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Sedriano: 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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For example: Via Leopoldo Fagnani 1, Sedriano.

Sedriano, farmland and new homes west of Milan

Sedriano is a village on the plain west of Milan, between Bareggio and Vittuone, in the area that looks towards Magenta and the Ticino river. It began as a farming community, which still shows in the courtyard farmsteads (cascine) near the centre. Over recent decades, estates of detached houses and small blocks of flats have grown around the old core, home mostly to families who work in Milan or at local firms.

There is no station in the village, and Trenord's regional rail data list 0 stops. Rail commuters usually use the station in neighbouring Vittuone, on the line towards Novara, or drive to the end of a Milan metro line. For most people the car is the everyday option, and distance to the station changes how practical a property is: the report measures it from the address.

Growth has been strong, from 11,270 residents in 2011 to 12,820 in 2023, up 13.8%, as in many towns around Milan where there is more space than in the city. The population is fairly young, with 20.5% over 65 against 23.0% in the metropolitan city, and 11.3% foreign residents. Average declared incomes are below the metropolitan figure, which Milan itself pushes up.

Seismic hazard is low. Sedriano is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection map, like 72 other municipalities in the area, with expected ground acceleration of 0.041 g. In newer homes the energy rating and finish quality matter most; in converted farm buildings, find out exactly what has been renewed, from the roof to the wiring.

Services within the boundary cover the basics (5 education sites, 4 healthcare sites); for the rest people go to Magenta or Milan. The countryside is crossed by irrigation ditches, and the report checks the flood maps for the exact spot. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Between Bareggio and Vittuone, on the plain towards Magenta.
  • Population up 13.8% since 2011.
  • No station in the village; trains from nearby Vittuone.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.041 g.

Overview

Sedriano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,820 residents, ranked 50 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sedriano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 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 resident population has grown by 13.8%. 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 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sedriano declared an average taxable income of 27,423 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sedriano is in climate zone E, with 2,631 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 145 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sedriano has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 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 Sedriano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.0% of the land in Sedriano, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sedriano 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 Sedriano, and 5 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 Sedriano: 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 Sedriano 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 115 inhabited census areas in Sedriano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 5.9%
  • good 92.4%
  • very good 1.6%

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 015204. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.