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Prestegårdskogen

Prestegårdskogen (Gjøvik) had 234 residents on 1 January 2026. 29% of residents were 67 or over, against 19% across the municipality, and 14% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 41 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 34071307 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
234residents1 January 2026
29%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
418residents per km² of landdensity
29%green within 500 maverage
Prestegårdskogen · GjøvikPrestegårdskogen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Gjøvik with Prestegårdskogen 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 Gjøvik.

14%
aged under 16
14%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
29%
aged 67 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020234
2021227
2022231
2023235
2024230
2025227
2026234

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 Gjøvik as a whole.

NOK 622,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,653/m²average price per m²2025
67%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants2
Parks0
Playgrounds7
Sports pitches13
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries1
Kindergartens2
Bus stops16
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
3schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
5.6 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
418residents per km² of land0.6 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Almsfeltet27313%20%36953%19
Askim40311%18%62049%45
Berg5725%7%8100%0
Berg23735%14%8121%12
Biristrand28117%16%3848%4
Bjugstad3923%26%851%0
Bjørnsveen77316%18%50529%36
Blomhaug55711%19%1,63819%43
Prestegårdskogen23429%14%41829%41

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

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