Painter & decorator in 4308 Sandnes
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (56/100)
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
There are 0 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 4308 Sandnes - 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 5.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 1,688 and has shrunk 0.7% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Painter & decorator in 4308 Sandnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sandnes kommune), from 26 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.
| Sandnes | Norway | Sandnes Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 31% | 35% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 38% | 19% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 20% | 17% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 29% | 34% | Weaker |
Trend
Active businesses over time
4308 SandnesThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Sandnes kommune
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 painter & decorator in 4308 Sandnes.
Trouble signs
Competition
No active businesses right now.
New and established
Moving in and out
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
Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
0 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No active businesses of this type, that can be an opportunity, or a sign there is no demand. | |||
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3014 Drammen | 1,689 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 |
| 3022 Drammen | 1,687 | 2 | 11.9 | 47 |
| 1659 Torp | 1,687 | 3 | 17.8 | 42 |
| 5003 Bergen | 1,690 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 |
| 3850 Kviteseid | 1,686 | 3 | 17.8 | 39 |
| 0356 Oslo | 1,686 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4306 Sandnes Postcode | 1 | 2.1 | 86 |
| 4321 Sandnes Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 85 |
| 4327 Sandnes Postcode | 1 | 3.6 | 71 |
| 4318 Sandnes Postcode | 3 | 4.7 | 71 |
| 4325 Sandnes Postcode | 2 | 6.1 | 62 |
| 4311 Hommersåk Postcode | 3 | 8.0 | 61 |
| 4328 Sandnes Postcode | 3 | 8.0 | 61 |
| 4316 Sandnes Postcode | 2 | 6.4 | 56 |
Population of Sandnes
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
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.