St. Stephan: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'753 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'753
- Municipal zones
- 22
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 5%
- Median building height
- 8.4 m
- Median floors
- 0.8
Overview
St. Stephan: the parcel data lists 1'753 parcels in 22 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 70%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
5% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 148%, against 79% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.4 m and the median number of floors is 0.8.
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 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 2016-2020 | 31 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 18 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 29 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 153 | 9% |
| 1966-1985 | 135 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'375 | 78% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 12 | 134% |
| Built 2016 or later | 43 | 149% |
| Built 2011 or later | 61 | 155% |
| Built 2006 or later | 90 | 148% |
| Built 1986 or later | 243 | 162% |
| Built 1966 or later | 378 | 159% |
| All parcels | 1'753 | 79% |
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% | 1'007 | 58% |
| 10-50% | 231 | 13% |
| 50-100% | 176 | 10% |
| 100-150% | 116 | 7% |
| 150-200% | 49 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 149 | 9% |
Median: 9% · Average: 70% · Based on 1'728 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 116 | 12% |
| 6-10 m | 674 | 72% |
| 10-16 m | 146 | 16% |
| 16-30 m | 0 | 0% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.4 m · Average: 8.3 m · Based on 936 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 870 | 70% |
| 2 | 230 | 18% |
| 3 | 133 | 11% |
| 4 | 11 | 0.9% |
| 5-6 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.8 · Average: 0.8 · Based on 1'245 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signau | 1'807 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Boltigen | 1'784 | 17% | 0.9 |
| Ins | 1'784 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Thunstetten | 1'781 | 41% | 1 |
| Beatenberg | 1'772 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Bätterkinden | 1'760 | 53% | 1 |
| 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 |
| Erlenbach im Simmental | 1'690 | 20% | 0.9 |
| Meikirch | 1'647 | 9% | 0.8 |
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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.