Grindelwald: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 5'411 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 5'411
- Municipal zones
- 50
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 5%
- Median building height
- 8.2 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Grindelwald: the parcel data lists 5'411 parcels in 50 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 52%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
5% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 136%, against 58% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.2 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 | 35 | 0.6% |
| 2016-2020 | 68 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 90 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 99 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 523 | 10% |
| 1966-1985 | 430 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 4'166 | 77% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 35 | 97% |
| Built 2016 or later | 103 | 123% |
| Built 2011 or later | 193 | 128% |
| Built 2006 or later | 292 | 136% |
| Built 1986 or later | 815 | 117% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'245 | 114% |
| All parcels | 5'411 | 58% |
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% | 2'912 | 54% |
| 10-50% | 737 | 14% |
| 50-100% | 730 | 14% |
| 100-150% | 437 | 8% |
| 150-200% | 175 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 362 | 7% |
Median: 9% · Average: 52% · Based on 5'353 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 356 | 12% |
| 6-10 m | 1'979 | 65% |
| 10-16 m | 656 | 22% |
| 16-30 m | 38 | 1% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.2 m · Average: 8.5 m · Based on 3'029 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'428 | 65% |
| 2 | 621 | 17% |
| 3 | 597 | 16% |
| 4 | 97 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 7 or more | 3 | 0.1% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 1 · Based on 3'762 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 16'975 | 102% | 3.7 |
| Köniz | 9'293 | 61% | 2.4 |
| Thun | 8'362 | 83% | 2.7 |
| Biel/Bienne | 7'733 | 74% | 3 |
| Saanen | 5'585 | 19% | 1.9 |
| Spiez | 5'430 | 63% | 2.3 |
| Schwarzenburg | 5'304 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Sigriswil | 4'929 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Frutigen | 4'882 | 15% | 0.9 |
| Langenthal | 4'775 | 72% | 2.2 |
| Wohlen bei Bern | 4'607 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Steffisburg | 4'181 | 80% | 2.5 |
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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.