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Andria: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Puglia. 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 Barletta 0, Andria.

Andria, big households below the Murgia plateau

Andria is the most populous of the three joint capitals of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, established in 2004. It lies inland in Puglia, between the Adriatic coast and the Murgia plateau, in countryside planted with olive groves and vineyards. Within its boundaries stands Castel del Monte, Frederick II's octagonal castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Andria is also the home of burrata, one of Puglia's best-known cheeses.

The figures describe a young town of large households. The average household has 2.64 people, high for Italy today; the estimated average age is 43.5, and only 19.9% of residents are over 65, against 24.2% for Puglia. Foreign nationals make up 1.9%. In 2023 Andria had 96,941 residents, 3.1% fewer than the 100,052 of 2011, so it has slipped below the hundred-thousand mark. It accounts for 25.7% of the population of the province's 10 municipalities.

For families and anyone who relies on local services, Overture's open map data show rates in line with the province for education (67 sites), healthcare (65) and supermarkets (55), but fewer sports facilities (53) and cafés and restaurants (375) per resident. There are 29 officially registered pharmacies.

One detail of the seismic classification deserves attention. Andria is in zone 3, whereas 7 of the 10 municipalities in the province, Barletta among them, are in zone 2. Yet the expected ground acceleration estimated for Andria's built-up area, about 0.172 g, is higher than for neighbouring Barletta. The zone is an administrative label; for a building, what counts most is its age, structure and documented work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. Landslide and flood risk cannot be summed up for the whole of Andria: it is checked at the precise location of the property.

Key points

  • Households average 2.64 people; 19.9% of residents over 65.
  • 96,941 residents in 2023, down 3.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, yet expected ground acceleration of about 0.172 g.
  • Castel del Monte, a UNESCO site, within the municipality.

Overview

Andria is the capital of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 96,941 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 26% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Andria is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 3 of 10 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.172 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 3.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Andria declared an average taxable income of 17,553 euros, in line with the province (18,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Andria is in climate zone C, with 1,377 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 151 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Andria has 67 schools and 29 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 55 grocery shops and supermarkets, 65 healthcare facilities, 53 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.3% of the land in Andria, compared with 7.0% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 11.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Andria is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Andria, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Andria: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Andria are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 1,035 inhabited census areas in Andria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 20.2%
  • good 79.6%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 110001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.