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Small locality in Knivsta Municipality, Uppsala County

Spakbacken

1

Facts

MunicipalityKnivsta
CountyUppsala County
Population102
Area24 ha
SCB code0330SB114

2

Place profile

12/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
24/100
Family friendliness
10/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.3 km
  • Distance to farmland210 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6.6 km
  • Distance to industry4.7 km
  • Distance to power line3.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.3 km
  • Distance to school6.1 km
  • Distance to train station6.7 km

Median across 40 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 850–479
  • 985–973
  • 10310–1478
  • 8915–1961
  • 6020–2457
  • 2925–2943
  • 6830–3474
  • 10735–39108
  • 8940–4497
  • 10345–4981
  • 8350–5467
  • 9055–5994
  • 8060–6470
  • 7865–6970
  • 5270–7444
  • 4875–7948
  • 5980+45

Men 1,321Women 1,189

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,310 (52 %)
  • Married964 (38 %)
  • Divorced184 (7 %)
  • Widowed51 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Spakbacken, 2,510 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 102 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm56 min
  • Municipal seat12 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Valloxen275 ha1.5 km
  • Edasjön13 ha5.4 km
  • Säbysjön38 ha5.7 km
  • Storsjön6 ha6.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality220 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.9 km
  • Natura 200022.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.6 km
  • Water protection area10.6 km
  • Habitat protection6.2 km
  • National conservation interest450 m
  • National heritage interest420 m

Services & safety

  • School5.3 km
  • Fire station5.5 km
  • Police station11.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)14.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.6 km
  • Swimming pool690 m
  • Campsite9.7 km
  • Hiking trail5.3 km
  • Cycle trail6.3 km
  • Ski trail5.3 km
  • Floodlit track5.3 km
  • Birding site28.9 km
  • Geologically notable site13.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality270 m
  • Café5.8 km
  • Petrol station4.7 km
  • Library6.5 km
  • Sports hall1.7 km
  • Hotel4.5 km
  • Care home6.3 km
  • Recycling centre5.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road420 m
  • Railway6.6 km
  • Power line4 km
  • Wind turbine23.4 km
  • Mobile mast510 m
  • Military area16 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.5 km
  • Mine22.5 km
  • Quarry610 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church1.8 km
  • Community hall5.5 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

  • Population21,193
  • Median income451,100 kr/yr
  • Average age37.6 years
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The figures describe Knivsta Municipality as a whole, not Spakbacken.