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Building contractor in 4642 Søgne

Postcode · 1,957 residents
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35of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (35/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth90strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend48average

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
37
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
189.1
similar areas 50.2 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
10 opened – closed
last 12 months: 7 opened, – closed
Population
1,957
+10.1% 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 37 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 4642 Søgne - 189.1 per 10,000 residents.

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

In the last 3 years 10 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 1,957 and has grown 10.1% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 4642 Søgne against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Kristiansand kommune), from 579 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.

SøgneNorwaySøgne NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 46% 45% About the same
Companies with negative equity 20% 20% About the same
Losses two years in a row 31% 28% More here
Median equity ratio 27% 31% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

4642 Søgne

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

Openings and closures per year

02468Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 12018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 52021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 32023Opened 2024: 22024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 7Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Kristiansand kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.9m
579 companies filed
Profitable
53%
revenue trend +1.7%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Kristiansand kommuneNorway
Kristiansand 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 4642 Søgne.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators8% · 37 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)35.77 · Norway: 6.52
Average age of active businesses11.2 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years22% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years42% · Norway: 41%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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)0.6 km · Greipstad sogn (Kristiansand)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

37 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Loneveien 214, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 12, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 55, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Ormelia 9, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vedderlia 3, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 249, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 249, 4642 Søgne 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vedderheia 265, 4642 Søgne 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vedderheia 277, 4642 Søgne 2024
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 178, 4642 Søgne 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Østre Lone lier 69N, 4642 Søgne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Skytterveien 13, 4642 Søgne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Loneveien 308, 4642 Søgne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Loneveien 308, 4642 Søgne 2021
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 249, 4642 Søgne 2021
· Aksjeselskap Skytterveien 13, 4642 Søgne 2021
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 178, 4642 Søgne 2021
· Aksjeselskap Østre Lone lier 96, 4642 Søgne 2021
· Aksjeselskap Eikestølveien 110, 4642 Søgne 2020
· Aksjeselskap Skytterveien 36, 4642 Søgne 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Årstølveien 237, 4642 Søgne 2019
· Aksjeselskap Repstadveien 144, 4642 Søgne 2018
· Aksjeselskap Loneveien 408, 4642 Søgne 2015
· Aksjeselskap Loneveien 308, 4642 Søgne 2015
· Aksjeselskap Vedderheia 178, 4642 Søgne 2012
· Aksjeselskap Østre Lone lier 96, 4642 Søgne 2011
· Aksjeselskap Loneveien 214, 4642 Søgne 2011
· Enkeltpersonforetak Repstadveien 305, 4642 Søgne 2010
· Aksjeselskap Østre Lone lier 2, 4642 Søgne 2009
· Aksjeselskap Østre Lone lier 2, 4642 Søgne 2009
· Aksjeselskap Loneveien 308, 4642 Søgne 2003
· Aksjeselskap Lonelia 29, 4642 Søgne 2000
· Enkeltpersonforetak Repstadveien 311, 4642 Søgne 1997
· Enkeltpersonforetak Svemmelandsveien 253, 4642 Søgne 1986
· Enkeltpersonforetak Loneveien 114B, 4642 Søgne 1986
· Aksjeselskap Repstadveien 364, 4642 Søgne 1980
· HELLVIK HUS SØR AS · Aksjeselskap Loneveien 308, 4642 Søgne 1965

Recently opened


Loneveien 214, 4642 Søgne
Oct 2026

Vedderheia 12, 4642 Søgne
Aug 2026

Vedderheia 55, 4642 Søgne
May 2026

Ormelia 9, 4642 Søgne
Mar 2026

Vedderlia 3, 4642 Søgne
Jan 2026

Vedderheia 249, 4642 Søgne
Jan 2026

Vedderheia 249, 4642 Søgne
Jan 2026

Vedderheia 265, 4642 Søgne
May 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
8403 Sortland1,958630.667
7870 Grong1,9601891.811
4618 Kristiansand S1,961945.943
7507 Stjørdal1,952525.678
5184 Olsvik1,9621261.235
1051 Oslo1,96300.074

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4638 Kristiansand S Postcode1732.274
4634 Kristiansand S Postcode1936.372
4621 Kristiansand S Postcode1338.969
4631 Kristiansand S Postcode3043.568
4656 Hamresanden Postcode1045.467
4616 Kristiansand S Postcode517.365
4617 Kristiansand S Postcode525.264
4614 Kristiansand S Postcode721.560

Population of Søgne

Statistics Norway
1,7001,8001,9002,000202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 25%
Young 16–24 12%
Adults 25–49 39%
Adults 50–66 18%
Seniors 67–79 5%
80 and older 2%

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

Average age34.1 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 657k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*40% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*63,645
Commute in / out every day*14,695 / 9,902
Jobs per working resident*1.08 · 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.