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IT & software services in 5306 Erdal

Postcode · 3,145 residents
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41of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (41/100)

Room in the market34weak
Population growth59average
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
14
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
44.5
similar areas 33.9 · Norway 45.3
Opened and closed, 3 years
10 opened – closed
last 12 months: 5 opened, – closed
Population
3,145
+3.1% 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 14 active businesses in the category “IT & software services” in 5306 Erdal - 44.5 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 33.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 11.

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

The population is 3,145 and has grown 3.1% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

IT & software services in 5306 Erdal against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Askøy kommune), from 27 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.

ErdalNorwayErdal NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 48% 47% About the same
Companies with negative equity 7% 17% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 24% 29% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 79% 51% Stronger
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

5306 Erdal

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

Openings and closures per year

0246Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 22019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 42025Opened 2026 (so far): 5Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Askøy kommune

Median revenue
NOK 133k
27 companies filed
Profitable
52%
revenue trend -1.4%
02.0m4.0m6.0m2019202120232025Askøy kommuneNorway
Askøy 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 it & software services in 5306 Erdal.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators21% · 14 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)15.90 · Norway: 10.25
Average age of active businesses3.6 yrs · Norway: 6.1
Younger than 2 years64% · Norway: 38%
Older than 10 years7% · Norway: 20%

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 · Erdal sogn (Askøy)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

14 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Skogvegen 48B, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Aksjeselskap Vardane 14A, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Konkursbo Vardane 103, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Aksjeselskap Vestre Vardane 30, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Aksjeselskap Skogvegen 48B, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Askvegen 139, 5306 Erdal 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Plassahaugen 11, 5306 Erdal 2025
· Aksjeselskap Øvre Skogvik 22, 5306 Erdal 2025
· Aksjeselskap Skogvegen 17B, 5306 Erdal 2025
· Aksjeselskap Vardane 103, 5306 Erdal 2024
· SUNDSFJORD CONSULTANCY · Enkeltpersonforetak Askvegen 28, 5306 Erdal 2020
· Aksjeselskap Grønebrekka 49, 5306 Erdal 2019
· Enkeltpersonforetak Frudalsrindane 67, 5306 Erdal 2019
· Aksjeselskap Frekadalsvegen 42, 5306 Erdal 2008

Recently opened


Skogvegen 48B, 5306 Erdal
Aug 2026

Vardane 14A, 5306 Erdal
Jun 2026

Vardane 103, 5306 Erdal
Jun 2026

Vestre Vardane 30, 5306 Erdal
Mar 2026

Skogvegen 48B, 5306 Erdal
Jan 2026

Askvegen 139, 5306 Erdal
Aug 2025

Plassahaugen 11, 5306 Erdal
Aug 2025

Øvre Skogvik 22, 5306 Erdal
Jun 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
1426 Solberg3,1452270.035
0584 Oslo3,142825.560
7014 Trondheim3,1412476.415
4316 Sandnes3,1401135.052
5225 Nesttun3,1521753.930
9515 Alta3,153928.569

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for it & software services.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5310 Hauglandshella Postcode711.072
5303 Follese Postcode213.269
5307 Ask Postcode314.061
5302 Strusshamn Postcode824.660
5301 Kleppestø Postcode19.557
5308 Kleppestø Postcode1035.754
5300 Kleppestø Postcode1234.853
5305 Florvåg Postcode725.252

Population of Erdal

Statistics Norway
2,8002,9003,0003,1003,2002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 21%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 3%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age38.0 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 827k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*32% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*32% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*8,811
Commute in / out every day*2,659 / 9,328
Jobs per working resident*0.57 · 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 15.11.2026.