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Ancona: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ancona, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Dante 7, Milan.

Ancona, the regional capital of the Marche, has been one of Italy's gateways to the far side of the Adriatic for centuries, and ferries still leave its port for Croatia and Greece. The city was founded as a Greek colony and takes its name from the Greek word for elbow, a nod to the bent promontory it stands on. The cathedral of San Ciriaco sits on the heights, Trajan's Arch stands down by the harbour, and to the south the land rises towards Monte Conero.

At the end of 2023 Ancona had 99,377 residents, 1.1% fewer than in 2011 and 21.5% of the provincial total. The estimated average age, 47.2, matches the province exactly, and 26.5% of residents are over 65, in line with the regional average. Households are small, with 2.06 people on average, and foreign residents account for 14.7%.

On earthquakes there are no exceptions in this province: all 47 municipalities are in seismic zone 2, the second highest of the four national classes. In Ancona's built-up area the expected ground acceleration is about 0.177 g, the level with a 10% chance of being exceeded in 50 years. A home in zone 2 is not necessarily fragile, but the year the building was designed and any strengthening work become questions to ask before making an offer.

For everyday shopping, Overture Maps data show 0.48 supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the provincial average of 0.63, while schools and healthcare facilities are denser than elsewhere in the province. The Ministry of Health lists 29 pharmacies.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace an address to the building's plot. In a city built across hills, seafront and harbour, however, landslide and flood hazard and local prices have to be read street by street, and that is exactly how the report checks them.

Key points

  • Regional capital of the Marche, with ferries to Croatia and Greece.
  • 99,377 residents, down 1.1% since 2011.
  • All 47 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2.
  • Fewer supermarkets per resident than the provincial average.

Overview

Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 99,377 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 22% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ancona is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 47 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ancona, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Ancona.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 14.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ancona has 78 schools and 29 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 48 grocery shops and supermarkets, 74 healthcare facilities, 109 sports facilities and 28 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Ancona: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 042002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.