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Åkesta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water380 m
- Distance to farmland160 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway6.2 km
- Distance to industry4.4 km
- Distance to power line370 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.1 km
- Distance to school3 km
- Distance to train station8 km
Median across 7 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 960–469
- 805–988
- 7010–1479
- 5115–1957
- 4120–2446
- 4025–2951
- 11030–3497
- 8435–3997
- 10140–4472
- 7545–4969
- 8750–54101
- 11455–5993
- 12060–64116
- 10765–6994
- 10670–7461
- 5075–7946
- 7080+47
Men 1,402Women 1,283
Marital status
- Unmarried1,411 (52 %)
- Married968 (36 %)
- Divorced236 (9 %)
- Widowed78 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åkesta, 2,685 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 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 39 min
- Gothenburg5 h 7 min
- Municipal seat11 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
- Frövisjön44 ha3.7 km
- Mungasjön56 ha7.5 km
- Mälaren107,455 ha8.5 km
- Harsjön8 ha10 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone830 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality50 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.7 km
- Natura 200015.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest14.7 km
- Water protection area6.5 km
- Habitat protection6 km
- National conservation interest8.2 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School3 km
- Fire station6 km
- Police station7.8 km
- Civil defence shelter2.7 km
- Vulnerable area (police)6.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site8.6 km
- Swimming pool6.3 km
- Campsite8.4 km
- Hiking trail2.9 km
- Cycle trail520 m
- Floodlit track5.2 km
- Birding site17.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.5 km
- Café6.5 km
- Petrol station5.3 km
- Library4 km
- Sports hall4.9 km
- Hotel4.8 km
- Care home4.7 km
- Recycling centre6.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road370 m
- Railway6.4 km
- Power line960 m
- Wind turbine10.2 km
- Mobile mast5.2 km
- Military area34 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
- Mine8.7 km
- Quarry7.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.8 km
- Church2.9 km
- Community hall7 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
- Population160,634
- Median income399,500 kr/yr
- Average age41.6 years
The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Åkesta.