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Blixhammeren

Blixhammeren (Kristiansund) had 705 residents on 1 January 2026. 23% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 8% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 136 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 8.5% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15050202 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
705residents1 January 2026
23%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
8,812residents per km² of landdensity
5%green within 500 maverage
Blixhammeren · KristiansundBlixhammeren highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansund with Blixhammeren 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 Kristiansund.

8%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016650
2017676
2018667
2019645
2020692
2021706
2022665
2023677
2024734
2025719
2026705

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 Kristiansund as a whole.

NOK 634,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,967/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

136 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 5% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops9
Bakeries0
Pharmacies3
Doctors5
Dentists7
Cafés and pubs10
Restaurants18
Parks9
Playgrounds19
Sports pitches8
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens2
Bus stops35
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8,812residents per km² of land0.1 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Allanenga49628%13%6,2006%149
Amundøy5824%5%16615%0
Bjerkestrand35019%17%3663%2
Bjønnahaugen32622%11%2,71713%107
Blixhammeren70523%8%8,8125%136
Bolga27016%17%2951%2
Brunsvika55329%14%75817%46
Buhamndalen6519%17%1,30021%70
Bukta46834%12%3,9005%72

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

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