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Vallåkra
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Urban area in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County

Vallåkra

1

Facts

MunicipalityHelsingborg
CountySkåne County
Population866
Area143 ha
SCB code1283TB115

2

Place profile

50/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
-2/100
Quiet surroundings
39/100
Rurality
33/100
Urbanity
43/100
Family friendliness
62/100
Senior friendliness
27/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest150 m
  • Distance to water280 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline270 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway390 m
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.4 km
  • Distance to school300 m
  • Distance to train station540 m

Median across 362 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 930–489
  • 1215–9118
  • 13610–14143
  • 14415–19108
  • 5920–2448
  • 4325–2942
  • 8830–3490
  • 9835–39117
  • 11440–44114
  • 12745–49134
  • 13950–54129
  • 12855–59103
  • 9560–6495
  • 9365–6995
  • 7570–7479
  • 7975–7990
  • 11180+133

Men 1,743Women 1,727

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,711 (50 %)
  • Married1,333 (39 %)
  • Divorced294 (9 %)
  • Widowed113 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vallåkra, 3,470 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 866 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

  • Gothenburg2 h 46 min
  • Malmö45 min
  • Municipal seat19 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

  • Saxtorpssjöarna15 ha16.6 km
  • Vasasjön10 ha28.7 km
  • Fyrkantsdammen12 ha33.4 km
  • Långasjö10 ha33.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone1.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)40.1 km
  • Coastal erosion5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve230 m
  • Natura 200011.2 km
  • Extended shoreline protection780 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest220 m
  • Water protection area3.8 km
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality230 m
  • Fire station6.7 km
  • Police station10.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)6.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.4 km
  • Swimming pool3.5 km
  • Campsite4.3 km
  • Hiking trail3 km
  • Cycle trail3.2 km
  • Floodlit track40.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Café4.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality870 m
  • Library3.4 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality200 m
  • Hotel5 km
  • Care home4.2 km
  • Recycling centre6.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road100 m
  • Railway1 km
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine5.1 km
  • Mobile mast4.1 km
  • Military area5.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.9 km
  • Quarry14.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.9 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality80 m

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

  • Population152,091
  • Median income382,900 kr/yr
  • Average age41.5 years
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The figures describe Helsingborg Municipality as a whole, not Vallåkra.