Unterengstringen

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 249

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

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The parcel data lists 920 parcels in Unterengstringen, covering 3.3 km². 65.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 829 m².

Key figures

Parcels
920
0.2% of the canton
Total area
3.3 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
829 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
65.1%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1976
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Unterengstringen

Unterengstringen ranks 133rd of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Unterengstringen measures 829 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Unterengstringen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone locker (34.2%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (13%) and 3-geschossige Wohnzone (10.9%). In total, Unterengstringen uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Unterengstringen has 1’056 buildings with 2’036 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 30.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (29.5% of them), and 21.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 599 (65.1%)

Unbuilt: 321 (34.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
2-geschossige Wohnzone locker3150.28 km²83.2%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone1200.79 km²25.8%
3-geschossige Wohnzone1000.17 km²72.0%
Kernzone840.07 km²76.2%
2-geschossige Wohnzone dicht680.08 km²72.1%
Landhauszone560.05 km²76.8%
Freihaltezone350.09 km²14.3%
3-geschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeanteil290.05 km²75.9%
Wald230.76 km²13.0%
2-geschossige Wohnzone mittel170.01 km²88.2%
Zentrumszone170.03 km²70.6%
Industriezone140.20 km²78.6%
Other zones (8 labels)420.76 km²23.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’056 buildings with 2’036 dwellings here; 362 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’056
Dwellings
2’036
Single-family houses
362
Building volume
1.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential624
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential320
  • Other101

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192033
  • 1920-194553
  • 1946-196049
  • 1961-1980177
  • 1981-2000141
  • 2001-201049
  • 2011-202057
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year19

Maps and geodata for Unterengstringen

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