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Engineering consultancy in 4645 Nodeland

Postcode · 4,662 residents
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71of 100

Opportunity score

Promising

Medium confidence

Fewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.

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Why this score (71/100)

Room in the market73strong
Population growth69strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend69strong

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
7
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
15.0
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
5 opened – closed
last 12 months: 3 opened, – closed
Population
4,662
+4.5% 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 7 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 4645 Nodeland - 15.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 13.

In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 4,662 and has grown 4.5% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 4645 Nodeland against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Kristiansand kommune), from 265 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.

NodelandNorwayNodeland NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 42% 38% More here
Companies with negative equity 17% 14% More here
Losses two years in a row 27% 22% More here
Median equity ratio 43% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

4645 Nodeland

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

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 3Closed 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 1.2m
265 companies filed
Profitable
55%
revenue trend +4.3%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Kristiansand 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 engineering consultancy in 4645 Nodeland.

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)6.44 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses3.0 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years57% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years14% · Norway: 28%

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)0.5 km · Greipstad sogn (Kristiansand)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

7 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Skinnarsmoen 24, 4645 Nodeland 2026
· Aksjeselskap Svarttjønnheia 63, 4645 Nodeland 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Løvollbakken 9, 4645 Nodeland 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Svalåsvegen 51, 4645 Nodeland 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Greipstad gamle kirkeveg 31, 4645 Nodeland 2024
· Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak Gamle Kuliaveg 100, 4645 Nodeland 2023
· Aksjeselskap Hortemo ringveg 52, 4645 Nodeland 2014

Recently opened


Skinnarsmoen 24, 4645 Nodeland
Oct 2026

Svarttjønnheia 63, 4645 Nodeland
Sep 2026

Løvollbakken 9, 4645 Nodeland
Mar 2026

Svalåsvegen 51, 4645 Nodeland
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
7072 Heimdal4,6771634.241
3612 Kongsberg4,6452247.440
4034 Stavanger4,6401430.249
4324 Sandnes4,6911021.362
1406 Ski4,695510.773
1388 Borgen4,6952042.648

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4656 Hamresanden Postcode313.681
4631 Kristiansand S Postcode1420.374
4642 Søgne Postcode420.471
4646 Finsland Postcode110.069
4614 Kristiansand S Postcode26.169
4617 Kristiansand S Postcode315.165
4620 Kristiansand S Postcode515.665
4616 Kristiansand S Postcode413.964

Population of Nodeland

Statistics Norway
4,3004,4004,5004,6004,700202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 20%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 35%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 9%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age39.3 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 15.11.2026.