Selling property in Strengelbach: the 2013 zoning order still applies

There is no official price series for Strengelbach. Unlike the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Aargau publishes no median prices by municipality. Listing figures for Strengelbach show what is asked, not what was paid.

What is on record is the stock: Strengelbach has 1,091 buildings with residential use in the Zofingen district. 733 of them are single-family houses, or 67.2%. The cantonal figure is 65.9%. Strengelbach ranks 9 of 17 in the Zofingen district. In total, Strengelbach has 2,466 dwellings. 59.9% were built before 1981, against 51.8% in the canton. 9.6 hectares of 121.8 hectares of building zone are undeveloped, or 7.9% (as of 2022). For the share of undeveloped zone, Strengelbach ranks 69 of 196 in the canton.

For a single house in Strengelbach, location, plot, age and condition count, measured against comparable sales. You receive a written price range with its reasoning in the free assessment.

The municipal assembly adopted the current building and zoning order on 30 May 2013. The cantonal government approved it on 11 December 2013.¹² For the overall revision, public consultation ran from 22 February to 31 March 2025. In March 2025, the drafts went to the canton for preliminary review.¹²

After an unusually long processing time, the canton's opinion has been available since July 2026. The municipality is now revising the plan. It will then resubmit it for the final preliminary review. Only then comes public display, expected in the first half of 2027.¹²

In parallel, the municipality is reviewing its own properties. In May 2026, the council adopted a property strategy for its fifteen properties in the building zone. The focus is on converting the old double gymnasium and renovating the Schulhaus N1 school building.¹³ The strategy contains no funding decisions; each renovation needs a vote by the electorate.¹³

In Strengelbach, 653 of 1,091 buildings with residential use date from before 1981. That is 59.9%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 30, counting from the highest share. In the Zofingen district: rank 4 of 17. Strengelbach therefore has a higher share than the canton at 51.8%. Compared with Strengelbach, the figure in Oftringen is 54.7%.

In Strengelbach, oil or gas heats 704 buildings with residential use, 64.5%, against 51.8% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 21, counting from the highest share. For many owners in Strengelbach, the heating is therefore a topic.

For a sale in Strengelbach, records of heating, roof and windows show what has been renewed; they belong in the sale documents. On 1 January 2029, the imputed rental value and maintenance deduction end in Strengelbach, as everywhere, for owner-occupied homes.¹ Whether a renovation pays off first is explained in Renovate or sell.

Strengelbach has 5,080 residents. 1,100 of them, 21.7%, are 65 or older, against 19.5% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 50, counting from the highest share. In the Zofingen district: rank 4 of 17. Compared with Strengelbach, the figure in Oftringen is 16.9%.

On 1 June 2026, 51 homes in Strengelbach were empty, 2.07% of the stock, against 1.05% in the canton. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 177, counting from the lowest vacancy. The rate for Strengelbach covers rented and owner-occupied homes, not the supply of houses.

The municipal tax rate of Strengelbach is 103%. Among the 196 municipalities in the canton, that is rank 68, counting from the lowest tax rate. How Strengelbach compares for the same income and wealth is shown in the municipality atlas. By public transport, Zurich HB is 69 minutes away from the Strengelbach, Gemeindehaus stop, with 2 changes.

In Aargau, property gains tax falls with every full year of ownership. The rate drops from 40 per cent in year one to 5 per cent after 25 full years.² After more than ten full years, a house gets at least a flat-rate cost deduction: 80 down to 65 per cent of the sale price.³

If you sell your permanent and exclusive home, you can apply to defer the tax.² You must buy or build a new Swiss home within 2 years before or 3 years after the sale.² Only the reinvested proceeds are deferred.² Deferred does not mean waived: the next taxable sale also taxes this gain.²

Aargau has no classic transfer tax. Instead, the canton charges a land register levy (Grundbuchabgabe) on every sale: 4 per mille of the price.⁴ Buyer and seller are jointly liable; the law does not say who bears it.⁴

Only an Aargau notary (Urkundsperson) may notarise the sale contract.⁵