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Ankerskogen

Ankerskogen (Hamar) had 420 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 150 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 3.2% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 34030401 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
420residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
977residents per km² of landdensity
25%green within 500 maverage
Ankerskogen · HamarAnkerskogen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Hamar with Ankerskogen 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 Hamar.

16%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
36%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020434
2021440
2022442
2023433
2024430
2025427
2026420

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 Hamar as a whole.

NOK 639,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 40,784/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
66%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

150 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs3
Restaurants5
Parks7
Playgrounds8
Sports pitches26
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries2
Kindergartens7
Bus stops50
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.5 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
977residents per km² of land0.4 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Ajer54920%15%2,28816%61
Ankerskogen42016%16%97725%150
Bekkesvea54118%24%2,4594%96
Bondesvea1,05413%17%3,1948%131
Breidablikk45619%24%1,8243%94
Briskebyen36115%11%2,7774%108
Dalsløkka54019%16%2,1603%81
Disen47813%19%1,49410%52
Dørum17421%18%4714%0

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

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