Embrach: building age and utilization
Canton of Zurich · 2'612 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 2'612
- Municipal zones
- 24
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 48%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 12%
- Median building height
- 9.9 m
- Median floors
- 1.9
Overview
Embrach: the parcel data lists 2'612 parcels in 24 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 48%, the average 55%. For comparison: canton of Zurich, median 40%.
12% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 115%, against 58% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.9 m and the median number of floors is 1.9.
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 | 80 | 3% |
| 2016-2020 | 71 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 56 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 119 | 5% |
| 1986-2005 | 569 | 22% |
| 1966-1985 | 397 | 15% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'320 | 51% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 80 | 136% |
| Built 2016 or later | 151 | 120% |
| Built 2011 or later | 207 | 121% |
| Built 2006 or later | 326 | 115% |
| Built 1986 or later | 895 | 99% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'292 | 93% |
| All parcels | 2'612 | 58% |
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% | 1'073 | 42% |
| 10-50% | 236 | 9% |
| 50-100% | 713 | 28% |
| 100-150% | 388 | 15% |
| 150-200% | 119 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 54 | 2% |
Median: 48% · Average: 55% · Based on 2'583 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 81 | 5% |
| 6-10 m | 714 | 47% |
| 10-16 m | 678 | 45% |
| 16-30 m | 49 | 3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.9 m · Average: 10.1 m · Based on 1'522 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'128 | 51% |
| 2 | 418 | 19% |
| 3 | 508 | 23% |
| 4 | 143 | 6% |
| 5-6 | 29 | 1% |
| 7 or more | 2 | 0.1% |
Median: 1.9 · Average: 1.5 · Based on 2'228 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbenthal | 2'931 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Neftenbach | 2'872 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Adliswil | 2'829 | 61% | 2.3 |
| Männedorf | 2'777 | 60% | 2.3 |
| Russikon | 2'672 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Niederhasli | 2'662 | 54% | 2.1 |
| Fischenthal | 2'581 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Seuzach | 2'546 | 68% | 2.1 |
| Hittnau | 2'486 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Herrliberg | 2'444 | 44% | 1.6 |
| Mettmenstetten | 2'338 | 12% | 1 |
| Birmensdorf (ZH) | 2'334 | 10% | 0.9 |
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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.