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Serrata: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. 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: Viale Antonio Gramsci 1, Serrata.

Serrata, hills between the Gioia Tauro plain and the Serre

Serrata lies in the north of the province of Reggio Calabria, on the hills that climb from the Gioia Tauro plain towards the Serre mountains. The village is small, at around 280 metres, surrounded by olive groves, and lives mainly from farming. For work, secondary schools and healthcare people look to the towns of the plain.

The climate is mild, climate zone C, so heating costs less than in the mountains; damp and the state of roofs and plaster matter more. Homes are almost all village houses, sometimes with a plot of land or a storeroom on the ground floor. With buildings put up or raised in stages, it is worth comparing what you see with the floor plans and permits held by the council.

The population is falling: 785 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 14.1% fewer than the 914 of 2011. The average age is 47.9, against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s are 26.1%. Foreign residents make up 5.7%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is high across the province: its 97 municipalities are all in zone 1, and in Serrata the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.267 g. For an older masonry or concrete house, the right question is how it was built and whether it has had structural work, with the paperwork to prove it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Landslides on slopes and flooding along streams are read from the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Hills between the Gioia Tauro plain and the Serre, among olive groves.
  • Climate zone C: mild winters.
  • Population down 14.1% since 2011.
  • All 97 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.

Overview

Serrata is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 785 residents, ranked 74 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serrata is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.267 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Serrata, 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serrata declared an average taxable income of 15,279 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Serrata is in climate zone C, with 1,109 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 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, Serrata has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

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 2.5% of the land in Serrata, compared with 5.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 Serrata. 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 Serrata: 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 Serrata 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 6 inhabited census areas in Serrata. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 080087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.