Vardeheia-Ruffen
Vardeheia-Ruffen (Grimstad) had 1,027 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 16% across the municipality, and 14% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 106 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 8.6% since 2020.
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.
Population on 1 January
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.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Everyday life.
106 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.
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.
Vardeheia-Ruffen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Grimstad, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.
| Neighbourhood | Residents | 67+ | Under 16 | Per km² | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakken | 216 | 9% | 21% | 132 | 86% | 10 |
| Bergemoen 1 | 669 | 11% | 20% | 778 | 11% | 12 |
| Bieheia | 561 | 25% | 15% | 1,169 | 40% | 48 |
| Biestø | 63 | 24% | 14% | 573 | 24% | 70 |
| Biodden 1 | 356 | 26% | 12% | 2,094 | 27% | 89 |
| Birketveit | 104 | 20% | 20% | 77 | 76% | 7 |
| Fevik | 992 | 21% | 16% | 704 | 19% | 22 |
| Fillingtveit | 59 | 0% | 31% | 2 | 57% | 0 |
| Vardeheia-Ruffen | 1,027 | 19% | 14% | 3,668 | 18% | 106 |
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
More neighbourhoods in Grimstad.