Erlenbach (ZH)

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 151

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’776 parcels in Erlenbach (ZH), covering 2.9 km². 67.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 759 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’776
0.5% of the canton
Total area
2.9 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
759 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
67.5%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1972
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Erlenbach (ZH)

Erlenbach (ZH) ranks 75th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Erlenbach (ZH) measures 759 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Erlenbach (ZH) is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2/30 (19.9%), Wohnzone zweigeschossig A/20 (13.3%) and Kernzone (12.3%). In total, Erlenbach (ZH) uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Erlenbach (ZH) has 1’737 buildings with 2’767 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 21% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (20.4% of them), and 24% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1972, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’199 (67.5%)

Unbuilt: 577 (32.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone 2/303530.27 km²83.3%
Wohnzone zweigeschossig A/202360.28 km²72.9%
Kernzone2180.10 km²67.9%
Wohnzone 2/252140.19 km²79.0%
Wohnzone 2/352000.16 km²81.5%
Wald1020.64 km²4.9%
Wohnzone zweigeschossig B/20860.13 km²74.4%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone700.55 km²11.4%
Wohnzone viergeschossig mit Gewerbeerleichterung 70490.05 km²79.6%
Wohnzone dreigeschossig mit Gewerbeerleichterung 60480.05 km²79.2%
Strassen (HLS)400.10 km²15.0%
Wohnzone 3/60350.05 km²65.7%
Other zones (9 labels)1250.32 km²56.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’737 buildings with 2’767 dwellings here; 747 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’737
Dwellings
2’767
Single-family houses
747
Building volume
2.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’178
  • Mixed use21
  • Non-residential364
  • Other174

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920134
  • 1920-1945164
  • 1946-1960177
  • 1961-1980170
  • 1981-2000245
  • 2001-2010179
  • 2011-202079
  • 2021 and later30
  • Unknown year21

Maps and geodata for Erlenbach (ZH)

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