Estimate renovation costs in Oftringen

Local housing stock

In Oftringen, the federal building register lists 2'450 residential buildings and 7'080 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

54 %built before 1980

63 %heated by oil or gas

31.9 %electric hot water

1.1 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

54 % built before 1980

Before 19199 %
1919–194513 %
1946–196017 %
1961–19707 %
1971–19808 %
1981–199013 %
1991–200010 %
2001–201012 %
Since 201110 %

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

Main heating energy

39 % · Heating oil

Heating oil39 %
Heat pump28 %
Gas24 %
Wood4 %
District heating2 %
Electricity2 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Gas	24 %	19.6 %
Heating oil	39 %	34.1 %
District heating	2 %	2.6 %
Heat pump	28 %	8.3 %
Electricity	2 %	31.9 %
Wood	4 %	2.2 %

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)65.6 %
Heat pump27.7 %
Heat exchanger (district)2.5 %
Central electric heating1.6 %
Stove1.3 %
Condensing boiler0.7 %
Direct electric heaters0.7 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses65.7 %
Two-dwelling houses9.6 %
Apartment buildings (3+)24.6 %
Other0 %

9.4 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 2
median footprint: 123 m²
median dwelling area: 98 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

3 %1 rm

12.6 %2 rm

28.3 %3 rm

33.5 %4 rm

22.6 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling65.8 %
2 to 415.4 %
5 to 911.5 %
10 to 196.6 %
20 or more0.8 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation plans in Oftringen, the official register identifies 575 buildings under heritage protection. If your property is included, you must contact municipal authorities early to secure necessary permits. Regarding building volume, a median of 463 m3 is recorded for a portion of the properties, which directly impacts the scaling of heating systems and insulation upgrades. Please note that data coverage is partial, as volume figures based on the SIA 416 standard are limited to only one measured building, while the vast majority of the 1610 houses utilize other or unknown measurement standards.

575

buildings flagged as protected

status known for 2'450 of 2'450 buildings; check with the municipality

463 m³

median house volume (SIA 416)

measured for 1 of 1'610 houses

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

Renovating in Oftringen: what to know

Planning works in Oftringen, 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 Oftringen