Estimate renovation costs in Bassersdorf

Local housing stock

In Bassersdorf, the federal building register lists 1'763 residential buildings and 5'502 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

33 %built before 1980

57 %heated by oil or gas

37.1 %electric hot water

1.6 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

33 % built before 1980

Before 19196 %
1919–19455 %
1946–19608 %
1961–19707 %
1971–19807 %
1981–199015 %
1991–200017 %
2001–201025 %
Since 20119 %

Construction year does not reveal past renovations: check the current insulation condition.

Main heating energy

57 % · Heating oil

Heating oil57 %
Heat pump36 %
Wood4 %
District heating1 %
Electricity1 %

This distribution describes recorded buildings, not your system's consumption or efficiency.

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Heating oil	57 %	46.9 %
District heating	1 %	1.2 %
Heat pump	36 %	8.8 %
Electricity	1 %	37.1 %
Wood	4 %	2.5 %
Solar thermal	0 %	1.8 %

Each line gives the share of buildings using that energy, separately for heating and for hot water. The two columns do not always reach 100%: some buildings combine two systems, or reported none.

Type of heating system

Boiler (unspecified)58.9 %
Heat pump36.2 %
Stove2.4 %
Heat exchanger (district)1 %
Central electric heating0.6 %
Direct electric heaters0.6 %

A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses60.7 %
Two-dwelling houses5.4 %
Apartment buildings (3+)33.7 %
Other0.1 %

5.8 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 3
median footprint: 124 m²
median dwelling area: 97 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

3.4 %1 rm

9.8 %2 rm

29 %3 rm

34.5 %4 rm

23.3 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling60.8 %
2 to 412.4 %
5 to 921.9 %
10 to 194.3 %
20 or more0.6 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For renovation planning in Bassersdorf, official building register figures provide key technical insights. Regarding building scale, a median volume of 975.5 m3 is recorded for six buildings based on the SIA 416 standard, which is useful for estimating heating and insulation requirements. Please note that data coverage is partial, as most buildings follow different measurement standards. As no heritage protection status or renovation years are recorded for the properties, homeowners have fewer constraints regarding historical preservation permits. We advise using these current register figures as a starting point for assessing the structural scope of your upcoming property upgrades.

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buildings flagged as protected

status known for 24 of 1'763 buildings; check with the municipality

975.5 m³

median house volume (SIA 416)

measured for 6 of 1'071 houses

Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.

Renovating in Bassersdorf: what to know

Planning works in Bassersdorf, canton of Zurich? Before requesting quotes, local context helps: climate drives the value of insulation and heating, cantonal rules govern boiler replacement, and tax deductions can noticeably reduce the bill.

Renovation works in Bassersdorf