Benken (ZH): building age and utilization
Canton of Zurich · 885 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 885
- Municipal zones
- 10
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 8%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 6%
- Median building height
- 9.5 m
- Median floors
- 0.7
Overview
Benken (ZH): the parcel data lists 885 parcels in 10 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 8%, the average 42%. For comparison: canton of Zurich, median 40%.
6% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 122%, against 46% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.5 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 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 2016-2020 | 7 | 0.8% |
| 2011-2015 | 21 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 18 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 83 | 9% |
| 1966-1985 | 55 | 6% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 696 | 79% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 5 | 102% |
| Built 2016 or later | 12 | 150% |
| Built 2011 or later | 33 | 129% |
| Built 2006 or later | 51 | 122% |
| Built 1986 or later | 134 | 114% |
| Built 1966 or later | 189 | 105% |
| All parcels | 885 | 46% |
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% | 563 | 64% |
| 10-50% | 35 | 4% |
| 50-100% | 124 | 14% |
| 100-150% | 96 | 11% |
| 150-200% | 29 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 27 | 3% |
Median: 8% · Average: 42% · Based on 874 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 30 | 9% |
| 6-10 m | 155 | 48% |
| 10-16 m | 138 | 43% |
| 16-30 m | 1 | 0.3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.5 m · Average: 9.5 m · Based on 324 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 561 | 73% |
| 2 | 142 | 19% |
| 3 | 56 | 7% |
| 4 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.7 · Average: 0.6 · Based on 765 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brütten | 990 | 36% | 0.9 |
| Kappel am Albis | 955 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Schwerzenbach | 936 | 56% | 2 |
| Hüntwangen | 927 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Unterengstringen | 920 | 50% | 2.1 |
| Höri | 889 | 44% | 1.5 |
| Thalheim an der Thur | 866 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Bachs | 862 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Rheinau | 858 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Oetwil an der Limmat | 850 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Dorf | 845 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Oberengstringen | 813 | 72% | 2.8 |
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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.