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Niphaug vest

Niphaug vest (Haugesund) had 146 residents on 1 January 2026. 30% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 7% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 45 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 0.7% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11060201 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
146residents1 January 2026
30%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,920residents per km² of landdensity
4%green within 500 maverage
Niphaug vest · HaugesundNiphaug vest highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Haugesund with Niphaug 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 Haugesund.

7%
aged under 16
17%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
30%
aged 67 and over
11%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016148
2017141
2018141
2019142
2020143
2021142
2022143
2023145
2024144
2025147
2026149

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 Haugesund as a whole.

NOK 636,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 32,922/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
67%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 4% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds7
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens4
Bus stops39
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2,920residents 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.

Niphaug vest and the nearest neighbourhoods in Haugesund, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Austmannablokkene42819%12%6,1149%52
Bjørgene22514%23%4,5009%47
Bleikemyr49121%19%6,13811%29
Brakahaug9619%18%2,0454%26
Bråvallagata38310%17%2,9462%88
Dam1,10917%22%2,7053%71
Djupaskar38313%19%3,8305%97
Fjellstemmen vest37216%20%3,1009%62
Niphaug vest14630%7%2,9204%45

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

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