Elsau: building age and utilization
Canton of Zurich · 2'086 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 2'086
- Municipal zones
- 21
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 10%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 9.7 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Elsau: the parcel data lists 2'086 parcels in 21 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 10%, the average 50%. For comparison: canton of Zurich, median 40%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 108%, against 53% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.7 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 | 32 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 28 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 38 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 43 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 293 | 14% |
| 1966-1985 | 311 | 15% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'341 | 64% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 32 | 127% |
| Built 2016 or later | 60 | 119% |
| Built 2011 or later | 98 | 109% |
| Built 2006 or later | 141 | 108% |
| Built 1986 or later | 434 | 109% |
| Built 1966 or later | 745 | 98% |
| All parcels | 2'086 | 53% |
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% | 1'044 | 51% |
| 10-50% | 107 | 5% |
| 50-100% | 524 | 25% |
| 100-150% | 263 | 13% |
| 150-200% | 73 | 4% |
| 200% or more | 53 | 3% |
Median: 10% · Average: 50% · Based on 2'064 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 39 | 4% |
| 6-10 m | 519 | 52% |
| 10-16 m | 434 | 44% |
| 16-30 m | 4 | 0.4% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.7 m · Average: 9.8 m · Based on 996 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'047 | 60% |
| 2 | 347 | 20% |
| 3 | 323 | 19% |
| 4 | 22 | 1% |
| 5-6 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 1 · Based on 1'745 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmensdorf (ZH) | 2'334 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Langnau am Albis | 2'233 | 50% | 2.1 |
| Lindau | 2'213 | 25% | 0.9 |
| Fällanden | 2'191 | 53% | 1.7 |
| Obfelden | 2'168 | 48% | 2 |
| Nürensdorf | 2'151 | 41% | 1 |
| Schlieren | 2'056 | 51% | 2.2 |
| Hausen am Albis | 2'041 | 37% | 1 |
| Weisslingen | 2'041 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Rümlang | 2'036 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Rafz | 2'020 | 39% | 1 |
| Eglisau | 2'004 | 43% | 1.5 |
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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.