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Uri: what to know before buying a home

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

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Uri, farming country between Sassari and Alghero

Between Sassari and Alghero, away from the coast but a short drive from both towns, lies Uri, a farming village in the countryside of north-west Sardinia. The houses are grouped in a single built-up area, surrounded by fields, vegetable plots and olive groves on low hills. Farming still shapes the place, though some residents work in the two larger towns.

Buyers here usually look for a detached house with a courtyard, typical of Sardinian villages, at prices far below those of Alghero and the coast. For anyone working in Sassari or at Alghero airport, the drive is manageable. Older houses in the centre are often stone-built and should be checked for damp, the roof and services; newer ones are in brick or concrete with generous outdoor space.

The village is losing residents, though less than many inland places. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,842 (2023), down 5.8% since 2011. The average age is 46.4, below the 48.3 of the province of Sassari, and over-65s are 23.3%. Foreign residents are just 1.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Sardinia has the lowest seismic risk of any Italian region: all 66 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, and in Uri the expected ground acceleration is 0.050 g. Here the priorities for a house lie elsewhere: protection from summer heat, the condition of the roof and a clean land registry record.

For the address, the report reads the price band, cadastral maps, services within reach and the official flood maps along local watercourses.

Key points

  • Farming village between Sassari and Alghero
  • Average age 46.4, below the provincial 48.3
  • 2,842 residents, down 5.8% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.050 g

Overview

Uri is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,842 residents, ranked 16 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Uri is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 66 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Uri declared an average taxable income of 19,171 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Uri is in climate zone C, with 1,042 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 150 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Uri has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 2.7% of the land in Uri, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Uri is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Uri: 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 Uri 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 13 inhabited census areas in Uri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.9%
  • good 67.1%
  • very good 32.0%

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 112062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.