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Eikeland

Eikeland (Vennesla) had 571 residents on 1 January 2026. 20% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 23% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 7 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.7% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42230103 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
571residents1 January 2026
20%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
11residents per km² of landdensity
44%green within 500 maverage
Eikeland · VenneslaEikeland highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Vennesla with Eikeland 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 Vennesla.

23%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
18%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020535
2021547
2022545
2023534
2024549
2025557
2026571

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 Vennesla as a whole.

NOK 656,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 27,040/m²average price per m²2025
77%of households own their home2025
66%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 44% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches2
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries1
Kindergartens1
Bus stops9
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
10.3 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
11residents per km² of land53.4 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Eikeland57120%23%1144%7
Eikelandsdalen65412%21%4362%1
Føreland19411%22%567%1
Heisel-Lindekleiv46118%18%6253%15
Hunsfoss1,5267%21%74817%43
Ilebekk84010%24%3664%3
Kile18414%21%630%1
Kvarstein69414%20%11350%8
Moseidmoen2,96111%20%1658%48

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

More neighbourhoods in Vennesla.