Heimster

Municipality in the Canton of Bern

Living in Wichtrach

Wichtrach (postcode 3114–3510) has 930 residential buildings with 2,160 homes in total on 90 streets.

  • 2,160

    homes

  • 45%

    with a supermarket ≤ 500 m

  • 62%

    with public transport ≤ 300 m

  • 34%

    in a quiet location

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Wichtrach in figures

  • Wichtrach (postcode 3114–3510) has 930 residential buildings with 2,160 homes in total on 90 streets.
  • The average construction year of the residential buildings is 2007.
  • 45% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 20% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 62% a public transport stop within 300 m.
  • 34% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
  • Net rents in the Canton of Bern are 16.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
  • Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 15,737 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

16.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Bern · 2024

Canton value – not published for Wichtrach

  • Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

16.10 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Bern · 2024

+10 %

since 2012

121314151620122015201820212024

Line: average

All values as a table
YearValue25 %75 %Cases
202416.10 CHF/m²–––
202315.70 CHF/m²–––
202215.40 CHF/m²–––
202115.20 CHF/m²–––
202015.10 CHF/m²–––
201915.00 CHF/m²–––
201814.70 CHF/m²–––
201714.40 CHF/m²–––
201614.30 CHF/m²–––
201514.10 CHF/m²–––
201414.70 CHF/m²–––
201314.60 CHF/m²–––
201214.70 CHF/m²–––

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025)
4,466
Growth over 10 years
+8.7%
Share of foreign nationals
7.9%
Share aged 65 and over
21.6%
Jobs (2024)
1,135
Income tax¹
CHF 15,737
Household electricity price (2027)
from 24.6 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

  • before 1919 4
  • 1919–1945 0
  • 1946–1970 1
  • 1971–1990 1
  • 1991–2010 99
  • from 2011 85

Heating systems in the existing stock

  • Heat pump 27%
  • Heating oil 41%
  • Wood 11%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Wichtrach.

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Streets compared

What is it like to live where in Wichtrach?

The quietest streets

  1. 1.Eicheweg40 dB
  2. 2.Gutstrasse40 dB
  3. 3.Hasleweg42 dB
  4. 4.Lerchenweg43 dB
  5. 5.Sunnrain43 dB
  6. 6.Pfarrhausweg44 dB
  7. 7.Grossmattweg46 dB
  8. 8.Im Hängert46 dB

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

  1. 1.Dorfplatz70 m · 40 m
  2. 2.Chäsereiweg120 m · 120 m
  3. 3.Lochweg130 m · 110 m
  4. 4.Chrämerweg80 m · 180 m
  5. 5.Vorderdorfstrasse110 m · 150 m
  6. 6.Wasserweg140 m · 140 m
  7. 7.Neumattstrasse180 m · 140 m
  8. 8.Schulhausweg180 m · 180 m

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

  1. 1.Pfarrhausweg70 m
  2. 2.Schulhausstrasse200 m
  3. 3.Kirchstrasse210 m
  4. 4.Hängertstrasse220 m
  5. 5.Alte Landstrasse330 m
  6. 6.Bodenweg340 m
  7. 7.Im Hängert360 m
  8. 8.Fuhrenweg420 m

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

New builds

What is being created in Wichtrach

47 new homes are under construction, approved or planned here – from the federal building register.

New builds in Wichtrach
Approved

Breitenweg 2–10

Wichtrach

38 flats

Quiet side

Planned

Bahnhofstrasse 27

Wichtrach

6 flats

Planned

Gurnigelweg 12

Wichtrach

3 flats

Quiet side

Streets in Wichtrach

90 streets with residential buildings – location, distances and noise for every building.

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Sources: Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings (FSO), data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), FOEN sonBASE, FOT stops. Distances as the crow flies.