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Small locality in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County

Överbyn

1

Facts

MunicipalitySundsvall
CountyVästernorrland County
Population55
Area40 ha
SCB code2281SB147

2

Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway310 m
  • Distance to industry7.5 km
  • Distance to power line390 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.7 km
  • Distance to school6.4 km
  • Distance to train station7.3 km

Median across 43 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 280–424
  • 485–940
  • 3210–1421
  • 3515–1934
  • 2920–2421
  • 2125–2929
  • 3830–3440
  • 5035–3949
  • 5140–4431
  • 4245–4936
  • 5150–5443
  • 5655–5959
  • 4860–6452
  • 7365–6959
  • 5670–7448
  • 5475–7944
  • 4780+41

Men 759Women 671

Marital status

  • Unmarried806 (56 %)
  • Married427 (30 %)
  • Divorced149 (10 %)
  • Widowed54 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Överbyn, 1,430 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 55 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 34 min
  • Municipal seat52 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

  • Bodsjön149 ha3.3 km
  • Österåstjärnen12 ha3.3 km
  • Gälesjön16 ha4.5 km
  • Munkbysjön51 ha4.7 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality230 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.7 km
  • Natura 200019.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest28.8 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest7.1 km
  • National heritage interest590 m

Services & safety

  • School6.7 km
  • Fire station6.8 km
  • Police station41.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.9 km
  • Swimming pool5.4 km
  • Campsite5.6 km
  • Hiking trail350 m
  • Cycle trail7.7 km
  • Ski trail23 km
  • Floodlit track16.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.2 km
  • Café9.2 km
  • Petrol station6.9 km
  • Library38.9 km
  • Sports hall1.8 km
  • Hotel23.6 km
  • Care home6.8 km
  • Recycling centre6.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2 km
  • Railway760 m
  • Power line590 m
  • Wind turbine8.5 km
  • Mobile mast2.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine30.3 km
  • Quarry1.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark16.5 km
  • Church6.7 km
  • Community hall6 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

  • Population99,048
  • Median income409,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.5 years
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The figures describe Sundsvall Municipality as a whole, not Överbyn.