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Brekkestranda

Brekkestranda (Oslo) had 849 residents on 1 January 2026. 27% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 84 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 4.3% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014413 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
849residents1 January 2026
27%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,830residents per km² of landdensity
30%green within 500 maverage
Brekkestranda · OsloBrekkestranda highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Brekkestranda 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 Oslo.

17%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
27%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016887
2017902
2018884
2019882
2020883
2021889
2022866
2023856
2024851
2025845
2026849

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 Oslo as a whole.

NOK 635,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 98,381/m²average price per m²2025
66%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

84 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops7
Bakeries3
Pharmacies2
Doctors4
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants3
Parks4
Playgrounds10
Sports pitches13
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries0
Kindergartens8
Bus stops29
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
260 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,830residents per km² of land0.3 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Akebakkeskogen1,17721%19%5,6058%167
Bakke1,39210%16%5,56814%406
Berg1,39214%23%4,80014%227
Bjølsen rode 98611%29%4,30016%354
Blindern3475%3%56916%266
Brekke2,76810%20%8,92926%91
Brekkestranda84927%17%2,83030%84
Disen1,80710%20%6,23113%177
Frysjå42228%18%2,22129%84

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

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