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Kappel am Albis

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 6

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 955 parcels in Kappel am Albis, covering 7.9 km². 42.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’027 m².

Key figures

Parcels
955
0.2% of the canton
Total area
7.9 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
1’027 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
42.5%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Kappel am Albis

Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Kappel am Albis measures 1’027 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Kappel am Albis is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 42.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (43.5%), Kernzone B (26%) and Wohnzone 2 (13.4%). In total, Kappel am Albis uses 9 zone designations.

According to the building register, Kappel am Albis has 663 buildings with 624 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (24.9% of them), and 31.8% 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: 406 (42.5%)Unbuilt: 549 (57.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 9 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone4155.89 km²14.2%
Kernzone B2480.19 km²79.0%
Wohnzone 21280.10 km²88.3%
Wald1181.55 km²2.5%
Kernzone A340.04 km²85.3%
Kantonale Freihaltezone60.12 km²16.7%
Kernzone W3< 0.01 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten20.01 km²100.0%
Gewässer1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 663 buildings with 624 dwellings here; 256 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
663
Dwellings
624
Single-family houses
256
Building volume
809’922 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential358
  • Mixed use9
  • Non-residential264
  • Other32

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920101
  • 1920-194514
  • 1946-196014
  • 1961-198035
  • 1981-200099
  • 2001-201027
  • 2011-202079
  • 2021 and later23
  • Unknown year14

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