Estimate renovation costs in Diepoldsau

Local housing stock

In Diepoldsau, the federal building register lists 1'635 residential buildings and 2'950 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

48 %built before 1980

57 %heated by oil or gas

21.1 %electric hot water

7.6 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

48 % built before 1980

Before 191911 %
1919–19455 %
1946–19606 %
1961–197010 %
1971–198016 %
1981–199011 %
1991–200016 %
2001–201013 %
Since 201114 %

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

Main heating energy

48 % · Heating oil

Heating oil48 %
Heat pump29 %
Gas9 %
District heating6 %
Wood6 %
Electricity2 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Gas	9 %	6.7 %
Heating oil	48 %	31.3 %
District heating	6 %	5.1 %
Heat pump	29 %	26 %
Electricity	2 %	21.1 %
Wood	6 %	2 %
Solar thermal	0 %	7.5 %

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)61.2 %
Heat pump29.1 %
Heat exchanger (district)5.9 %
Condensing boiler1.7 %
Central electric heating1.6 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses80.4 %
Two-dwelling houses6.7 %
Apartment buildings (3+)12.9 %

7.3 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 2
median footprint: 128 m²
median dwelling area: 120 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

1.7 %1 rm

8.9 %2 rm

17.2 %3 rm

27.5 %4 rm

44.7 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling80.4 %
2 to 410.5 %
5 to 96.9 %
10 to 192.1 %
20 or more0.1 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

When planning renovations in Diepoldsau, consulting the federal building registry data is a vital first step. Among 1635 recorded buildings, 15 are currently designated under heritage protection, necessitating early coordination with municipal authorities to secure required permits. Please note that data coverage remains partial; no information regarding renovation years is available, and building volumes according to SIA 416 standards were not measured for the 1315 residential units listed. Without these specific metrics on building scale, homeowners should prioritize professional on-site assessments to accurately evaluate the requirements for insulation or heating system upgrades within the municipality.

15

buildings flagged as protected

status known for 124 of 1'635 buildings; check with the municipality

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

Renovating in Diepoldsau: what to know

Planning works in Diepoldsau, canton of St. Gallen? 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 Diepoldsau