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Painter & decorator in 4324 Sandnes

Postcode · 4,691 residents
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48of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (48/100)

Room in the market33weak
Population growth58average
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
4
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
8.5
similar areas 6.4 · Norway 7.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
4,691
+2.9% in 5 years

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There are 4 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 4324 Sandnes - 8.5 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 3.

In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 4,691 and has grown 2.9% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Painter & decorator in 4324 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

Trend

Active businesses over time

4324 Sandnes

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

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 2Closed 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 4324 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)4.26 · Norway: 0.94

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

4 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Bjønnbåsen 5, 4324 Sandnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Skrubbholen 36, 4324 Sandnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Buggelandsstubben 8, 4324 Sandnes 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Buggelandsstubben 8, 4324 Sandnes 2021

Recently opened


Bjønnbåsen 5, 4324 Sandnes
Jul 2026

Skrubbholen 36, 4324 Sandnes
Mar 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
1406 Ski4,69512.175
1388 Borgen4,695510.741
7072 Heimdal4,677510.727
2850 Lena4,71248.537
1385 Asker4,71936.447
4645 Nodeland4,66224.366

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
4311 Hommersåk Postcode38.061
4328 Sandnes Postcode38.061
4316 Sandnes Postcode26.456

Population of Sandnes

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

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 27%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 43%
Adults 50–66 14%
Seniors 67–79 3%
80 and older 1%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age31.3 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.