Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Sindia: what to know before buying a home

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

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Sindia

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: Corso Umberto Primo 0, Sindia.

Sindia, on the plateau west of Macomer

Sindia sits on a basalt plateau in central-western Sardinia, west of Macomer, at about 500 metres. Around the village stretch pastures, dry-stone walls and cork oaks, a grazing landscape that slopes down towards the Planargia area and the sea at Bosa.

It is a small place where daily life relies on a few basic services, and for everything else people go to Macomer, which also has a station on the railway between Cagliari and the north of the island. Homes for sale are mainly stone houses in the centre and houses built in recent decades on the edge of the village. In climate zone D winters are cool and windy, so the quality of windows and insulation counts. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Nuoro.

The population is shrinking and ageing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,593 residents in 2023, 12.0% fewer than in 2011, the average age is 49.6 (against 48.3 in the province) and over-65s make up 32.0%. Foreign residents account for 1.8%.

Earthquake risk is low: all 53 municipalities in the province of Nuoro are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Sindia is 0.050 g. For a stone house, the most useful checks are the roof, damp and the services.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report starts from the address to reach the land parcel, the price band for the area and nearby services.

Key points

  • Plateau west of Macomer, at about 500 metres.
  • Average age 49.6, over-65s at 32.0%.
  • All 53 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Sindia is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,593 residents, ranked 25 of 53 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sindia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 53 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.050 g, a moderate 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 fallen by 12.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sindia declared an average taxable income of 17,607 euros, below the provincial average (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sindia is in climate zone D, with 1,580 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 509 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sindia has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Sindia, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sindia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sindia: 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 Sindia 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 14 inhabited census areas in Sindia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.8%
  • good 82.2%

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 114047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.