Neftenbach

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 223

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

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The parcel data lists 2’872 parcels in Neftenbach, covering 15.1 km². 52% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 882 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’872
0.7% of the canton
Total area
15.1 km²
0.9% of the canton
Median area
882 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
52%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1988
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Neftenbach

Neftenbach ranks 42nd of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 0.9% of its area. The median parcel in Neftenbach measures 882 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Neftenbach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 52% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (33.1%), Kernzone (21.4%) and Wald (9.8%). In total, Neftenbach uses 19 zone designations.

According to the building register, Neftenbach has 2’446 buildings with 2’574 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (33% of them), and 29.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’494 (52%)

Unbuilt: 1’378 (48%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone9528.91 km²18.0%
Kernzone6160.43 km²80.7%
Wald2814.14 km²3.2%
Wohnzone G2/452430.22 km²86.0%
Wohnzone 2/402420.15 km²86.4%
Wohnzone 2/302260.18 km²86.3%
Wohnzone 2/251580.09 km²81.0%
Kantonale Freihaltezone440.19 km²18.2%
Gewerbezone 4350.07 km²80.0%
Industriezone 5260.17 km²61.5%
Wohnzone 3/60150.02 km²80.0%
Gewässer130.21 km²38.5%
Other zones (7 labels)210.30 km²33.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’446 buildings with 2’574 dwellings here; 1’010 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’446
Dwellings
2’574
Single-family houses
1’010
Building volume
2.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’364
  • Mixed use19
  • Non-residential935
  • Other128

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920151
  • 1920-194550
  • 1946-196073
  • 1961-1980263
  • 1981-2000493
  • 2001-2010255
  • 2011-2020140
  • 2021 and later40
  • Unknown year29

Maps and geodata for Neftenbach

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