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Sulbiate: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Sulbiate, eastern Brianza between Vimercate and the Adda

Sulbiate is one of the municipalities around Vimercate, in the eastern part of the province of Monza and Brianza, between Vimercate and the river Adda. It is a lowland village where fields still hold out between housing and small business areas, away from the dense sheds of the Brianza closer to Milan.

It has been growing for years. At the end of 2023 there were 4,504 residents, 437 more than in 2011, an increase of 10.7%. Newcomers are mainly young families: the average age is 44.6 against 45.9 in the province, and over-65s make up 20.9%, below the provincial 23.5%. Foreign residents account for 7.1%.

The reason is straightforward: terraced houses, semi-detached homes and small recent blocks of flats cost less here than in towns along Milan's eastern ring road or near Monza. The trade-off is car dependence. The public transport data shows no stops within the municipality and 19 recorded services: for hospital, secondary schools and the station people go to Vimercate, and the nearest A4 motorway junction is at Trezzo sull'Adda. Anyone working in Milan should expect long journeys at rush hour.

For a house built in the last twenty years, the most useful thing to check is energy efficiency, which has a big impact on bills in an area with cold winters (climate zone E). Seismic risk is low: Sulbiate is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with 39 other municipalities in the province, and an expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which remains one of the highest in the country.

Key points

  • Around Vimercate, between Vimercate and the Adda, with plenty of fields.
  • 4,504 residents, up 10.7% since 2011.
  • Young families: over-65s at 20.9% against 23.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: 0.072 g.

Overview

Sulbiate is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,504 residents, ranked 47 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sulbiate is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.072 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 grown by 10.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sulbiate declared an average taxable income of 27,829 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sulbiate is in climate zone E, with 2,426 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 227 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Sulbiate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 21.6% of the land in Sulbiate, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sulbiate 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 no open contaminated sites in Sulbiate; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sulbiate: 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 Sulbiate 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 23 inhabited census areas in Sulbiate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 46.2%
  • good 53.8%

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 108042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.