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Biestø

Biestø (Grimstad) had 63 residents on 1 January 2026. 24% of residents were 67 or over, against 16% across the municipality, and 14% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 70 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 12% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42020216 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
63residents1 January 2026
24%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
573residents per km² of landdensity
24%green within 500 maverage
Biestø · GrimstadBiestø highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Grimstad with Biestø 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 Grimstad.

14%
aged under 16
18%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
16%
aged 50–66
24%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202073
202166
202261
202361
202460
202557
202664

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 Grimstad as a whole.

NOK 676,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 37,445/m²average price per m²2025
70%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries3
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs9
Restaurants9
Parks3
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches4
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops13
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
13.4 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
573residents per km² of land0.1 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bakken2169%21%13286%10
Bergemoen 166911%20%77811%12
Bieheia56125%15%1,16940%48
Biestø6324%14%57324%70
Biodden 135626%12%2,09427%89
Birketveit10420%20%7776%7
Fevik99221%16%70419%22
Fillingtveit590%31%257%0
Fjære49919%15%23670%5

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

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