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Small locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County

Sandkärr

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalkenberg
CountyHalland County
Population104
Area51 ha
SCB code1382SB143

2

Place profile

28/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
14/100
Quiet surroundings
62/100
Rurality
28/100
Urbanity
42/100
Family friendliness
28/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water1.3 km
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.8 km
  • Distance to industry3.5 km
  • Distance to power line4.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.7 km
  • Distance to school2.4 km
  • Distance to train station9.9 km

Median across 276 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 270–422
  • 355–927
  • 3610–1442
  • 4615–1938
  • 2020–2417
  • 2725–2914
  • 2730–3433
  • 3135–3923
  • 2540–4434
  • 3845–4941
  • 4450–5441
  • 4655–5952
  • 4760–6462
  • 4565–6964
  • 6470–7468
  • 8275–7965
  • 7380+69

Men 713Women 712

Marital status

  • Unmarried570 (40 %)
  • Married639 (45 %)
  • Divorced137 (10 %)
  • Widowed84 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sandkärr, 1,425 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 104 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg1 h 17 min
  • Malmö2 h 17 min
  • Municipal seat18 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

  • Ljungsjön32 ha11.9 km
  • Strömma damm9 ha12.2 km
  • Ottersjön80 ha14.2 km
  • Stegasjön20 ha15.1 km

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Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone10.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)22.2 km
  • Coastal erosion420 m
  • Potentially contaminated land590 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve850 m
  • Natura 20001.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.9 km
  • Water protection area10.6 km
  • Habitat protection11.7 km
  • National conservation interest660 m
  • National heritage interest9.7 km

Services & safety

  • School2.4 km
  • Fire station10.1 km
  • Police station9.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site430 m
  • Swimming pool2.7 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality320 m
  • Hiking trail15.1 km
  • Cycle trail30 m
  • Floodlit track34.3 km
  • Birding site19.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.7 km
  • Café2.7 km
  • Petrol station3.3 km
  • Library9.5 km
  • Sports hall2.4 km
  • Hotel6.1 km
  • Care home9.8 km
  • Recycling centre2.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.1 km
  • Railway4.7 km
  • Power line4.3 km
  • Wind turbine1.1 km
  • Mobile mast2.5 km
  • Military area28.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)620 m
  • Quarry8.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.5 km
  • Church3.7 km
  • Community hall9.6 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

  • Population47,337
  • Median income383,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.3 years
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The figures describe Falkenberg Municipality as a whole, not Sandkärr.