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Renovation works in Thun

Local housing stock

In Thun, the federal building register lists 7'167 residential buildings and 22'890 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

69 %built before 1980
69 %heated by oil or gas
22.6 %electric hot water
2 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

69 % built before 1980

  • Before 191910 %
  • 1919–194519 %
  • 1946–196017 %
  • 1961–197013 %
  • 1971–198010 %
  • 1981–19909 %
  • 1991–200011 %
  • 2001–20108 %
  • Since 20114 %

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

Main heating energy

41 % · Gas

  • Gas41 %
  • Heating oil28 %
  • Heat pump22 %
  • District heating3 %
  • Wood3 %
  • Electricity2 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas41 %33.9 %
Heating oil28 %30 %
District heating3 %1.3 %
Heat pump22 %8.8 %
Electricity2 %22.6 %
Wood3 %1.6 %
Solar thermal0 %1.5 %

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)45 %
  • Heat pump23.9 %
  • Standard boiler21.3 %
  • Condensing boiler5.2 %
  • Central electric heating1.6 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)1.3 %
  • Stove1.2 %
  • Direct electric heaters0.5 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses50 %
  • Two-dwelling houses10.9 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)39 %
  • Other0 %

9.6 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
3
median footprint
118 m²
median dwelling area
80 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

5 %1 rm
12.8 %2 rm
34.2 %3 rm
33.3 %4 rm
14.7 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling50 %
  • 2 to 425.4 %
  • 5 to 919.7 %
  • 10 to 194.3 %
  • 20 or more0.6 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For renovation planning in Thun, official registry data identifies 4 heritage-protected buildings. If your property falls under this category, contact the municipality early to navigate permit requirements. Regarding building volume, the median is 914 m3 according to the SIA 416 standard; however, this figure covers only 5 houses out of 3587, representing a highly partial data set. Because recorded data for the year of renovation is unavailable for the local building stock, homeowners cannot rely on these statistics to determine the age of their property's last significant upgrades or specific energy efficiency needs.

4
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 685 of 7'167 buildings; check with the municipality
914 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 5 of 3'587 houses

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

Renovating in Thun: what to know

Planning works in Thun, canton of Bern? 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.

Choose your works in Thun

Nearby municipalities : Bern · Biel/Bienne · Köniz · Steffisburg · Langenthal · Lyss · Burgdorf · Ostermundigen