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Søvik

Søvik (Alstahaug) had 263 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 14 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.1% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18200104 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
263residents1 January 2026
19%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
32residents per km² of landdensity
42%green within 500 maverage
Søvik · AlstahaugSøvik highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Alstahaug with Søvik 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 Alstahaug.

17%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016247
2017248
2018252
2019254
2020253
2021256
2022262
2023262
2024270
2025265
2026262

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 Alstahaug as a whole.

NOK 651,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,300/m²average price per m²2025
75%of households own their home2025
67%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 42% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds7
Sports pitches4
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops4
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
32residents per km² of land8.2 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Austbø6938%10%1136%2
Belsvåg-Hamnes4831%10%132%2
Botn5024%16%35%3
Hestøy3429%0%20%0
Horvnes25120%16%14715%43
Kleiva-Breimo22320%17%1554%0
Lyngåsen32928%13%76554%10
Matstia-Høgåsen39115%23%65260%38
Søvik26319%17%3242%14

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

More neighbourhoods in Alstahaug.