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Gjerdrum

Gjerdrum had 7,478 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 789,900 in 2024, 4% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 47,157/m² on average in 2025 (123 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.1% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3230 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
7,478residents1 January 2026
NOK 789,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 47,157/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
30%green within 500 maverage
Gjerdrum by neighbourhood
Map of Gjerdrum: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

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

All 13 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Ask nord1,33022%12%8219%44
Ask sør64939%12%54510%40
Bekkeberget1,2849%21%22947%15
Brodal87013%21%29635%44
Bråte29811%18%3111%40
Eikeberg21016%16%3671%0
Fossum37511%15%11516%15
Gjerdrum21214%14%450%0
Grønlund66614%18%39964%16
Heni25010%10%6317%0
Kulsrud82912%21%43048%24
Sandum29211%19%4515%2
Sørum1826%20%442%1

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20247,398
20257,453
20267,478

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 789,900
median household income after tax
70%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long9%
Unknown or none completed0%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

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

Homes.

3,171 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house58%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats15%
Other buildings5%
NOK 32,943/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 43,517/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 58,112/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
123sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
6kindergartensOpenStreetMap
91residents per km² of land82.0 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)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Gjerdrum, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gjerdrum Landslide
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Gjerdrum Landslide
Photo: Emil Hanslien · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gjerdrum-raset-001-10-07-2023-huskerdu
Photo: Huskerdu.no · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gjerdrum-raset-003-10-07-2023-huskerdu
Photo: Huskerdu.no · CC BY-SA 4.0
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