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About the statistics
Definitions
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Name and topic
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Name: Prices per square metre of detached houses
Topic: Prices and price indices
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Responsible division
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Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
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Definitions of the main concepts and variables
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The price: What the investor or purchaser has to pay for a used or new detached house, including site value, but excluding other costs such as connection to road, water and sewer services, duties and administrative fees, and interest on building loans. VAT is included in the price.
Useful floor space: The floor area measured within the outer walls, excluding cellars, non-habitable attics and, in multi-dwelling houses, common spaces. Precise definition can be found in Norwegian Standard NS 3940 Area and volume calculations of buildings.
Utility floor space: The floor area measured within the outer walls, defined in Norwegian Standard NS 3940 Area and volume calculations of buildings.
Price per square meter: Calculated by dividing the price by the useful floor space.
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Standard classifications
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Counties: Prices per square meter are calculated for each of the 19 counties.
Cities: Prices per square meter are also calculated for the three most populous municipalities outside Oslo: Stavanger, Bergen and Trondheim.
The statistics is now published as Price index for new dwellings.