Terratetto unifamiliare in Fontanarosa
VENDITA CASA A FONTANAROSA (AV) A EURO 18.000 Vendesi Appartamento su tre piani situata in Fontanarosa al Vicolo Colucciello, n. 6, sulle pendici del monte “Capo di Gaudio” alla cifra di euro 18.000. Superficie complessiva di circa mq 140,84 composta da: Seminterrato, terra, primo e secondo. L'edificio è stato…
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Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at 128 EUR/m2 vs regional median of 409, a strong ~69% discount on a solid baseline. 141 m2 stone townhouse over multiple floors, habitable but needs renovation. Notably the description states it was renovated in 2007, which partly offsets the 'needs renovation' condition. Fresh listing (5 days). Minor discrepancy: building year stated as 1960 in the listing but 1966 in text; total absolute price of 18k is very low, limiting downside. Inland Campania (Avellino), no sea proximity and small village location cap resale appeal. Renovation likely moderate (~400 EUR/m2) given prior 2007 works. Overall a genuinely cheap, habitable property with good baseline support.
More on the house and the area
Stone townhouse on three levels in the historic center of Fontanarosa (AV) at €18,000 (€128/m2), a very low price. Photos show a property needing renovation: exposed wood-beam ceilings and a wooden staircase add some rustic character, and the top-floor terrace offers a pleasant rooftop view toward the town's church tower. However, interiors are in rough shape with debris, damp/peeling walls, and a dated bathroom. The exposed timber roof and historic-center setting on narrow stone vicoli give modest charm, and the price is a genuine bargain, but overall it presents as an ordinary fixer-upper rather than a standout.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Needs full renovation - debris, water damage, peeling plaster visible
- Bathroom dated and worn
- Interior currently in poor/abandoned state
- Narrow alley location with limited access
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 56/100The area sits in the inland hills of Irpinia, with cultivated ridges and valleys around the Calore Irpino river basin. The Picentini mountains rise to the west within daily view from parts of this zone, but the immediate landscape around Mirabella Eclano is mainly agricultural hill country rather than high mountain terrain. Benevento is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and major Roman remains, and Avellino is the nearest provincial capital with the fuller range of urban services. This part of inland Campania is known for vineyards and olive groves, including the Taurasi wine area in the wider district.