Estimate renovation costs in Luzern

Local housing stock

In Luzern, the federal building register lists 7'159 residential buildings and 47'600 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

76 %built before 1980

73 %heated by oil or gas

16.6 %electric hot water

3 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

76 % built before 1980

Before 191917 %
1919–194521 %
1946–196019 %
1961–197010 %
1971–19809 %
1981–19905 %
1991–20007 %
2001–20107 %
Since 20116 %

Construction year does not reveal past renovations: check the current insulation condition.

Main heating energy

50 % · Gas

Gas50 %
Heating oil23 %
Heat pump17 %
District heating6 %
Wood3 %
Electricity1 %

This distribution describes recorded buildings, not your system's consumption or efficiency.

Heating and hot water: which energies?

Energy	Heating	Hot water
Gas	50 %	44.1 %
Heating oil	23 %	18.1 %
District heating	6 %	5 %
Heat pump	17 %	12.2 %
Electricity	1 %	16.6 %
Wood	3 %	1.8 %
Solar thermal	0 %	2 %

Each line gives the share of buildings using that energy, separately for heating and for hot water. The two columns do not always reach 100%: some buildings combine two systems, or reported none.

Type of heating system

Boiler (unspecified)71.6 %
Heat pump16.8 %
Heat exchanger (district)6.3 %
Condensing boiler3.3 %
Stove1.2 %
Central electric heating0.5 %

A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.

Houses or apartment buildings?

Single-family houses25.3 %
Two-dwelling houses7.7 %
Apartment buildings (3+)67.1 %

16.4 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median): 4
median footprint: 180 m²
median dwelling area: 80 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

8.6 %1 rm

16.7 %2 rm

33.6 %3 rm

28 %4 rm

13.1 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

1 dwelling25.3 %
2 to 425.5 %
5 to 927.6 %
10 to 1917.2 %
20 or more4.6 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation plans in Lucerne, RegBL figures provide essential benchmarks, though coverage remains partial. With 1253 out of 7159 buildings identified as protected, you must contact the municipality early to address specific heritage requirements. Regarding building volume, the median of 1247 m3 according to SIA 416 helps determine the scale of potential heating or insulation improvements. As these volume metrics are based on only a small sample of the total building stock, we recommend a thorough site-specific assessment. Always verify these structural details early in your planning to ensure accurate budgeting for your upcoming renovation project.

1'253

buildings flagged as protected

status known for 1'280 of 7'159 buildings; check with the municipality

1'247 m³

median house volume (SIA 416)

measured for 18 of 1'808 houses

Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.

Renovating in Luzern: what to know

Planning works in Luzern, canton of Lucerne? Before requesting quotes, local context helps: climate drives the value of insulation and heating, cantonal rules govern boiler replacement, and tax deductions can noticeably reduce the bill.

Renovation works in Luzern