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Building age in Wetzikon (ZH)

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 121

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
3’340
3’285 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1980Canton: 1977Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
46 yearsCanton: 49 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
30.3%Canton: 34.9%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
28.3%Canton: 21.4%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in Wetzikon (ZH)

The parcel data lists 3’340 parcels with a building in Wetzikon (ZH). For 3’285 of them (98.4%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1980, so the median parcel with a building is 46 years old. 30.3% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 28.3% after 2000. The largest period is 1961-1980 with 21.6%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1977 in the canton of Zurich and 1976 in Switzerland. 55 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 3’285 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 15.9%before 1920: 15.9%, 522 parcels
  2. 4.1%1920-1945: 4.1%, 134 parcels
  3. 10.3%1946-1960: 10.3%, 338 parcels
  4. 21.6%1961-1980: 21.6%, 709 parcels
  5. 19.8%1981-2000: 19.8%, 651 parcels
  6. 17.4%2001-2010: 17.4%, 573 parcels
  7. 7.5%2011-2020: 7.5%, 248 parcels
  8. 3.3%2021 and later: 3.3%, 110 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)30.3%994 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)21.6%709 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)19.8%651 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)28.3%931 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

See it on the map

roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.

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