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Small locality in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County

Balsta

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1

Facts

MunicipalityEskilstuna
CountySödermanland County
Population51
Area13 ha
SCB code0484SB165

2

Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
49/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
29/100
Senior friendliness
29/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.3 km
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.3 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.7 km
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.1 km
  • Distance to school4.2 km
  • Distance to train station6 km

Median across 10 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–429
  • 585–948
  • 5210–1462
  • 3615–1934
  • 2720–2413
  • 2825–2923
  • 3730–3446
  • 5135–3950
  • 4440–4446
  • 4645–4944
  • 5450–5447
  • 5555–5946
  • 5260–6457
  • 4265–6936
  • 3470–7426
  • 2275–7926
  • 3080+26

Men 703Women 659

Marital status

  • Unmarried740 (54 %)
  • Married463 (34 %)
  • Divorced124 (9 %)
  • Widowed39 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Balsta, 1,362 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 51 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 34 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 10 min
  • Municipal seat13 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

  • Lundbysjön20 ha5.6 km
  • Hagbysjön40 ha6.5 km
  • Borsöknasjön33 ha7.2 km
  • Bårsten125 ha7.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land600 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.4 km
  • Natura 200014.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.8 km
  • Water protection area5.4 km
  • Habitat protection5.8 km
  • National conservation interest5.7 km
  • National heritage interest4.6 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station6.3 km
  • Police station5.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.2 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)4.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site15.7 km
  • Swimming pool4 km
  • Campsite4.2 km
  • Hiking trail2.4 km
  • Cycle trail2.5 km
  • Floodlit track30.9 km
  • Birding site22 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 km
  • Café4.1 km
  • Petrol station4.5 km
  • Library6.2 km
  • Sports hall3.9 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality10 m
  • Care home4.4 km
  • Recycling centre2.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road520 m
  • Railway2.9 km
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine4.1 km
  • Mobile mast2.1 km
  • Military area20 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
  • Mine24.1 km
  • Quarry1.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.3 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall12.6 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

  • Population107,203
  • Median income371,100 kr/yr
  • Average age41.9 years
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The figures describe Eskilstuna Municipality as a whole, not Balsta.