Stedsvalg data for Greater Oslo

What is it like to live in Marka?

District/municipality: Marka Nord / Marka Øst · 30 analysis cells · 4,407 residents in the cells

In short

Marka suits you best if you prioritize proximity to forest and large nature areas and perceived safety. It suits you less if you’re looking for proximity to the fjord or food and cafés within walking distance. The figures are area averages, so always check the exact address.

The bar is the Stedsvalg model score from 0 to 100. Higher is always better.

Cost

What does it cost to live here?

Purchase price
NOK 100,881/m²
Average price of homes sold across the whole municipality, not just here.
Rent, 2 rooms
NOK 15,315/month
Typical market rent for 2 rooms. The figure covers the rent zone Ytre by øst, Ytre by vest, Ytre by sør, not just this place.

Getting around

How easy is it to get around?

Public transport
16.2 departures/hour
In the morning peak, from stops within a short walk, where nearer stops count more. Counted across all routes and directions, so it isn't the frequency of any single line.
55/100 · Mixed
Travel time to Oslo S
40 min
By public transport to Oslo S, arriving 08:30 (Entur).

Daily life on foot

What can you reach without a car or bus?

Restaurants and cafés
Almost none
Number within a 500 m walk of a typical home. Bars and pubs are not counted.
30/100 · Weak
Everyday amenities
1,880 m
On average from a typical home to the nearest grocery, pharmacy, gym and kindergarten.
36/100 · Weak

Examples nearby

  • Grocery: Joker Frysja · 369 m away
  • Pharmacy: Boots Linderud · 418 m away
  • Fitness: SATS Linderud · 414 m away
  • Kindergarten: Norlandia Voksenkollen fritidsbarnehage · 24 m away
  • Restaurant/café: Wyllerstua · 282 m away

Nature, quiet and safety

What is it like to be outside here?

Forest and large nature areas
270 m
From a typical home to the nearest forest or large natural area (50 hectares or more).
92/100 · Very good
The fjord
9.7 km
From a typical home to the fjord.
3/100 · Very weak
Road and rail noise
Fairly quiet
Mapped road and rail noise (levels from 55 dB). 100 means no mapped noise, 0 is very noisy.
78/100 · Good
Perceived safety
9.3 out of 10
How safe residents say they feel in their neighborhood (Oslo health survey 2024 and Akershus health survey 2025, sub-district figure). In Akershus it's one municipality number, not a neighborhood measure.
93/100 · Very good

Buildings

What does the area look like?

Older buildings
about 4
Registered buildings from before 1900 (SEFRAK) within 750 m of a typical home.
Very few
Newer homes
9%
Share of homes completed since 2010.
Few

How this page is calculated

This page groups Stedsvalg cells that share the same officially derived place name. Figures are population-weighted typical values, not observations at every home. The cell grouping is an analysis basis, not a claim about an official neighborhood boundary.

Method

Sources and freshness

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