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Ladispoli: what to know before buying a home

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

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Ladispoli, the coast north of Rome and the train to the capital

Ladispoli is young even as a town. It was founded at the end of the nineteenth century on land owned by Prince Ladislao Odescalchi, who gave it his name, as a seaside resort on the coast north of Rome, and the castle of Palo by the sea still bears the family name. The town itself grew mostly after the Second World War and is now a large commuter town for people working in the capital.

The link with Rome is its strength: Ladispoli-Cerveteri station is on the Rome-Pisa line, with frequent regional trains into the city, and the Via Aurelia and the motorway to Civitavecchia run close by. The land is flat and only a few metres above sea level, with a dark sand beach and streams coming down from the hills of Cerveteri. Near the streams and the coast, the report checks flooding for the address.

The market mixes summer holiday homes, blocks put up quickly in the 1970s and 1980s, and newer small buildings. In older buildings close to the sea, check the condition of facades, balconies and exposed steel, which suffer from salt and damp, and any major works already agreed.

Growth has been strong: 40,855 residents in 2023, up 9.6% on 2011, or 3,562 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Foreign residents make up 16.6%, a high share, and households are small, 2.07 people on average. Over-65s account for 20.0%, fewer than in the province of Rome, while average declared incomes are below the metropolitan average.

Seismic hazard is lower than in inland Lazio: Ladispoli is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, while 97 municipalities in the province are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.057 g, a low value.

Key points

  • Ladispoli-Cerveteri station on the Rome-Pisa line.
  • 40,855 residents, up 9.6% on 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.
  • Seafront blocks: check salt damage and planned major works.

Overview

Ladispoli is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 40,855 residents, among the most populous in the province (13 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ladispoli is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3B. Only 24 of 121 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.057 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 grown by 9.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 16.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ladispoli declared an average taxable income of 22,418 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ladispoli is in climate zone C, with 1,295 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 2 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ladispoli has 28 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 20 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities, 49 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 24.0% of the land in Ladispoli, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ladispoli. 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 Ladispoli: 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 Ladispoli 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 110 inhabited census areas in Ladispoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 19.1%
  • good 80.8%

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 058116. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.