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Ørmelen 1

Ørmelen 1 (Verdal) had 246 residents on 1 January 2026. 18% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 15% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 36 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 16% since 2018.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 50380102 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
246residents1 January 2026
18%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,236residents per km² of landdensity
18%green within 500 maverage
Ørmelen 1 · VerdalØrmelen 1 highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Verdal with Ørmelen 1 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 Verdal.

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2018291
2019317
2020316
2021291
2022283
2023253
2024247
2025253
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 Verdal as a whole.

NOK 646,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,897/m²average price per m²2025
80%of households own their home2025
66%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

36 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops2
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens1
Bus stops9
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.3 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,236residents 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.

Ørmelen 1 and the nearest neighbourhoods in Verdal, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Berg41617%22%3925%16
Bjartan11023%13%178%1
Brannan87717%20%1,30917%16
Dillan19717%25%1045%0
Forbregd8088%26%62232%2
Haug64824%12%16817%43
Inndal27521%19%242%1
Jermstad19320%23%2120%1
Ørmelen 124618%15%2,23618%36

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

More neighbourhoods in Verdal.