Nods: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'116 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'116
- Municipal zones
- 14
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 7%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 4%
- Median building height
- 8.4 m
- Median floors
- 0.7
Overview
Nods: the parcel data lists 1'116 parcels in 14 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 7%, the average 58%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
4% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 191%, against 69% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.4 m and the median number of floors is 0.7.
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 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 2016-2020 | 7 | 0.6% |
| 2011-2015 | 17 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 21 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 87 | 8% |
| 1966-1985 | 86 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 894 | 80% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 4 | 585% |
| Built 2016 or later | 11 | 290% |
| Built 2011 or later | 28 | 204% |
| Built 2006 or later | 49 | 191% |
| Built 1986 or later | 136 | 160% |
| Built 1966 or later | 222 | 175% |
| All parcels | 1'116 | 69% |
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% | 753 | 68% |
| 10-50% | 45 | 4% |
| 50-100% | 107 | 10% |
| 100-150% | 72 | 7% |
| 150-200% | 34 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 93 | 8% |
Median: 7% · Average: 58% · Based on 1'104 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 54 | 15% |
| 6-10 m | 191 | 52% |
| 10-16 m | 120 | 33% |
| 16-30 m | 2 | 0.5% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.4 m · Average: 8.9 m · Based on 367 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 769 | 79% |
| 2 | 155 | 16% |
| 3 | 42 | 4% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.7 · Average: 0.5 · Based on 968 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seftigen | 1'137 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Oberhofen am Thunersee | 1'136 | 53% | 2.4 |
| Port | 1'135 | 62% | 2.4 |
| Guttannen | 1'133 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Oberwil im Simmental | 1'125 | 17% | 0.8 |
| Courtelary | 1'119 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Wald (BE) | 1'115 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Röthenbach im Emmental | 1'108 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Safnern | 1'099 | 59% | 1.4 |
| Thurnen | 1'084 | 41% | 0.9 |
| Ferenbalm | 1'083 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Reconvilier | 1'082 | 81% | 2.2 |
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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.