Nocera Superiore: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Nocera Superiore, ancient Nuceria and the Agro nocerino
In the Agro nocerino-sarnese, the fertile plain between Naples and Salerno, Nocera Superiore is joined on to Nocera Inferiore, and the two work as a single urban area. This was the site of Nuceria Alfaterna, an ancient city whose walls, theatre and burial ground partly survive, and it is home to the early Christian baptistery of Santa Maria Maggiore, a round building with a ring of columns around the font.
The location is handy: Salerno is about fifteen kilometres away, the motorway to Naples runs close by and there is a railway station. The municipality is a set of hamlets that merged as building spread, and to the south and east the land climbs towards the hills, with scattered houses and steep roads.
At the end of 2023 there were 23,592 residents, down 2.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Households are large by Italian standards, 2.68 people on average, the estimated average age is 44.2 and foreign residents are few (1.8%). For hospital care, secondary schools and shopping people often look to Nocera Inferiore, and services within the municipality are thinner than the provincial average.
The 1980 Irpinia earthquake caused damage here too. Nocera Superiore is in seismic zone 2, like 96 other municipalities in the province of Salerno, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.118 g. Many buildings were repaired or rebuilt after 1980, so for any purchase ask what structural work was done, with which designs and inspection certificates.
On the slopes closing off the valley, the ground is covered with loose volcanic material that can slide down as mudflows in very heavy rain, as has already happened in several towns in the area. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).
Key points
- Remains of Nuceria Alfaterna and an early Christian baptistery.
- Households of 2.68 people, average age 44.2.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.118 g.
- On the volcanic slopes, landslide hazard must be checked by address.
Overview
Nocera Superiore is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 23,592 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 158).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nocera Superiore is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 158) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.118 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Nocera Superiore, 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.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nocera Superiore declared an average taxable income of 20,070 euros, in line with the province (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Nocera Superiore is in climate zone C, with 1,228 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 70 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nocera Superiore has 14 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.2).
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 30.0% of the land in Nocera Superiore, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Nocera Superiore; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nocera Superiore: 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 Nocera Superiore 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 102 inhabited census areas in Nocera Superiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.1%
- fair 67.5%
- good 27.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 065079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.