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Renovation works in Uster

Local housing stock

In Uster, the federal building register lists 4'976 residential buildings and 17'148 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

54 %built before 1980
70 %heated by oil or gas
14.3 %electric hot water
2.9 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

54 % built before 1980

  • Before 191915 %
  • 1919–19458 %
  • 1946–196010 %
  • 1961–19707 %
  • 1971–198014 %
  • 1981–199013 %
  • 1991–200014 %
  • 2001–201012 %
  • Since 20117 %

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

Main heating energy

58 % · Gas

  • Gas58 %
  • Heat pump19 %
  • Heating oil12 %
  • Wood7 %
  • District heating3 %
  • Electricity1 %

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

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas58 %47.7 %
Heating oil12 %11 %
District heating3 %2.2 %
Heat pump19 %17.1 %
Electricity1 %14.3 %
Wood7 %5.1 %
Solar thermal0 %2.4 %

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)70.2 %
  • Heat pump18.9 %
  • Condensing boiler3.8 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)2.6 %
  • Standard boiler2.2 %
  • Stove1.4 %
  • Central electric heating0.5 %

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

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses59.2 %
  • Two-dwelling houses7.7 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)33 %

10 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
3
median footprint
123 m²
median dwelling area
94 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

3.8 %1 rm
13.3 %2 rm
30.7 %3 rm
30.6 %4 rm
21.6 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling59.2 %
  • 2 to 415 %
  • 5 to 916.8 %
  • 10 to 197.8 %
  • 20 or more1.3 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For renovation projects in Uster, RegBL data provides useful benchmarks for planning. With a median building volume of 640 m3, homeowners can better estimate the scale of heating or insulation upgrades. Note that data coverage is partial, as only 40 out of 2948 buildings are measured according to SIA 416 standards. Regarding heritage protection, no protected buildings are recorded among the 376 known entries, though the overall coverage remains limited. We advise you to contact the municipality early to confirm your property status and specific regulatory requirements before finalizing your renovation plans or submitting any permit applications.

0
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 376 of 4'976 buildings; check with the municipality
640 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 40 of 2'948 houses

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

Renovating in Uster: what to know

Planning works in Uster, canton of Zurich? 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 Uster

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