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Blokkhaugen

Blokkhaugen (Bergen) had 789 residents on 1 January 2026. 33% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 8% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 167 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 3.9% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010915 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
789residents1 January 2026
33%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,321residents per km² of landdensity
20%green within 500 maverage
Blokkhaugen · BergenBlokkhaugen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Blokkhaugen 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 Bergen.

8%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
33%
aged 67 and over
15%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020821
2021787
2022803
2023796
2024795
2025776
2026789

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 Bergen as a whole.

NOK 671,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 60,102/m²average price per m²2025
68%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

167 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 20% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops12
Bakeries1
Pharmacies6
Doctors4
Dentists6
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants10
Parks0
Playgrounds41
Sports pitches18
Gyms and sports centres8
Libraries1
Kindergartens9
Bus stops43
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
7.9 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,321residents per km² of land0.3 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.

Blokkhaugen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Bergen, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Almås3569%20%15642%9
Bekkjarkrokane53719%21%4,47552%83
Blindheim78611%17%13114%6
Blokkhaugen78933%8%2,32120%167
Breistein1,1399%21%37643%17
Dalabygda46717%15%873%23
Danmarksneset1,29015%19%2,0816%12
Eidsvåg18612%20%33817%23
Eidsvågskogen62712%21%1,56837%27

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

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