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Plumber & heating in 2836 Biri

Postcode · 3,275 residents
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36of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (36/100)

Room in the market14weak
Population growth70strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend45average

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
15.3
similar areas 8.7 · Norway 11.2
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
3,275
+4.5% 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 “Plumber & heating” in 2836 Biri - 15.3 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 8.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.

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

The population is 3,275 and has grown 4.5% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Plumber & heating in 2836 Biri against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gjøvik kommune), from 20 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.

BiriNorwayBiri NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 30% 32% About the same
Companies with negative equity 10% 14% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 5% 15% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 61% 38% Stronger
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 5% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

2836 Biri

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: 12020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 22024Opened 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 – Gjøvik kommune

Median revenue
NOK 6.8m
20 companies filed
Profitable
65%
revenue trend +1.4%
05.0m10m2019202120232025Gjøvik kommuneNorway
Gjøvik 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 plumber & heating in 2836 Biri.

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)3.05 · Norway: 1.16
Average age of active businesses3.2 yrs · Norway: 12.5
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 19%
Older than 10 years0% · Norway: 46%

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)1.1 km · Hunn sogn (Gjøvik)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Kragebergvegen 96, 2836 Biri 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Skulhusvegen 11, 2836 Biri 2024
· Aksjeselskap Aurvegen 7, 2836 Biri 2024
· Aksjeselskap Skumsrudvegen 27, 2836 Biri 2023
· Aksjeselskap Skumsrudvegen 27, 2836 Biri 2020

Recently opened


Kragebergvegen 96, 2836 Biri
Dec 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
0172 Oslo3,27439.257
4276 Veavågen3,271721.431
4322 Sandnes3,27939.159
4049 Hafrsfjord3,28126.171
4325 Sandnes3,28413.074
3660 Rjukan3,266515.320

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
2821 Gjøvik Postcode26.068
2815 Gjøvik Postcode14.467
2818 Gjøvik Postcode00.065
2817 Gjøvik Postcode13.463
2819 Gjøvik Postcode37.061
2827 Hunndalen Postcode615.331
2816 Gjøvik Postcode619.931

Population of Biri

Statistics Norway
3,0003,1003,2003,3002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 16%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 23%
Seniors 67–79 15%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age44.7 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 623k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*20% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*34% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*17,056
Commute in / out every day*7,270 / 5,560
Jobs per working resident*1.11 · 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 15.11.2026.