Casa indipendente in Strada del Ghetto, 11, Città Sant'Angelo,
Casa indipendente in Strada del Ghetto, 11, Città Sant'Angelo,. Habitable, autonomo heating, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000 plus roughly €14,000 for habitable-condition work, the effective price is about €1,171/m²—nearly three times the €393/m² local benchmark. The listing has many photos and mentions heating, a balcony and panoramic views, but it does not state the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable 70 sqm home in a photogenic historic village lane, with traditional masonry, shutters, balconies, and attractive brick paving. The interior is functional rather than beautiful, and the property needs refreshing and checks for the visible exterior deterioration, but it is clearly more than a renovation shell.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Interior appears habitable but very basic and dated, especially the bathroom.
- Visible peeling paint, damp-looking lower walls, and exterior cracks need inspection and likely cosmetic repairs.
- The narrow historic-lane setting means no car access directly to the door; advertised panoramic or mountain views are not proven by the photos.
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 61/100The area sits on low Adriatic hills above the Saline valley, with the Gran Sasso massif and the Maiella visible inland in clear weather but outside the immediate landscape. The Saline river plain is the main local landform before the ground drops toward the coast. The nearest larger town is Pescara, which has full city services, a railway station and the airport. Città Sant’Angelo itself has a substantial hilltop historic centre and is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and the belt of settlements between the Abruzzo hills and the Adriatic coast.