Estimate renovation costs in Menziken

Local housing stock

In Menziken, the federal building register lists 1'774 residential buildings and 4'073 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

59 %built before 1980

56 %heated by oil or gas

53 %electric hot water

0.8 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

59 % built before 1980

Before 191912 %
1919–194515 %
1946–196016 %
1961–19709 %
1971–19807 %
1981–199010 %
1991–200011 %
2001–20105 %
Since 201115 %

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

Main heating energy

55 % · Heating oil

Heating oil55 %
Heat pump33 %
Electricity6 %
Wood4 %
Gas1 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Gas	1 %	1.3 %
Heating oil	55 %	34.3 %
Heat pump	33 %	9.5 %
Electricity	6 %	53 %
Wood	4 %	1 %

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)56.9 %
Heat pump33.4 %
Central electric heating6.1 %
Stove3.2 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses74.7 %
Two-dwelling houses7.4 %
Apartment buildings (3+)17.9 %

5.6 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 2
median footprint: 115 m²
median dwelling area: 100 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

2.9 %1 rm

11.4 %2 rm

25.7 %3 rm

31.4 %4 rm

28.5 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling74.7 %
2 to 412.9 %
5 to 97.1 %
10 to 194.7 %
20 or more0.6 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For homeowners planning renovations in Menziken, official register data indicates that 332 buildings are currently under heritage protection, necessitating early consultation with municipal authorities to navigate specific permit requirements. Regarding the scale of potential heating or insulation improvements, the data coverage for building volume remains very partial; only 6 out of 1326 houses have been measured according to the SIA 416 standard, showing a median volume of 620 m3. These figures are vital for anticipating regulatory constraints and estimating the scope of your renovation projects while accounting for the limited availability of precise volume measurements in this municipality.

332

buildings flagged as protected

status known for 1'774 of 1'774 buildings; check with the municipality

620 m³

median house volume (SIA 416)

measured for 6 of 1'326 houses

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

Renovating in Menziken: what to know

Planning works in Menziken, canton of Aargau? 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 Menziken