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Nova Siri: what to know before buying a home

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

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Nova Siri, a hill village and a seaside district on the Ionian

Nova Siri is the last municipality of Basilicata on the Ionian coast; Calabria begins right after it. Its land runs from the beach, crossed by the SS106 coast road and the coastal railway, up to the hills where the old village stands at about three hundred and fifty metres. In between lies the southern tip of the Metapontino plain, planted with orchards, citrus groves and vegetables.

Buyers here are choosing between two quite different places. Nova Siri Scalo, on the coast, has grown over the last few decades around the road and the railway, with blocks of flats, detached houses and many summer homes. The village up the hill is smaller, with old stone houses, narrow steep streets and fewer services on the doorstep. Policoro, the largest town in the area, is a short drive north along the main road.

Unlike many villages in inland Basilicata, Nova Siri is growing: 6,810 residents in 2023, up 3.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 44.7 is lower than in the province of Matera (46.3), and over-65s account for 22.0% against 24.8% across the province. Foreign residents make up 9.3%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.089 g, a moderate value. Much of the housing by the sea went up within a few decades and to varying standards, so before buying a flat ask for the design date, the certificate of habitability and whether the building has had structural work.

Near the sea and along the streams coming down from the hills, water is the thing to watch; around the hill village, the slopes. The report checks both for the exact address and, using the Revenue Agency's (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.

Key points

  • Basilicata's last town on the Ionian coast, on the Calabrian border.
  • Population up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 22.0%, below the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration about 0.089 g.

Overview

Nova Siri is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 6,810 residents, ranked 8 of 31 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nova Siri 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 14 of 31 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.089 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 3.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nova Siri declared an average taxable income of 18,455 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nova Siri is in climate zone D, with 1,542 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 355 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nova Siri has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 4.5% of the land in Nova Siri, compared with 2.7% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Nova Siri; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nova Siri: 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 Nova Siri 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 Nova Siri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 40.4%
  • good 59.4%

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

ISTAT code 077018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.