Niederglatt
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 89
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’213 parcels in Niederglatt, covering 3.6 km². 70.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 730 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’213
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.6 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 730 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.7%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1982
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Niederglatt
Niederglatt is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Niederglatt measures 730 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Niederglatt is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 70.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse (55.3%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (12.6%) and Wohnzone, 3 Geschosse (8.5%). In total, Niederglatt uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Niederglatt has 1’249 buildings with 2’461 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 25.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (35.5% of them), and 19% 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: 857 (70.7%)Unbuilt: 356 (29.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse | 671 | 0.50 km² | 86.6% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 153 | 1.96 km² | 12.4% |
| Wohnzone, 3 Geschosse | 103 | 0.16 km² | 80.6% |
| WG, 3 Geschosse | 98 | 0.14 km² | 80.6% |
| Kernzone | 43 | 0.04 km² | 90.7% |
| Wald | 39 | 0.18 km² | 5.1% |
| Gewerbezone 3 | 35 | 0.14 km² | 54.3% |
| Gewerbezone 4 | 18 | 0.03 km² | 66.7% |
| Industriezone A | 11 | 0.07 km² | 36.4% |
| Freihaltezone | 8 | 0.04 km² | 25.0% |
| Gewässer | 6 | 0.08 km² | 16.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten B | 6 | 0.06 km² | 83.3% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 22 | 0.19 km² | 50.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’249 buildings with 2’461 dwellings here; 577 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’249
- Dwellings
- 2’461
- Single-family houses
- 577
- Building volume
- 1.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Niederglatt
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