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Uta: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cagliari, Sardegna. 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 Regina Margherita 1, Uta.

Uta, on the Campidano plain between the Cixerri and Monte Arcosu

Uta lies on the Campidano plain, some twenty kilometres north-west of Cagliari, where the valley of the Cixerri river opens out towards the Santa Gilla lagoon. To the south the land rises into the Sulcis mountains and includes part of the Monte Arcosu reserve run by WWF, while on the plain it borders the Macchiareddu industrial area. The town has a Romanesque church, Santa Maria.

Uta has grown fast in recent years. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 8,892 residents at the end of 2023, up 13.1% on 2011, many of them moving out from the Cagliari area for a detached house with a yard at lower prices. It is young by Sardinian standards: estimated average age 44.5 against 48.1 in the province, over-65s at 18.9% against 25.7%. Foreign residents make up 2.7%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Most buyers will commute to Cagliari or the industrial area, nearly always by car, so try the drive at rush hour and check how far the house is from schools and shops, which are concentrated in the town centre.

Earthquakes are a minor concern. All 70 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. What counts more in a house here is protection from summer heat, damp and the state of the wiring and plumbing.

Water is the thing to look at closely. The Cixerri plain and the channels coming down from the hills can swell after heavy autumn rain, so the report reads the official flood maps at the exact location of the house. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Campidano plain north-west of Cagliari, by the Cixerri river.
  • Population up 13.1% since 2011, average age 44.5.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province.
  • Cixerri plain: flood hazard to be checked address by address.

Overview

Uta is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,892 residents, ranked 12 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Uta is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 70 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 grown by 13.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Uta declared an average taxable income of 19,322 euros, below the provincial average (24,865 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Uta is in climate zone C, with 1,070 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 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Uta has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 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 7.0% of the land in Uta, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 147.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Uta 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 Uta: 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 Uta 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 46 inhabited census areas in Uta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 57.3%
  • good 22.1%
  • very good 20.6%

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 118064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.