Property valuation Langenthal: get your house or apartment in the Oberaargau valued

The median asking price is CHF 6,010 per m². Typical offers range from CHF 4,534 to 7,256. The basis is 59 apartment listings from Langenthal between October 2025 and September 2026. Only nine of them were new builds. Without them, the median drops to CHF 5,312 per m². A typical 4.5-room apartment is listed at CHF 775,000.

There are no separate values for this. Comparis analyzes Langenthal as a whole municipality. Schoren, Obersteckholz and Untersteckholz are included. How much your location matters is something property experts from the Comparis partner network clarify during an on-site appointment.

Partly. Apartments in Aarwangen are listed 9 percent lower than in Langenthal. For apartments, Roggwil and Lotzwil are on a par with the town. Apartments in Thunstetten are more expensive, by 6 percent. In Pfaffnau, in the canton of Lucerne, they cost 13 percent more. Houses cost 23 percent less in Melchnau and 19 percent less in Lotzwil than in Langenthal. For houses, Thunstetten costs about the same as Langenthal. The comparison uses listings from two years.

On September 30, 2026, comparis.ch listed 22 apartments and 19 single-family homes in Langenthal. Over twelve months, Comparis counted 59 apartments and 50 houses. Over two years, the total came to 125 apartments and 105 houses. So direct comparables for your property are rather scarce.

You start with the online estimate from Comparis. To get it, you enter the address, living space, year of construction and features. You receive the estimate as soon as you have confirmed your e-mail address.

If you wish, property experts from the Comparis partner network will then inspect your property on site. This appointment is free and without obligation.

During the visit, the experts check the building fabric, interior finishes, building services and energy requirements. You can obtain the land register extract from the Emmental-Oberaargau land registry office (Grundbuchamt Emmental-Oberaargau) in Wangen an der Aare. If a building is recorded in the building inventory (Bauinventar), conditions set by the cantonal heritage preservation authority apply.

Depending on the property, the experts use the comparison value, the real value or the income value.

There is no charge. Filling in the online estimate form takes about three minutes. Comparis e-mails the estimate to you after you have confirmed your e-mail address.

The on-site assessment is likewise free and non-binding. Property experts from the Comparis partner network carry it out, with the contact arranged by the Comparis broker service.

Getting the price right pays off. In Langenthal, a typical single-family home has an asking price of CHF 972,500. A deviation of 2 percent there amounts to roughly CHF 19,400.

• Regional center: As the center of the Oberaargau, Langenthal provides jobs and services for the whole region.

• Price level: Apartments are listed 13 percent lower than in the canton of Bern. All five neighboring municipalities with values are also below the cantonal median for apartments.

• New builds: Only 15.3 percent of the apartments on offer were new, compared with 29.3 percent in the canton. Experts value older apartments largely by year of construction and renovation status.

• Apartment or house: Per square meter, houses and apartments are almost on a par. For a house, the plot and surrounding land also count.

• Districts: Obersteckholz and Untersteckholz have a village character. There, the plot and surroundings often count for more than in the center.

• Langete: For plots close to the stream, flood protection matters. Since 1992, a relief tunnel has taken pressure off the center.

• Roads: A feeder road via Aarwangen leads to the Niederbipp junction on the A1 motorway.

• Interest rates: The level of interest rates helps determine what price prospective buyers can finance.

Completing the form takes about three minutes. Once you have confirmed your address, Comparis e-mails you the estimate.

The on-site visit is arranged directly between you and the experts. The time needed for the checks varies with the property. A house in the building inventory can need more time than a newer apartment.

A recognized qualification is the professional examination for real estate appraisers, which leads to the Federal Diploma of Higher Education. Key professional bodies include the SIV (Schweizer Immobilienschätzer-Verband) and the SVIT chamber of valuation experts (Bewertungsexperten-Kammer SVIT).

Knowing the whole region is an advantage around Langenthal. In Melchnau, houses have asking prices 23 percent below those in Langenthal.

With a valuation, you can see what asking price is realistic in Langenthal. When an estate is divided or a couple divorces, it gives everyone a fair basis.

The canton of Bern bases wealth tax on the official value (amtlicher Wert). This value is set at a moderate level and does not equal a sale price.

When you sell at a profit, property gains tax (Grundstückgewinnsteuer) is levied by the canton and the municipality. From five years of ownership, the taxable gain falls by 2 percent for each year. At most, the reduction amounts to 70 percent.

Selling the home you live in and buying a new one in Switzerland? In that case, the tax can be deferred insofar as you reinvest the proceeds. It is not waived.

Where a property was inherited, its official value at the time of inheritance may be treated as the purchase price.

• Land register extract: from the Emmental-Oberaargau land registry office (Grundbuchamt Emmental-Oberaargau) in Wangen an der Aare

• Official value: notice of the official value from the Bern cantonal tax administration

• Plans: zoning plan and building regulations of the town of Langenthal, extract from the official cadastral survey

• Floor plans: with floor areas according to SIA 416

• Insurance: policy from the Bern building insurer (Gebäudeversicherung Bern, GVB) with the insured value

• Energy: building energy certificate (GEAK), if available

• Heritage preservation: documents on the building inventory (Bauinventar), if the building is heritage-listed

• Maintenance: receipts for renovations and repairs

• Condominium ownership: regulations, ownership quotas, meeting minutes and renovation fund

The more complete the documents, the more precise the valuation.