Oetwil an der Limmat

Oetwil an der Limmat is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Oetwil an der Limmat measures 945 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Oetwil an der Limmat is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 49.6% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (20.5%), Wohnzone mit Baumassenziffer 1.2 a (16.9%) and Wohnzone mit Baumassenziffer 1.6 b (11.5%). In total, Oetwil an der Limmat uses 17 zone designations.

According to the building register, Oetwil an der Limmat has 668 buildings with 1’326 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 25% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (36% of them), and 12.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).