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Varden 3

Varden 3 (Stavanger) had 246 residents on 1 January 2026. 13% of residents were 67 or over, against 14% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 239 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 2.5% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11030406 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
246residents1 January 2026
13%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
6,150residents per km² of landdensity
8%green within 500 maverage
Varden 3 · StavangerVarden 3 highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Stavanger with Varden 3 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 Stavanger.

16%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
13%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016238
2017234
2018246
2019242
2020243
2021254
2022248
2023233
2024232
2025247
2026244

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 Stavanger as a whole.

NOK 732,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 53,449/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

239 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 8% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops9
Bakeries3
Pharmacies2
Doctors4
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs3
Restaurants5
Parks22
Playgrounds33
Sports pitches27
Gyms and sports centres7
Libraries0
Kindergartens15
Bus stops50
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
610 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
6,150residents per km² of land0.0 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.

Varden 3 and the nearest neighbourhoods in Stavanger, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bergeland6618%9%9,4438%472
Birkelandsgt-Vikedalsgt44115%12%8,8207%485
Blåsenborg73310%7%10,4715%455
Breivik2,47111%16%10,2969%154
Johannes9686%18%8,8006%429
Lervik 16767%12%9,6576%204
Lervik 24647%7%5,1566%376
Midjord1,60612%18%2,47113%182
Varden 324613%16%6,1508%239

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

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