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Novedrate: what to know before buying a home

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

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Novedrate, Como Brianza and a university campus

Novedrate is a small municipality in the Brianza area of the province of Como, a landscape of low hills and woods between Como and Milan where villages almost run into each other and farmland alternates with residential streets. It has something unusual for a place of its size: it is home to the headquarters of an online university, eCampus, in a large complex set in greenery.

For buyers, Novedrate is mainly a base for commuting to Como, the Brianza and Milan, by car or from stations in nearby villages. You find detached and terraced houses and flats in small blocks, often with gardens. In homes from the 1970s and 1980s the biggest cost is usually energy efficiency: winters in climate zone E are cold, and external insulation or a new boiler makes a clear difference to the bills.

There are 2,892 residents (2023), essentially stable since 2011 (up 0.7%). The mean age of 46.1 matches the province of Como, 24.4% are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 8.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Seismic risk is the lowest: all 147 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.044 g. For a specific address, the official flood maps along the local streams and the real distance to services matter more, and the report measures both from the house.

Key points

  • Como Brianza, between Como and Milan
  • Home of the eCampus online university
  • 2,892 residents, stable since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest

Overview

Novedrate is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,892 residents, ranked 65 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Novedrate is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Novedrate declared an average taxable income of 25,051 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Novedrate is in climate zone E, with 2,463 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 277 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 42.3% of the land in Novedrate, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Novedrate 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Novedrate. 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 Novedrate: 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 Novedrate 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 10 inhabited census areas in Novedrate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.3%
  • good 87.7%

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 013163. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.