Zell (ZH)
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 231
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’207 parcels in Zell (ZH), covering 13 km². 40.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’000 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’207
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 13 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’000 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.4%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1978
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Zell (ZH)
Zell (ZH) ranks 31st of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Zell (ZH) measures 1’000 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Zell (ZH) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.4% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (28.7%), Wald (23.3%) and Wohnzone 2/40 (15.2%). In total, Zell (ZH) uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Zell (ZH) has 2’263 buildings with 3’113 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 40% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (19.9% of them), and 26.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’297 (40.4%)Unbuilt: 1’910 (59.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 920 | 5.88 km² | 15.9% |
| Wald | 746 | 5.00 km² | 3.5% |
| Wohnzone 2/40 | 488 | 0.39 km² | 77.7% |
| Wohnzone 2a/30 | 228 | 0.16 km² | 82.9% |
| Wohnzone 3/60 | 177 | 0.19 km² | 83.6% |
| Kernzone | 161 | 0.11 km² | 71.4% |
| Wohnzone G3 | 133 | 0.11 km² | 73.7% |
| Wohnzone G2 | 94 | 0.10 km² | 72.3% |
| nicht zugewiesene Zone | 51 | 0.08 km² | 66.7% |
| Industriezone | 42 | 0.21 km² | 66.7% |
| Zentrumszone K | 33 | 0.03 km² | 63.6% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 26 | 0.13 km² | 73.1% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 108 | 0.60 km² | 24.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’263 buildings with 3’113 dwellings here; 857 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’263
- Dwellings
- 3’113
- Single-family houses
- 857
- Building volume
- 2.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Zell (ZH)
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