Oberengstringen
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 245
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 813 parcels in Oberengstringen, covering 2.2 km². 73.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 827 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 813
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.2 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 827 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 73.1%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1968
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Oberengstringen
Oberengstringen is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Oberengstringen measures 827 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Oberengstringen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 73.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2.3 (30.8%), Wohnzone 1.1 (9.7%) and Wohnzone 2.5 (8%). In total, Oberengstringen uses 27 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberengstringen has 1’033 buildings with 3’534 dwellings, 3.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 32.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 19.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (31.5% of them), and 15% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1968, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 594 (73.1%)Unbuilt: 219 (26.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2.3 | 250 | 0.34 km² | 79.2% |
| Wohnzone 1.1 | 79 | 0.07 km² | 79.7% |
| Wohnzone 2.5 | 65 | 0.10 km² | 80.0% |
| Wohnzone 1.3 | 62 | 0.10 km² | 83.9% |
| Wohnzone 1.7 | 51 | 0.05 km² | 76.5% |
| Kernzone | 44 | 0.04 km² | 61.4% |
| Wohnzone Stalden | 44 | 0.03 km² | 63.6% |
| Wohnzone 2.8 | 36 | 0.05 km² | 94.4% |
| Wohn- Gewerbezone 3.0 | 28 | 0.03 km² | 92.9% |
| Wald | 27 | 0.55 km² | 3.7% |
| Zentrumszone | 19 | 0.03 km² | 68.4% |
| Erholungszone Zwischen den Hölzern | 18 | 0.10 km² | 22.2% |
| Other zones (15 labels) | 90 | 0.68 km² | 63.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’033 buildings with 3’534 dwellings here; 242 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’033
- Dwellings
- 3’534
- Single-family houses
- 242
- Building volume
- 1.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Oberengstringen
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