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Sula

Sula had 9,798 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 743,800 in 2024, 9% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 31,634/m² on average in 2025 (139 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 9.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1531 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
9,798residents1 January 2026
NOK 743,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 31,634/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Sula by neighbourhood
Map of Sula: 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 16 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
Bratthaug37618%19%62739%35
Eikrem32312%25%3564%4
Fiskerstrand78115%17%6357%13
Holen1,06714%23%1,16042%17
Langevåg sentrum87021%19%1,89115%43
Mauseidvåg70416%24%28755%14
Molvær1,05515%22%17215%31
Rørstad71613%22%75478%18
Sandvik30815%22%970%1
Solevåg83015%20%22636%7
Stadsnes60527%18%1,77913%39
Sunde1,04715%22%53122%10
Søre Sula4531%13%429%0
Vedde22320%23%7335%10
Veibust19319%16%1120%0
Vågnes65016%21%1,01641%7

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Møre og Romsdal.

21%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20168,952
20179,007
20189,131
20199,271
20209,310
20219,409
20229,547
20239,636
20249,720
20259,759
20269,798

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 743,800
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short25%
University or college, long6%
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.

4,204 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner78%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house64%
Two-dwelling house17%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings4%
NOK 24,249/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 33,700/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 39,986/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
139sales2025

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.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
17kindergartensOpenStreetMap
172residents per km² of land57.0 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 Sula, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Alesund-Norway-panoramicview
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M.S. Polarys visiting Alesund, Norway
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Borgund kirke i Ålesund
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