Høietun-Mestad
Høietun-Mestad (Kristiansand) had 663 residents on 1 January 2026. 12% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 25 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 4.6% 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 Kristiansand.
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 Kristiansand as a whole.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Everyday life.
25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 49% 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.
Høietun-Mestad and the nearest neighbourhoods in Kristiansand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andøya | 1,308 | 10% | 23% | 1,869 | 25% | 23 |
| Augland | 166 | 14% | 17% | 43 | 96% | 0 |
| Augland terrasse | 1,315 | 14% | 21% | 1,934 | 36% | 84 |
| Auglandslia | 908 | 10% | 20% | 2,929 | 16% | 59 |
| Aurebekk-Rypestøl | 47 | 13% | 17% | 7 | 95% | 1 |
| Ausviga | 629 | 8% | 24% | 886 | 73% | 12 |
| Beinestad vest | 51 | 6% | 18% | 212 | 3% | 30 |
| Beinestad øst | 531 | 2% | 32% | 1,295 | 35% | 16 |
| Høietun-Mestad | 663 | 12% | 22% | 53 | 49% | 25 |
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
More neighbourhoods in Kristiansand.