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Helgeplasset

Helgeplasset (Bergen) had 459 residents on 1 January 2026. 33% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 15% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 106 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 2.7% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46011812 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
459residents1 January 2026
33%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,825residents per km² of landdensity
37%green within 500 maverage
Helgeplasset · BergenHelgeplasset highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Helgeplasset 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.

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
18%
aged 50–66
33%
aged 67 and over
17%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020447
2021446
2022440
2023438
2024436
2025434
2026459

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.

106 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 37% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops7
Bakeries1
Pharmacies2
Doctors2
Dentists3
Cafés and pubs4
Restaurants4
Parks2
Playgrounds18
Sports pitches21
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries1
Kindergartens7
Bus stops46
Tram and metro stops1
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
940 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,825residents 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.

Helgeplasset 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
Allestadhaugen62618%19%1,06134%52
Bjørge1,86116%22%1,75633%40
Bønes1,39222%21%2,84118%81
Bønesskogen2,33417%21%2,59332%101
Helgeplasset45933%15%3,82537%106
Hesjaholten35217%15%2,07152%53
Kanadaskogen84916%17%52135%100
Knappen1,1957%26%1,44031%34
Kråkenes2,83013%23%1,16027%85

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

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