Rustico in Campobasso
LOCALE COMMERCIALE contattaci per magiori informazioni VIA CAVOUR: Nel cuore di Campobasso, nella vivace località del Centro, si propone in vendita un locale commerciale di 36 mq. Questa soluzione offre un'opportunità unica per chi desidera personalizzare uno spazio secondo le proprie esigenze. Situato in una zona…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed as 'Farmhouse' but the description clearly describes a 36 sqm commercial unit (LOCALE COMMERCIALE) in central Campobasso, not a residential farmhouse. This contradiction undermines the facts entirely. It has 0 beds/0 baths and needs renovation, so it is not habitable as a home. At 1361 EUR/m2 it sits far above the regional median baseline of 305 EUR/m2, roughly 4.5x the local benchmark, making it very expensive for what it is. As a commercial space it could suit a business, but as a home purchase it is mispriced and mislabeled. The weak baseline mismatch plus category confusion make this a risky buy.
More on the house and the area
A 36 sqm ground-floor commercial unit on Via Cavour in central Campobasso, mislabeled as a farmhouse. The building exterior is a pleasant traditional Italian townscape but unremarkable. Interior photos show a stripped, dilapidated retail space with exposed wiring, cracked/stained plaster and grimy flooring; the only 'attractive' shots are clearly AI-generated staging renders. Nothing here delivers a genuine wow — no views, no notable architecture, no bargain hook. The 1361 EUR/m2 price is ordinary for a central location needing full renovation.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Listed as 'Farmhouse' but is actually a commercial retail unit
- Several photos are AI-generated/virtually staged renders (marked with AI icons)
- Needs full renovation - exposed wiring, damaged plaster, dirty floors
- No sea distance, no energy class
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Campobasso, so the immediate setting is an inland provincial city rather than open countryside. The Molise Apennines rise around the city, with the Matese massif to the southwest within about 15 km. Campobasso sits on hilly terrain with views over inland valleys rather than on a major lake, river or coast. The nearest substantial town is Campobasso itself, which has the regional administrative functions, a historic upper town, and Castello Monforte on the hill above the centre. The area is known as the main urban centre of Molise and as a service hub for the surrounding inland hill country.