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Vardeneset

Vardeneset (Stavanger) had 1,779 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 14% across the municipality, and 20% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 88 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 4.8% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11032703 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,779residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,235residents per km² of landdensity
2%green within 500 maverage
Vardeneset · StavangerVardeneset highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Stavanger with Vardeneset 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.

20%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,698
20171,656
20181,699
20191,699
20201,724
20211,724
20221,735
20231,761
20241,777
20251,756
20261,779

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.

88 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 2% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries1
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks2
Playgrounds20
Sports pitches23
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens7
Bus stops19
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
3.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,235residents per km² of land0.6 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.

Vardeneset 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
Byåsen 14277%21%5,3389%117
Eskelandshagen7288%23%3,8323%93
Finnestad 19712%20%4,8500%63
Finnestad 210112%18%2150%51
Finnestad 315311%20%4947%44
Høye 16310%21%1191%58
Indre Tasta2,05811%23%3,9584%150
Kalhammaren 274114%19%4,1179%128
Vardeneset1,77914%20%3,2352%88

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

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