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Engineering consultancy in 5238 Rådal

Postcode · 3,769 residents
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64of 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 (64/100)

Room in the market53average
Population growth84strong
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
26.5
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
3,769
+7.6% 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 “Engineering consultancy” in 5238 Rådal - 26.5 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 11.

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

The population is 3,769 and has grown 7.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 5238 Rådal against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Bergen kommune), from 602 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.

RådalNorwayRådal NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 39% 38% About the same
Companies with negative equity 13% 14% About the same
Losses two years in a row 21% 22% About the same
Median equity ratio 48% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

5238 Rådal

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: 12019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 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 – Bergen kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.7m
602 companies filed
Profitable
60%
revenue trend +3.3%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Bergen kommuneNorway
Bergen 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 5238 Rådal.

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)0.00 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses6.4 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years20% · Norway: 28%

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)1.0 km · Fana sogn (Bergen)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

10 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Nøttveitlia 11, 5238 Rådal 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Nedre Nøttveit 48B, 5238 Rådal 2025
· Aksjeselskap Apeltunlien 36G, 5238 Rådal 2024
· Aksjeselskap Smøråsvegen 33, 5238 Rådal 2023
· Aksjeselskap Nøttveitvegen 67, 5238 Rådal 2022
· Aksjeselskap Steintrælia 16, 5238 Rådal 2021
· Aksjeselskap Apeltunlien 36G, 5238 Rådal 2019
· Aksjeselskap Smøråsvegen 77, 5238 Rådal 2017
· Aksjeselskap Smøråslia 38B, 5238 Rådal 2016
· Aksjeselskap Nedre Nøttveit 16, 5238 Rådal 2009

Recently opened


Nøttveitlia 11, 5238 Rådal
May 2025

Nedre Nøttveit 48B, 5238 Rådal
Feb 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
7088 Heimdal3,769615.963
4879 Grimstad3,7682463.738
1734 Hafslundsøy3,77012.791
3150 Tolvsrød3,7732053.034
8003 Bodø3,773923.953
4055 Sola3,7632463.832

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5089 Bergen Postcode00.084
5136 Mjølkeråen Postcode39.580
5161 Laksevåg Postcode00.079
5236 Rådal Postcode516.477
5097 Bergen Postcode310.476
5055 Bergen Postcode39.676
5267 Espeland Postcode211.776
5183 Olsvik Postcode00.075

Population of Rådal

Statistics Norway
3,0003,2003,4003,6003,8002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 21%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 35%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 9%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age38.4 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 672k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*21% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*47% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*183,653
Commute in / out every day*45,294 / 19,915
Jobs per working resident*1.16 · Norway: 1.00

More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.

* 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.