Estimate renovation costs in Rothrist

Local housing stock

In Rothrist, the federal building register lists 2'117 residential buildings and 4'351 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

54 %built before 1980

46 %heated by oil or gas

49.2 %electric hot water

1.5 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

54 % built before 1980

Before 19199 %
1919–194511 %
1946–196013 %
1961–197010 %
1971–198011 %
1981–199011 %
1991–200011 %
2001–201010 %
Since 201113 %

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

Main heating energy

44 % · Heating oil

Heating oil44 %
Heat pump43 %
Electricity6 %
Wood6 %
Gas2 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Gas	2 %	2.2 %
Heating oil	44 %	36.3 %
Heat pump	43 %	7.3 %
Electricity	6 %	49.2 %
Wood	6 %	2.5 %
Solar thermal	0 %	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)49.3 %
Heat pump42.6 %
Central electric heating5.3 %
Stove1.5 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses73.5 %
Two-dwelling houses11.8 %
Apartment buildings (3+)14.7 %

8 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 2
median footprint: 127 m²
median dwelling area: 110 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

2.5 %1 rm

8.2 %2 rm

23.8 %3 rm

32.6 %4 rm

33 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling73.5 %
2 to 416 %
5 to 97 %
10 to 193.4 %
20 or more0 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For renovation planning in Rothrist, official building registry figures indicate that 645 buildings are subject to heritage protection. Homeowners should contact municipal authorities early to navigate permit requirements for such properties. Regarding building volume, the registry covers 1556 houses using the SIA 416 standard; however, the data coverage is partial as no median volume is available. Consequently, owners must rely on individual assessments to accurately determine the scale of necessary heating or insulation improvements, as the provided registry statistics cannot currently offer a reliable average figure for your specific renovation project.

645

buildings flagged as protected

status known for 2'117 of 2'117 buildings; check with the municipality

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

Renovating in Rothrist: what to know

Planning works in Rothrist, 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 Rothrist