Vendita intero fabbricato Saracena
VENDITA INTERO FABBRICATO SARACENA. Habitable, garage, esposizione interna, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €60,000 for 270 m² (€222/m²) is cheaper than the regional median (€302/m²), but estimated habitable refurbishment at ~€200/m² (~€54k) gives an effective price of €114k (≈€422/m²), well above the local baseline. Good photo set and a garage are positives, but the post-renovation cost makes this an ordinary/fair deal rather than a standout bargain.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €30,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 70/100The cluster sits on the inner Calabrian Apennine slopes near the Pollino massif. Parts of the Pollino National Park lie within about 15 km to the north/northeast. There is no lake or coast inside the 15 km radius. There are no ski lifts in the immediate area; the nearest ski areas are on the Sila plateau well outside 15 km. The nearest larger town is Castrovillari, which provides shops, secondary schools and a railway station. The locality is in a zone with several Arbëreshë (Italo‑Albanian) villages nearby, including Lungro and Frascineto. The area is known locally for Moscato di Saracena, a traditional passito (dessert) wine produced in the surrounding hills.