Sannicandro di Bari: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bari, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Sannicandro di Bari, a Norman castle and inland farmland
For centuries the centre of Sannicandro di Bari has grown around its Norman-Swabian castle. The town lies inland, south-west of Bari, where the coastal plain begins to climb towards the Murge uplands; the town hall stands at almost two hundred metres and Bari is about twenty kilometres away. Olive groves, almond orchards and vineyards surround it, with dry-stone walls and old farm buildings.
The old quarter, packed around the castle, has stone houses on several levels, often in need of renovation, with vaulted ceilings, internal stairs and little light on the ground floor. Newer districts with blocks of flats and detached houses have grown around it and are easier by car. For anyone working in Bari the drive on provincial roads is what counts, and the report measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops from the address.
The population is edging down: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 9,515 residents in 2023, 2.0% fewer than in 2011. The town is younger than the metropolitan area, with an average age of 44.5 against 45.8 and over-65s at 21.4%; households average 2.52 people. Foreign nationals make up 5.2%. Incomes are below the Bari average, and the climate is zone D, with winters that are not harsh.
Seismic hazard is moderate. In the metropolitan area 34 of 41 municipalities are in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's map and 7 in zone 4; Sannicandro is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.075 g. In the stone houses of the old quarter, vaults, floors and roofs are the parts to have a surveyor look at before you make an offer.
Like much of the Murge, the land is karstic, and the lame, natural gullies that cross the countryside, can channel water during heavy storms. The report checks flood risk at the address and locates the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Town centre gathered around a Norman-Swabian castle.
- Population down 2.0% since 2011.
- Average age 44.5, younger than the metropolitan area.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.075 g.
Overview
Sannicandro di Bari is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,515 residents, among the smallest in the province (36 of 41).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sannicandro di Bari is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (34 of 41) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.075 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 fallen by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sannicandro di Bari declared an average taxable income of 18,503 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sannicandro di Bari is in climate zone D, with 1,444 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 183 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sannicandro di Bari has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 8.5% of the land in Sannicandro di Bari, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Sannicandro di Bari is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Sannicandro di Bari. 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 Sannicandro di Bari: 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 Sannicandro di Bari 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 19 inhabited census areas in Sannicandro di Bari. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 4.5%
- good 95.5%
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.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Puglia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- 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 072040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.