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Ensjø vest

Ensjø vest (Oslo) had 2,187 residents on 1 January 2026. 6% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 15% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 441 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 159% since 2017.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014212 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,187residents1 January 2026
6%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
18,225residents per km² of landdensity
13%green within 500 maverage
Ensjø vest · OsloEnsjø vest highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Ensjø vest 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.

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
60%
aged 25–49
11%
aged 50–66
6%
aged 67 and over
1%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2017843
2018856
2019892
20201,138
20211,429
20221,578
20231,864
20241,965
20252,135
20262,187

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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops25
Bakeries6
Pharmacies4
Doctors7
Dentists6
Cafés and pubs27
Restaurants16
Parks32
Playgrounds94
Sports pitches44
Gyms and sports centres6
Libraries2
Kindergartens47
Bus stops54
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations4
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
60 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
18,225residents 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.

Ensjø vest 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
Brynseng2,31320%16%8,56743%280
Ensjø nord5,1715%19%27,21610%427
Ensjø sør2,7079%17%15,03910%428
Ensjø vest2,1876%15%18,22513%441
Ensjø øst2,1674%18%9,02918%386
Etterstad2,16211%18%7,20729%347
Gamlebyen rode 11,1764%7%3,92023%477
Gamlebyen rode 21,2503%13%8,92924%495
Gamlebyen rode 38764%10%29,20017%658

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

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