Statistics Norway

Rental Market Survey

1 Average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm by area and letting status. 1st quarter 2008. NOK
Area. Letting status Average monthly rents Average annual rents per sqm
Total 4 995  942
Oslo with Bærum 6 811 1 526
Akershus (excluding Bærum) 5 702 1 016
Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and Tromsø 5 384 1 205
Urban settlements with more than 20,000 inhabitants1 4 928  891
Urban settlements with between 2,000 and 19,999 inhabitants2 4 384  771
Urban settlements with between 200 and 1,999 inhabitants and sparsely populated areas2 3 777  514
Family/Friends 4 026  620
Other private individual 5 170  894
Private landlord/Private letting agency 6 119 1 266
Municipality/Student org. 4 486 1 124
Staff dwelling/On other terms 4 275  814
Oslo with Bærum    
Family/Friends 5 872 1 000
Other private individual 7 799 1 567
Private landlord/Private letting agency 7 307 1 628
Municipality/Student org. 5 101 1 621
Staff dwelling/On other terms 5 116 1 168
Akershus (excluding Bærum)    
Family/Friends 5 343 3:
Other private individual 6 104 1 068
Private landlord/Private letting agency 5 898 3:
Municipality/Student org. 5 106 3:
Staff dwelling/On other terms 3: 3:
Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and Tromsø    
Family/Friends 4 260  849
Other private individual 5 922 1 169
Private landlord/Private letting agency 6 207 1 417
Municipality/Student org. 4 171 1 374
Staff dwelling/On other terms 3: 3:
Urban settlements with more than 20,000 inhabitants1    
Family/Friends 4 383 3:
Other private individual 5 080  884
Private landlord/Private letting agency 5 255  988
Municipality/Student org. 4 486  940
Staff dwelling/On other terms : 3:
Urban settlements with between 2,000 and 19,999 inhabitants2    
Family/Friends 3 725  614
Other private individual 4 563  773
Private landlord/Private letting agency 4 795  829
Municipality/Student org. 4 435  890
Staff dwelling/On other terms 3 428  593
Urban settlements with between 200 and 1,999 inhabitants and sparsely populated areas2    
Family/Friends 3 479 3:
Other private individual 3 891  518
Private landlord/Private letting agency 4 416  663
Municipality/Student org. 3 730 3:
Staff dwelling/On other terms 3: 3:
1  Excluding Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Tromsø and Akershus.
2  Excluding Akershus.
3  Not available.

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