Erlenbach im Simmental: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'690 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'690
- Municipal zones
- 12
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 20%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 6%
- Median building height
- 8.9 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Erlenbach im Simmental: the parcel data lists 1'690 parcels in 12 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 20%, the average 112%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
6% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 181%, against 127% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.9 m and the median number of floors is 0.9.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 14 | 0.8% |
| 2016-2020 | 21 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 38 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 21 | 1% |
| 1986-2005 | 183 | 11% |
| 1966-1985 | 129 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'284 | 76% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 14 | 132% |
| Built 2016 or later | 35 | 211% |
| Built 2011 or later | 73 | 184% |
| Built 2006 or later | 94 | 181% |
| Built 1986 or later | 277 | 175% |
| Built 1966 or later | 406 | 180% |
| All parcels | 1'690 | 127% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 755 | 45% |
| 10-50% | 249 | 15% |
| 50-100% | 235 | 14% |
| 100-150% | 154 | 9% |
| 150-200% | 79 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 200 | 12% |
Median: 20% · Average: 112% · Based on 1'672 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 62 | 6% |
| 6-10 m | 675 | 70% |
| 10-16 m | 229 | 24% |
| 16-30 m | 4 | 0.4% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.9 m · Average: 8.9 m · Based on 970 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 742 | 63% |
| 2 | 250 | 21% |
| 3 | 164 | 14% |
| 4 | 14 | 1% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 1 · Based on 1'170 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bätterkinden | 1'760 | 53% | 1 |
| St. Stephan | 1'753 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Wynigen | 1'743 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Heimberg | 1'729 | 70% | 2.4 |
| Lauperswil | 1'707 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Hasle bei Burgdorf | 1'699 | 13% | 0.8 |
| Meikirch | 1'647 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Kirchlindach | 1'636 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Ringgenberg (BE) | 1'630 | 57% | 1.9 |
| Kallnach | 1'624 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Pieterlen | 1'575 | 73% | 2.1 |
| Grosshöchstetten | 1'573 | 61% | 2.1 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.