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Noviglio: what to know before buying a home

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

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Noviglio, farmland in the southern Milan park

Noviglio is one of the most rural municipalities in the Metropolitan City of Milan, on the plain south-west of the city, between Binasco and Rosate. Its land lies within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, a protected farming belt: fields, rice paddies, irrigation ditches and farmsteads, with the village and a few hamlets set in the middle of the countryside.

People who choose Noviglio usually want a house with a garden at lower prices than in the Milan commuter belt, while staying about half an hour's drive from the city. The downside is dependence on the car. The data show no public transport stops recorded in the municipality, and for trains or the metro you need to get to neighbouring towns. Services are basic too, with few shops and supermarkets.

The population is growing. In 2023 there were 4,541 residents, up 7.2% on 2011. It is a town of families: the average age is 43.8 against 45.6 for the Metropolitan City, over-65s make up 18.8% and households average 2.40 people. Foreign residents account for 4.3%. Declared incomes are high, though below the Milan average, which is among the highest in Italy.

Noviglio is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 59 other municipalities around Milan, with a very low expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g. The thing to watch is water. On the irrigated plain south of Milan the water table is close to the surface, ditches run alongside houses, and underground garages or basement rooms can suffer from seepage. Before buying, ask whether there has been any flooding and check the official maps for the address in the report.

Key points

  • Farmland in the Parco Agricolo Sud, between Binasco and Rosate.
  • 4,541 residents, up 7.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.8, households of 2.40 people.
  • Seismic zone 3; high water table, check basements.

Overview

Noviglio is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,541 residents, ranked 108 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Noviglio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.049 g, a low 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Noviglio declared an average taxable income of 28,905 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Noviglio is in climate zone E, with 2,514 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 105 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Noviglio has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 healthcare facilities.

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

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.4% of the land in Noviglio, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 16.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Noviglio 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 Noviglio, and 4 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 Noviglio: 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 Noviglio 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 63 inhabited census areas in Noviglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 83.4%
  • good 16.6%

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 015158. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.