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Renovation works in Lyss

Local housing stock

In Lyss, the federal building register lists 2'556 residential buildings and 7'998 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

47 %built before 1980
59 %heated by oil or gas
31.6 %electric hot water
1.8 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

47 % built before 1980

  • Before 19195 %
  • 1919–194511 %
  • 1946–196010 %
  • 1961–19709 %
  • 1971–198012 %
  • 1981–199012 %
  • 1991–200015 %
  • 2001–201014 %
  • Since 201113 %

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

Main heating energy

38 % · Heating oil

  • Heating oil38 %
  • Heat pump26 %
  • Gas21 %
  • Wood6 %
  • District heating5 %
  • Electricity4 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas21 %18.6 %
Heating oil38 %30.4 %
District heating5 %3.9 %
Heat pump26 %9.4 %
Electricity4 %31.6 %
Wood6 %4 %
Solar thermal0 %1.7 %

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)39.4 %
  • Heat pump26.1 %
  • Standard boiler13.2 %
  • Condensing boiler11.3 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)4.8 %
  • Central electric heating3.5 %
  • Stove1.1 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses60.5 %
  • Two-dwelling houses7.6 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)31.8 %

8.5 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
3
median footprint
120 m²
median dwelling area
94 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

4.2 %1 rm
11.1 %2 rm
28.4 %3 rm
35.2 %4 rm
21.1 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling60.5 %
  • 2 to 414.6 %
  • 5 to 918.2 %
  • 10 to 195.9 %
  • 20 or more0.8 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation planning in Lyss, the RegBL figures provide useful benchmarks, even though the data coverage remains partial. With a median building volume of 707 cubic meters based on the SIA 416 standard, you can better estimate the scale of necessary heating or insulation work, though this applies only to a measured subset of properties. Since there are no recorded data points regarding renovation years or heritage protection status for the municipality, you should contact local authorities early to verify specific permit requirements. Proactive coordination with your municipality ensures that any applicable building regulations are factored into your renovation budget.

0
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 211 of 2'556 buildings; check with the municipality
707 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 29 of 1'547 houses

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

Renovating in Lyss: what to know

Planning works in Lyss, canton of Bern? 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 Lyss

Nearby municipalities : Bern · Biel/Bienne · Thun · Köniz · Burgdorf · Steffisburg · Langenthal · Ostermundigen