Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Ello: what to know before buying a home

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

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Ello

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 della Boggia 1, Ello.

Ello, Lecco's Brianza above the Oggiono plain

Ello is a small municipality in the Brianza area of Lecco province, on the first rises above the plain of Oggiono and Lake Annone, with woods behind and its houses gathered between the old core and newer residential streets. Lecco is close, and the SS36 dual carriageway takes commuters to Milan.

Buyers here mostly look for detached houses, semi-detached homes and flats in small blocks, plus the odd old courtyard house to restore. Streets slope and some houses are built into the hillside, so check access, retaining walls and drainage when you view. The climate zone is E, with cold winters.

Declared incomes are well above the average for the province of Lecco. The population, on the other hand, is ageing: 1,185 residents in 2023, 4.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, an average age of 48.6 against 46.6 provincially and over-65s at 28.7% against 25.2%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.0%.

For earthquakes, Ello is in zone 3 of the national classification, like 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is low (0.056 g). In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, windows and services matter more than the structure, and the energy performance certificate sums them up.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. On the wooded slopes above the village, landslide hazard is checked on the official maps house by house.

Key points

  • Lecco's Brianza, above the Oggiono plain and Lake Annone.
  • Declared incomes well above the provincial average.
  • Over-65s at 28.7%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.056 g.

Overview

Ello is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,185 residents, ranked 66 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.056 g, a moderate 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ello declared an average taxable income of 33,388 euros, above the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ello is in climate zone E, with 2,653 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 411 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ello has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Ello.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.7% of the land in Ello, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Ello is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Ello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ello: 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 Ello 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 14 inhabited census areas in Ello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 72.2%
  • good 27.8%

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 097033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.