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Serino: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Terminio 1, Serino.

Serino, the upper Sabato valley and the springs that supply Naples

Much of the water reaching homes in Naples starts at Serino. The springs of this municipality in Irpinia, the inland part of Campania around Avellino, have fed the city's aqueduct for more than a century, and in Roman times the Aqua Augusta aqueduct started here to carry water all the way to the bay. The municipality covers the upper valley of the river Sabato, among the Picentini mountains, and Avellino is about fifteen kilometres to the north.

Serino has no single centre: it is made up of many hamlets spread across the valley and the lower slopes, each with its own church and cluster of houses. For buyers the differences between them matter: altitude, sun exposure and distance from the main road and from services, which the report measures from the address. Avellino remains the reference for work, the hospital and secondary schools, and you get there by car. The town sits at about four hundred metres and winters are cool (climate zone D).

There were 6,753 residents in 2023, down 5.3% on 2011. The average age of 45.3 is slightly below the province (46.2), over-65s make up 22.9% and foreign residents 6.0%. There are 9 schools on record, spread among the hamlets. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Irpinia has a long history of strong earthquakes. Serino is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's map, while 58 municipalities in the province are in zone 1, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.171 g. Many houses have been rebuilt or repaired in recent decades, so before buying, track down the structural design, the sign-off inspection and the reconstruction paperwork.

On the Picentini slopes the ground can be unstable, and along the Sabato and its streams flood hazard matters. The report checks both for the address and, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.

Key points

  • Upper Sabato valley, source of the Naples aqueduct.
  • Many scattered hamlets, Avellino about fifteen kilometres away.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.171 g.
  • Population down 5.3% since 2011.

Overview

Serino is a municipality in the province of Avellino, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 6,753 residents, among the most populous in the province (12 of 118).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (60 of 118) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.171 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Serino, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serino declared an average taxable income of 17,049 euros, below the provincial average (19,951 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Serino is in climate zone D, with 1,909 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 416 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serino has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 5.8% of the land in Serino, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Serino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serino: 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 Serino 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 35 inhabited census areas in Serino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.8%
  • fair 76.1%
  • good 10.1%

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 064099. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.