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Renovation works in Männedorf

Local housing stock

In Männedorf, the federal building register lists 1'898 residential buildings and 5'650 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

53 %built before 1980
60 %heated by oil or gas
19.2 %electric hot water
2.3 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

53 % built before 1980

  • Before 191919 %
  • 1919–19457 %
  • 1946–19609 %
  • 1961–19707 %
  • 1971–198011 %
  • 1981–19905 %
  • 1991–200013 %
  • 2001–201018 %
  • Since 201110 %

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

Main heating energy

34 % · Gas

  • Gas34 %
  • Heat pump30 %
  • Heating oil26 %
  • Electricity5 %
  • Wood4 %
  • District heating1 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas34 %35.3 %
Heating oil26 %24.4 %
District heating1 %0.5 %
Heat pump30 %16 %
Electricity5 %19.2 %
Wood4 %2.2 %
Solar thermal0 %1.9 %

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)60.8 %
  • Heat pump30.5 %
  • Central electric heating3.1 %
  • Stove2.4 %
  • Direct electric heaters1.5 %
  • Condensing boiler1 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)0.7 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses54 %
  • Two-dwelling houses8.3 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)37.8 %

10.1 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
3
median footprint
136 m²
median dwelling area
104 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

4.5 %1 rm
10.9 %2 rm
24.4 %3 rm
33.4 %4 rm
26.9 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling53.9 %
  • 2 to 421.7 %
  • 5 to 921.3 %
  • 10 to 192.8 %
  • 20 or more0.2 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation plans in Männedorf, federal building register data shows that one building is protected by heritage status out of 138 known, making early contact with the municipality essential for your permit applications. Note that heritage data coverage is partial. Regarding building volume, the median according to SIA 416 is 789.5 m3 for 92 measured houses out of 1024 total. These figures, alongside the 932 buildings categorized under other standards, are vital for planning the scale of your insulation and heating upgrades. Please be aware that data coverage for building volumes remains partial.

1
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 138 of 1'898 buildings; check with the municipality
789.5 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 92 of 1'024 houses

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

Renovating in Männedorf: what to know

Planning works in Männedorf, 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.

Choose your works in Männedorf

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