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Hofset

Hofset (Ulstein) had 1,017 residents on 1 January 2026. 11% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 66 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 17% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15160107 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,017residents1 January 2026
11%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,614residents per km² of landdensity
13%green within 500 maverage
Hofset · UlsteinHofset highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Ulstein with Hofset 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 Ulstein.

22%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
11%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016870
2017926
2018968
2019995
20201,003
2021996
2022994
20231,001
20241,031
20251,020
20261,017

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 Ulstein as a whole.

NOK 736,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,346/m²average price per m²2025
77%of households own their home2025
68%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

66 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops6
Bakeries1
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs3
Restaurants5
Parks1
Playgrounds6
Sports pitches14
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens8
Bus stops13
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1,614residents 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Dimna35210%21%937%1
Eiksund29721%18%2420%1
Flø17023%15%862%2
Garnes7214%13%3326%0
Haddal37920%17%1938%5
Hasund44717%17%7430%3
Hofset1,01711%22%1,61413%66
Holsekre nedre5569%25%2,13821%72
Holsekre øvre - Hofsetmarka1,24316%21%22811%25

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

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