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Holmestrand

Holmestrand had 27,086 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 700,300 in 2024, 6% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 37,179/m² on average in 2025 (505 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 0.8% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3903 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
27,086residents1 January 2026
NOK 700,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 37,179/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
29%green within 500 maverage
Holmestrand by neighbourhood
Map of Holmestrand: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 63 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Barlin22022%16%4,40017%89
Bentsrud20913%21%11414%33
Berg7047%26%42739%18
Bringaker417%7%9100%1
Bølum47911%24%397%3
Duni56814%20%44037%8
Engerud-Eidsfoss26515%16%1455%6
Flåten16214%12%3275%0
Fosskogen1,05517%19%74829%21
Galleberg vest31213%19%1026%0
Galleberg øst28312%21%164%3
Gausen36121%17%1,03125%104
Godakerlia53414%19%1,11255%11
Gudum12859%5%506%39
Gunnerud8718%18%2333%2
Hanekleiva11221%17%1578%0
Haslestad11014%14%7100%0
Heierstad-Rød-Herstad8418%8%792%0
Hem11821%9%10100%0
Hillestad38912%17%6070%3
Holm29520%12%3161%1
Holmestrand 134022%12%2,4298%86
Holmestrand 229020%16%2,90021%72
Holmestrand 341023%10%1,36712%86
Holmestrand 480246%5%8,02018%84
Holmestrand 531026%9%2,58319%90
Hulebak-Eikenes-Gran24719%18%1656%1
Hvitstein77517%19%7836%85
Island6620%14%3090%2
Kjeldås77314%19%3712%5
Kleivan58911%25%69344%4
Kleiverud93119%18%1,86257%8
Klevjer48111%21%4421%2
Korsgården13319%17%1430%0
Kårjord10117%19%2023%0
Lindset-Voll-Haugestad1,05824%16%581%8
Mulvika1586%15%333%1
Mørkassel21712%18%5527%1
Neperud74222%16%2,65017%81
Nordjordet24015%22%1,71412%72
Odderud15821%19%990%1
Ramberg31920%15%59116%25
Rove1,02019%15%1,82118%89
Sande nord21315%21%15319%47
Sande syd1,20142%9%48614%46
Sando42221%18%2836%3
Selvik2,00615%19%24032%22
Selvik-Bekke1,56726%12%16520%23
Sjulerud-Eidsfoss-Stubben21915%16%952%6
Sjøl50014%19%9544%8
Skarrebo20317%17%2222%0
Skog9516%17%3100%0
Skoger53410%19%22622%4
Smørstein7817%17%4517%10
Solberg18911%15%3231%3
Solbergskogen16232%8%1,80016%24
Solhøy32711%17%1,55721%93
Sollifeltet41419%20%12199%0
Sommerro50617%23%2,10811%35
Sundbyfoss63718%14%6658%4
Tangbergåsen48011%18%2038%12
Vike47313%22%4020%13
Åkerholt1419%14%1210%0

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Vestfold.

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202426,872
202527,005
202627,086

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 700,300
median household income after tax
67%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long8%
Unknown or none completed1%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

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

Homes.

12,560 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner66%
Co-operative or share owner10%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house55%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses16%
Block of flats20%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings2%
NOK 28,511/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 35,924/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 46,462/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
505sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
30kindergartensOpenStreetMap
66residents per km² of land412.0 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)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Holmestrand, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Grefsrudtunnelen sør
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Grefsrudtunnelen sør
Photo: Peter Fiskerstrand · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Grefsrudtunnelen nord
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Grefsrudtunnelen nord
Photo: Peter Fiskerstrand · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Trochulus hispidus
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Trochulus hispidus
Photo: Magne Flåten · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Vestfold.