Worb: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 4'018 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 4'018
- Municipal zones
- 39
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 53%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 9.4 m
- Median floors
- 1.6
Overview
Worb: the parcel data lists 4'018 parcels in 39 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 53%, the average 80%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 132%, against 91% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.4 m and the median number of floors is 1.6.
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 | 26 | 0.6% |
| 2016-2020 | 42 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 54 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 141 | 4% |
| 1986-2005 | 604 | 15% |
| 1966-1985 | 665 | 17% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'486 | 62% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 26 | 111% |
| Built 2016 or later | 68 | 123% |
| Built 2011 or later | 122 | 126% |
| Built 2006 or later | 263 | 132% |
| Built 1986 or later | 867 | 136% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'532 | 133% |
| All parcels | 4'018 | 91% |
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% | 1'648 | 42% |
| 10-50% | 280 | 7% |
| 50-100% | 968 | 24% |
| 100-150% | 563 | 14% |
| 150-200% | 186 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 318 | 8% |
Median: 53% · Average: 80% · Based on 3'963 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 196 | 9% |
| 6-10 m | 1'192 | 52% |
| 10-16 m | 864 | 38% |
| 16-30 m | 51 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.4 m · Average: 9.7 m · Based on 2'303 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'784 | 52% |
| 2 | 846 | 25% |
| 3 | 610 | 18% |
| 4 | 130 | 4% |
| 5-6 | 28 | 0.8% |
| 7 or more | 10 | 0.3% |
Median: 1.6 · Average: 1.3 · Based on 3'408 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fraubrunnen | 4'169 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Lyss | 4'132 | 59% | 2.3 |
| Lauterbrunnen | 3'983 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Adelboden | 3'802 | 18% | 1.2 |
| Burgdorf | 3'776 | 90% | 2.5 |
| Münsingen | 3'774 | 57% | 2.2 |
| Langnau im Emmental | 3'464 | 59% | 2 |
| Lenk | 3'392 | 13% | 1.3 |
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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.