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Prestestien

Prestestien (Bergen) had 960 residents on 1 January 2026. 31% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 7% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 136 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46010913 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
960residents1 January 2026
31%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,800residents per km² of landdensity
35%green within 500 maverage
Prestestien · BergenPrestestien highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bergen with Prestestien 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.

7%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
31%
aged 67 and over
11%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020964
2021961
2022950
2023957
2024956
2025959
2026960

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.

136 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 35% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops8
Bakeries0
Pharmacies3
Doctors1
Dentists3
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants4
Parks0
Playgrounds43
Sports pitches20
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries1
Kindergartens8
Bus stops28
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
7.9 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
4,800residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Prestestien 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
Prestestien96031%7%4,80035%136

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

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