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Renovation works in Egg

Local housing stock

In Egg, the federal building register lists 1'765 residential buildings and 4'094 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

55 %built before 1980
46 %heated by oil or gas
19.5 %electric hot water
1.9 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

55 % built before 1980

  • Before 191918 %
  • 1919–19452 %
  • 1946–19604 %
  • 1961–197016 %
  • 1971–198015 %
  • 1981–199010 %
  • 1991–200017 %
  • 2001–20108 %
  • Since 20119 %

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

Main heating energy

44 % · Heating oil

  • Heating oil44 %
  • Heat pump44 %
  • Wood7 %
  • Gas2 %
  • Electricity2 %
  • District heating1 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas2 %1.5 %
Heating oil44 %36.6 %
District heating1 %0.8 %
Heat pump44 %35.6 %
Electricity2 %19.5 %
Wood7 %3.3 %
Solar thermal0 %2 %

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)49.1 %
  • Heat pump44.4 %
  • Stove3.1 %
  • Central electric heating1.3 %
  • Direct electric heaters1 %
  • Condensing boiler0.6 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)0.5 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses70.4 %
  • Two-dwelling houses7.3 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)22.4 %

8.7 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
3
median footprint
121 m²
median dwelling area
107 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

2.7 %1 rm
10.8 %2 rm
23 %3 rm
30.3 %4 rm
33.3 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling70.4 %
  • 2 to 412.1 %
  • 5 to 915.4 %
  • 10 to 191.8 %
  • 20 or more0.3 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation plans in Egg, the official building register data provides useful insights. With a median house volume of 1040 cubic meters, this figure helps you assess the scale of necessary heating or insulation work. Please note that data coverage for volume is partial, based on only 15 buildings measured according to the SIA 416 standard out of 1242 total houses. These metrics allow you to better anticipate the budget required for your renovation project by considering the structural dimensions typical for properties in this municipality, ensuring a well-planned approach to your home improvement efforts.

0
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 187 of 1'765 buildings; check with the municipality
1'040 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 15 of 1'242 houses

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

Renovating in Egg: what to know

Planning works in Egg, 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.

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