Plumber & heating in 4876 Grimstad
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (63/100)
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
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There is 1 active business in the category “Plumber & heating” in 4876 Grimstad - 3.8 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 7.6 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 2,635 and has grown 5.8% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Plumber & heating in 4876 Grimstad against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Grimstad kommune), from 12 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.
| Grimstad | Norway | Grimstad Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 32% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 17% | 14% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 10% | 15% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 35% | 38% | Weaker |
Trend
Active businesses over time
4876 GrimstadThis 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 – Grimstad 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 plumber & heating in 4876 Grimstad.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Storgaten 60D, 4876 Grimstad | 2024 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5209 Os | 2,635 | 2 | 7.6 | 55 |
| 8480 Andenes | 2,634 | 2 | 7.6 | 39 |
| 8624 Mo i Rana | 2,636 | 4 | 15.2 | 29 |
| 9910 Bjørnevatn | 2,639 | 1 | 3.8 | 57 |
| 3408 Tranby | 2,630 | 2 | 7.6 | 43 |
| 0650 Oslo | 2,641 | 3 | 11.4 | 33 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4878 Grimstad Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 71 |
| 4885 Grimstad Postcode | 4 | 9.2 | 51 |
| 4879 Grimstad Postcode | 4 | 10.6 | 51 |
| 4886 Grimstad Postcode | 3 | 8.4 | 50 |
| 4870 Fevik Postcode | 5 | 10.1 | 47 |
Population of Grimstad
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 14.11.2026.