Casa indipendente in Via Antica Foruli
VENDE INDIPENDENTE - CIVITATOMASSA DI SCOPPITO Loc. Mozzoli. Vende villa di circa 120 mq su un unico livello. Composta da: Ingresso su soggiorno con cucina a vista, 3 camere, disimpegno, 2 bagni, portico di 16 mq, garage di 25 mq e giardino esclusivo recintato di 400 mq. Ottima esposizione.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 (€542/m²), the asking price is already well above the local €371/m² reference; allowing about €24,000 for typical updating brings the effective cost to roughly €742/m². The villa has a substantial garden, garage, terrace and two bathrooms, but the listing does not say whether it is habitable or recently renovated.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 68/100The cluster sits in the central Apennines; the Sirente‑Velino and the Gran Sasso massifs form the distant skyline, with the higher peaks of Gran Sasso (including Corno Grande) roughly 20–30 km to the east. The Aterno river runs through the L'Aquila basin nearby. The Sirente‑Velino regional protected area occupies the mountains to the south/southeast and is reachable by short drives. Nearest alpine ski lifts are at Campo Felice / Ovindoli (roughly a 30–45 minute drive); larger Gran Sasso ski facilities lie further out. L'Aquila (provincial capital, population roughly 70,000) is within about 15 km and provides a university, the San Salvatore hospital, a railway station and historic monuments such as the Basilica di Collemaggio and the Forte Spagnolo. The area is part of inland Abruzzo and is known locally for mountain agriculture and pastoralism and for being in a seismically active zone (the 2009 earthquake heavily affected L'Aquila and surrounding communes).