Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
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 €305/m² upfront, the townhouse looks inexpensive, but allowing roughly €200/m² for a habitable property brings the effective cost to about €505/m², above the local €429/m² benchmark. Heating and 28 photos are positives, but the listing does not say how many bathrooms there are or provide an energy rating.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial historic townhouse with a highly photogenic brick façade, decorative masonry, shuttered windows, wrought-iron balcony, and traditional tiled roofs. The facts describe it as habitable with autonomous heating and a kitchen, but the lack of interior and bathroom photos leaves real day-to-day livability uncertain.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 spaces and bathrooms are not shown, so the stated habitable condition is difficult to verify.
- The façade and roof areas appear aged and may need maintenance or cosmetic restoration.
- The panoramic aerial images are explicitly illustrative and do not represent the property or its immediate setting.
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 58/100The cluster is in the inland hills between the Pescara valley and the first Abruzzo foothills. The Nora river runs by Pianella, and the Tirino valley is farther inland. The nearest larger town is Pescara-Chieti, which provides the full set of city services, rail links and the airport. Inland, the Gran Sasso and Maiella massifs are the dominant mountain backdrop for this part of Abruzzo, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive groves, arable hills and small historic hill towns.