Casa indipendente in centro con spazio esterno e giardino
Nel Comune di Taurasi (Av), precisamente in Via Dante Alighieri, proponiamo in vendita graziosa casa indipendente disposta su due livelli dalla superficie complessiva di circa 135 mq. La parte abitativa, di circa 126 mq, si compone al piano terra da ingresso-scala, soggiorno con raffinato camino in marmo, sala da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at 313 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 375, so ~17% below market. Independent 2-story villa needing renovation, built 1965, with two fireplaces, balcony, ~750 sqm buildable fenced land, and a well. 32 photos support the listing. Note contradiction: the listing state 201 sqm but description says ~135 sqm total (126 sqm living); the m2 metric may be inflated by the exterior/land area, so the effective price per living m2 is higher (~500/m2 on 126 sqm), which weakens the headline discount. Habitable structure, central location, freshly listed (0 days). Renovation at ~400 EUR/m2 for a full refresh of a 1965 build. Solid value if the living-area interpretation is confirmed, hence a good but not diamond rating.
More on the house and the area
Dated 1965 townhouse in Taurasi needing full renovation. Interiors are tired and generic (old tiled kitchens, terrazzo floors, worn walls) with only two modest marble fireplaces as character. Exterior is a plain plastered block on an ordinary residential street; no notable views. The two redeeming points are the ~750 sqm buildable fenced plot and the low price (313 EUR/m2), giving a mild bargain appeal, but nothing here stops a scroll.
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€23,000 – €39,000
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.
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 Campania hills between the Calore Irpino and Sabato river valleys, with mixed farmland, olive groves and low wooded ridges typical of central Irpinia. The nearest town of size is Benevento, which has a substantial historic centre and Roman remains including Trajan’s Arch and the theatre. To the east and southeast the wider province rises toward the Apennines and the Picentini mountains, but those higher ranges are outside the immediate landscape of Venticano. This part of Irpinia is known for wine and olive oil, with Taurasi and other inland Campania wine areas in the broader surroundings.