Selling property in District 9: Albisrieden and Altstetten

The price per square metre is highest in Altstetten at CHF 16,819 (52 sales). It is lowest in Albisrieden at CHF 15,113 (88 sales).¹ The price per square metre says more than the median per flat. It evens out that one quarter sells more small flats and another more large ones. The district as a whole is at CHF 16,083 per square metre, the whole city at CHF 17,646.

Be careful with small numbers: the city publishes values from just a few sales, sometimes only as a range. With fewer than 15 sales, a single transaction can shift the median considerably.

What this means for you: treat the quarter value as a guide, not as a price. What counts is the floor, view, condition, renovation fund and location within the quarter. The guide to hedonic valuation explains how to derive a robust value.

Per square metre of living space, condominiums in District 9 became 71 percent more expensive from 2015 to 2025.¹ The median per flat went from CHF 880,000 to CHF 1,500,000. The two values can differ because the size of the flats sold changes. Across the whole city, the price per square metre rose by 60.2 percent over the same period.

Supply is tight too. On 1 June 2026, 36 flats in District 9 were vacant, 0.11 percent of the stock. Ten years earlier, it was 33.³ The district is home to 61,178 people, 8,842 of them aged 65 or over, that is 14.5 percent.²

What this means for you: a tight market helps a sale, but it does not replace careful preparation. Buyers compare closely. Good documents, a clear price and a well-thought-out presentation decide the result here too.

Property gains tax follows the same tariff throughout the canton. It falls with the holding period: by 5 percent after five full years, by half after 20 full years.⁵ You can check your figure in the calculator for the Canton of Zurich.

For income and wealth, the same tax rate applies in all twelve districts: 119 percent for the city, 214 percent including the canton, excluding church tax.⁴ If you move out of the city after the sale, the new municipality's rate applies from then on.

Which notary office notarises the purchase contract depends on where the property lies.⁶ In District 9, this is the Notariat, Grundbuchamt und Konkursamt Altstetten-Zürich, Altstetterstrasse 142, 8048 Zürich. In the Canton of Zurich, the notary office is a cantonal authority, and its fees go to the state treasury. You first receive a draft contract; only once it is settled is the appointment arranged. More on the process: notary and land registry.