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Havstad

Havstad (Arendal) had 536 residents on 1 January 2026. 40% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 9% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 24 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.3% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42035406 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
536residents1 January 2026
40%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,233residents per km² of landdensity
3%green within 500 maverage
Havstad · ArendalHavstad highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Arendal with Havstad highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Arendal.

9%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
40%
aged 67 and over
17%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020504
2021493
2022541
2023538
2024557
2025554
2026536

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

The whole municipality.

Figures for Arendal as a whole.

NOK 642,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,341/m²average price per m²2025
77%of households own their home2025
62%employed, aged 15–742025

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 3% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches11
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens3
Bus stops23
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.6 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,233residents per km² of land0.2 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Havstad and the nearest neighbourhoods in Arendal, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alve-Sandå-Åmdal45716%17%11190%6
Alvika29911%16%23593%4
Asdal-Vrengen2,92816%18%46839%20
Barbugård56615%16%2,26441%140
Bendiksklev-Langbryggen30626%10%7,6506%145
Bie83820%16%34236%23
Birkenlund33615%23%1,60023%25
Bjørnebo27715%19%12655%26
Havstad53640%9%2,2333%24

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

More neighbourhoods in Arendal.