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Notaresco: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. 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: Strada Statale 150 1, Notaresco.

Notaresco, Teramo hills above the Vomano valley

From its ridge in the hills of the province of Teramo, Notaresco looks down on the Vomano valley; the coast at Roseto degli Abruzzi and Giulianova is about fifteen kilometres away. The municipality also takes in the valley floor, with the hamlet of Guardia Vomano and the Romanesque church of San Clemente al Vomano. Teramo is about twenty kilometres away, and on clear days the Gran Sasso range is visible from the ridge.

Buyers will find the old centre on the hill, with masonry houses and steep streets, and newer building on the slopes and down in the valley, where there are also workshops and the valley road that leads to the coast and the A14 motorway. Many residents work on the coast or in the industrial areas along the valley. Climate zone D means moderate winters, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The town has lost people: in 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,304 residents, down 8.1% on 2011, or 559 fewer. The average age, 46.7, matches the province, and households average 2.49 people, high for Abruzzo. Foreign residents make up 5.1%.

The whole province of Teramo lies in medium to high seismic zones: 10 municipalities are in zone 1 and 37 in zone 2, including Notaresco, according to Italy's Civil Protection Department. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.176 g. Anyone buying a masonry house in the old centre should ask what seismic upgrading has been done and whether the building received reconstruction grants, together with the paperwork.

The clay hills around Teramo are often prone to landslides, and on the valley floor the Vomano and its side streams can flood: the report checks both hazards for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the address leads to the plot.

Key points

  • Hills above the Vomano, about a quarter of an hour from the sea.
  • Population down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.176 g.
  • Landslides on the clay hills, flooding on the valley floor.

Overview

Notaresco is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 6,304 residents, ranked 16 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Notaresco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 47) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Notaresco, 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Notaresco declared an average taxable income of 20,086 euros, below the provincial average (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Notaresco is in climate zone D, with 1,751 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 267 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Notaresco has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 9.5% of the land in Notaresco, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 Notaresco, 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 Notaresco: 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 Notaresco 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 41 inhabited census areas in Notaresco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.8%
  • fair 84.5%
  • good 7.8%

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 067032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.