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Renovation works in Horw

Local housing stock

In Horw, the federal building register lists 2'080 residential buildings and 7'940 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

55 %built before 1980
43 %heated by oil or gas
28 %electric hot water
2.9 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

55 % built before 1980

  • Before 19195 %
  • 1919–19459 %
  • 1946–196013 %
  • 1961–197012 %
  • 1971–198016 %
  • 1981–199012 %
  • 1991–200013 %
  • 2001–201010 %
  • Since 201110 %

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

Main heating energy

42 % · Heat pump

  • Heat pump42 %
  • Heating oil34 %
  • Gas9 %
  • Wood9 %
  • Electricity3 %
  • District heating2 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas9 %8.2 %
Heating oil34 %26.3 %
District heating2 %2 %
Heat pump42 %26 %
Electricity3 %28 %
Wood9 %6.6 %
Solar thermal0 %2.5 %

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)49.4 %
  • Heat pump42.2 %
  • Central electric heating3 %
  • Condensing boiler1.7 %
  • Stove1.7 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)1.6 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses51.3 %
  • Two-dwelling houses15.1 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)33.6 %

7.8 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
3
median footprint
157 m²
median dwelling area
90 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

6.7 %1 rm
13.6 %2 rm
26.3 %3 rm
29.8 %4 rm
23.6 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling51.2 %
  • 2 to 425.6 %
  • 5 to 914.2 %
  • 10 to 196.8 %
  • 20 or more2.2 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation plans in Horw, official building registry data provides essential context. Regarding heritage protection, 503 out of 523 identified buildings are classified as protected, making it critical to contact the municipality early for permit requirements. The median building volume is 1003.5 m3 based on the SIA 416 standard, which dictates the scale of your insulation and heating projects. Please be aware that data coverage is partial for volume, as only 288 out of 1067 houses are measured using this standard. Information regarding the renovation year is currently unavailable for these properties.

503
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 523 of 2'080 buildings; check with the municipality
1'003.5 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 288 of 1'067 houses

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

Renovating in Horw: what to know

Planning works in Horw, canton of Lucerne? 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.

Choose your works in Horw

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