Obfelden

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 10

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

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The parcel data lists 2’169 parcels in Obfelden, covering 7.5 km². 60.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 700 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’169
0.6% of the canton
Total area
7.5 km²
0.4% of the canton
Median area
700 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
60.9%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1982
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Obfelden

Obfelden ranks 58th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Obfelden measures 700 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Obfelden is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (20.6%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (16.2%) and Wohnzone 2E (12.5%). In total, Obfelden uses 25 zone designations.

According to the building register, Obfelden has 2’061 buildings with 2’723 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 32.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (29.6% of them), and 24.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1982, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’320 (60.9%)

Unbuilt: 849 (39.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone 24460.27 km²85.2%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone3514.08 km²12.0%
Wohnzone 2E2710.21 km²79.0%
Kernzone 22530.22 km²79.4%
Wohnzone 12430.18 km²79.8%
Wald1821.43 km²3.3%
Kernzone 1950.08 km²91.6%
Wohnzone G3810.10 km²79.0%
kommunale Freihaltezone510.17 km²25.5%
Wohnzone G2420.05 km²69.0%
Kernzone 3300.03 km²90.0%
Gewerbezone240.07 km²79.2%
Other zones (13 labels)1000.66 km²44.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’061 buildings with 2’723 dwellings here; 967 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’061
Dwellings
2’723
Single-family houses
967
Building volume
2.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’267
  • Mixed use24
  • Non-residential674
  • Other96

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920139
  • 1920-194536
  • 1946-196049
  • 1961-1980391
  • 1981-2000365
  • 2001-2010171
  • 2011-2020120
  • 2021 and later34
  • Unknown year15

Maps and geodata for Obfelden

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