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Plumber & heating in 5306 Erdal

Postcode · 3,145 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 market13weak
Population growth59average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend73strong

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
15.9
similar areas 8.7 · Norway 11.2
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
3,145
+3.1% 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 5306 Erdal - 15.9 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 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,145 and has grown 3.1% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Plumber & heating in 5306 Erdal against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Askøy kommune), from 22 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.

ErdalNorwayErdal NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 23% 32% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 18% 14% More here
Losses two years in a row 10% 15% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 42% 38% Stronger
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 5% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

5306 Erdal

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: 12019Opened 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 – Askøy kommune

Median revenue
NOK 4.0m
22 companies filed
Profitable
77%
revenue trend +8.9%
05.0m10m2019202120232025Askøy kommuneNorway
Askøy 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 5306 Erdal.

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)6.36 · Norway: 1.17
Average age of active businesses3.3 yrs · Norway: 12.5
Younger than 2 years40% · Norway: 19%
Older than 10 years0% · Norway: 46%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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)1.3 km · Strusshamn sogn (Askøy)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Askvegen 139, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Konkursbo Ivarhaugen 20, 5306 Erdal 2026
· Aksjeselskap Ivarhaugen 20, 5306 Erdal 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Austre Vardane 7C, 5306 Erdal 2021
· Enkeltpersonforetak Erdalsvegen 7, 5306 Erdal 2019

Recently opened


Askvegen 139, 5306 Erdal
Sep 2026

Ivarhaugen 20, 5306 Erdal
Jul 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
1426 Solberg3,1451650.935
0584 Oslo3,142515.931
7014 Trondheim3,14100.064
4316 Sandnes3,14000.076
5225 Nesttun3,15213.263
9515 Alta3,153412.750

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5300 Kleppestø Postcode38.761
5314 Kjerrgarden Postcode14.659
5302 Strusshamn Postcode39.258
5308 Kleppestø Postcode310.757
5307 Ask Postcode29.350
5310 Hauglandshella Postcode1015.739
5305 Florvåg Postcode414.438

Population of Erdal

Statistics Norway
2,8002,9003,0003,1003,2002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 21%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 3%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age38.0 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 827k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*32% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*32% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*8,811
Commute in / out every day*2,659 / 9,328
Jobs per working resident*0.57 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* 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.