in the market86strong
Population growth28weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend71strong

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
5
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
15.1
similar areas 52.9 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
3,321
-0.7% 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 5 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 4317 Sandnes - 15.1 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 52.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 18.

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

The population is 3,321 and has shrunk 0.7% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 4317 Sandnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sandnes kommune), from 285 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.

SandnesNorwaySandnes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 39% 45% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 15% 20% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 24% 28% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 30% 31% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

4317 Sandnes

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: 12021Opened 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 – Sandnes kommune

Median revenue
NOK 3.9m
285 companies filed
Profitable
61%
revenue trend +6.3%
0200m400m600m800m20172019202120232025Sandnes kommuneNorway
Sandnes 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 4317 Sandnes.

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: 6.52
Average age of active businesses7.1 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years20% · 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)0.9 km · Bogafjell sogn (Sandnes)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Varatunhagen 3, 4317 Sandnes 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Smeaheiveien 18, 4317 Sandnes 2022
· Aksjeselskap Postveien 34B, 4317 Sandnes 2021
· Aksjeselskap Postveien 34B, 4317 Sandnes 2018
· Aksjeselskap Smeaheiveien 18, 4317 Sandnes 2011

Recently opened


Varatunhagen 3, 4317 Sandnes
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
7580 Selbu3,32247141.527
2821 Gjøvik3,3191545.261
4260 Torvastad3,3273399.230
6011 Ålesund3,3151545.255
3616 Kongsberg3,3121751.364
3032 Drammen3,3081236.368

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4320 Sandnes Postcode29.090
4336 Sandnes Postcode520.784
4326 Sandnes Postcode616.981
4328 Sandnes Postcode924.180
4324 Sandnes Postcode510.777
4329 Sandnes Postcode522.476
4306 Sandnes Postcode1837.074
4332 Figgjo Postcode729.073

Population of Sandnes

Statistics Norway
3,2003,2503,3003,3503,400202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 12%
Adults 25–49 34%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 3%

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

Average age39.8 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 757k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*30% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*42,157
Commute in / out every day*22,275 / 24,834
Jobs per working resident*0.94 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* 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.