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Painter & decorator in 4322 Sandnes

Postcode · 3,285 residents
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46of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (46/100)

Room in the market15weak
Population growth85strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend79strong

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
5
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
15.2
similar areas 6.4 · Norway 7.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
3,285
+7.9% 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 5 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 4322 Sandnes - 15.2 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.

In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,285 and has grown 7.9% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Painter & decorator in 4322 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.

SandnesNorwaySandnes NorwayVerdict
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
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

4322 Sandnes

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

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 12017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 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 – Sandnes kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.4m
26 companies filed
Profitable
69%
revenue trend +9.5%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m202020212022202320242025Sandnes kommuneNorway
Sandnes 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 painter & decorator in 4322 Sandnes.

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)0.00 · Norway: 0.94
Average age of active businesses16.2 yrs · Norway: 10.3
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years40% · Norway: 36%

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 one2,010 · 2%
More than 10 km1,030
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.8 km · Bogafjell sogn (Sandnes)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Leitebrotet 82, 4322 Sandnes 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Brunesveien 12, 4322 Sandnes 2019
· Aksjeselskap Jærveien 321, 4322 Sandnes 2017
· Enkeltpersonforetak Lundetunet 21, 4322 Sandnes 2010
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vagleskogveien 53, 4322 Sandnes 1980

Recently opened


Leitebrotet 82, 4322 Sandnes
Feb 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
3403 Lier3,28626.167
4325 Sandnes3,28426.162
7081 Sjetnemarka3,28813.067
4049 Hafrsfjord3,28113.073
4012 Stavanger3,29039.155
2836 Biri3,27539.244

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4306 Sandnes Postcode12.186
4321 Sandnes Postcode00.085
4318 Sandnes Postcode34.771
4327 Sandnes Postcode13.671
4325 Sandnes Postcode26.162
4328 Sandnes Postcode38.061
4311 Hommersåk Postcode38.061
4316 Sandnes Postcode26.456

Population of Sandnes

Statistics Norway
2,9003,0003,1003,2003,300202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 23%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 40%
Adults 50–66 17%
Seniors 67–79 6%
80 and older 2%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age35.1 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 757k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*30% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*42,157
Commute in / out every day*22,275 / 24,834
Jobs per working resident*0.94 · 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.