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Söderby-Karl
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Urban area in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County

Söderby-Karl

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Facts

MunicipalityNorrtälje
CountyStockholm County
Population293
Area88 ha
SCB code0188TB117

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
34/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
13/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water1.3 km
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway17.6 km
  • Distance to industry9.6 km
  • Distance to power line680 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.5 km
  • Distance to school770 m
  • Distance to train station35.8 km

Median across 131 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 410–441
  • 595–948
  • 4110–1430
  • 4215–1948
  • 3420–2420
  • 2825–2931
  • 4430–3446
  • 6335–3951
  • 4340–4447
  • 4745–4953
  • 6250–5447
  • 6255–5949
  • 7760–6484
  • 7065–6971
  • 7470–7468
  • 5775–7940
  • 7580+58

Men 919Women 832

Marital status

  • Unmarried855 (49 %)
  • Married641 (37 %)
  • Divorced173 (10 %)
  • Widowed67 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Söderby-Karl, 1,751 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 293 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm1 h 24 min
  • Municipal seat23 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Ströjan138 ha2.1 km
  • Norrsjön7 ha3 km
  • Vågsjön30 ha3 km
  • Brosjön31 ha3.7 km

6

Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Söderby-Karls kyrkakyrkaReligion

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality20 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20006.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.3 km
  • Water protection area220 m
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest180 m
  • National heritage interest240 m

Services & safety

  • School6.1 km
  • Fire station16.5 km
  • Police station15.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.5 km
  • Swimming pool8.7 km
  • Campsite12.5 km
  • Hiking trail960 m
  • Cycle trail4.2 km
  • Ski trail15.5 km
  • Floodlit track820 m
  • Birding site48.3 km
  • Geologically notable site16.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.5 km
  • Café1.3 km
  • Petrol station9.8 km
  • Library14.9 km
  • Sports hall6.7 km
  • Hotel15.1 km
  • Care home13.5 km
  • Recycling centre17.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road120 m
  • Railway28.7 km
  • Power line870 m
  • Wind turbine6.5 km
  • Mobile mast11.3 km
  • Military area11.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.5 km
  • Mine6.5 km
  • Quarry8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 km
  • Church1 in the locality1000 m
  • Community hall17.3 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population66,585
  • Median income384,000 kr/yr
  • Average age46.6 years
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The figures describe Norrtälje Municipality as a whole, not Söderby-Karl.