Winterthur
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 230
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 21’729 parcels in Winterthur, covering 68.1 km². 68.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 559 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 21’729
- 5.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 68.1 km²
4% of the canton
- Median area
- 559 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 68.7%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1963
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Winterthur
Winterthur ranks 2nd of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 5.6% of the canton's parcels on 4% of its area. The median parcel in Winterthur measures 559 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Winterthur is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 68.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are W2/2.0 (26.8%), W3/2.6 (11.7%) and Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (9.2%). In total, Winterthur uses 38 zone designations.
According to the building register, Winterthur has 24’302 buildings with 58’944 dwellings, 2.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 55.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 25% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (18.9% of them), and 18.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1963, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 14’937 (68.7%)Unbuilt: 6’792 (31.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| W2/2.0 | 5’834 | 3.06 km² | 85.7% |
| W3/2.6 | 2’535 | 3.07 km² | 82.3% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 1’994 | 15.03 km² | 17.1% |
| W2/1.2 | 1’807 | 1.55 km² | 82.7% |
| KIII | 1’441 | 0.77 km² | 75.4% |
| Wa | 958 | 27.17 km² | 6.3% |
| W4/3.4 | 800 | 1.09 km² | 80.9% |
| QEZ3 | 785 | 0.56 km² | 84.8% |
| W2/1.6 | 639 | 0.47 km² | 84.8% |
| W4G | 607 | 0.67 km² | 82.4% |
| W3G | 570 | 0.73 km² | 80.7% |
| KI | 488 | 0.17 km² | 66.8% |
| Other zones (26 labels) | 3’271 | 13.74 km² | 52.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 24’302 buildings with 58’944 dwellings here; 8’665 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 24’302
- Dwellings
- 58’944
- Single-family houses
- 8’665
- Building volume
- 46.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Winterthur
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