Villa unifamiliare in Guardia Perticara
Villa unifamiliare in Guardia Perticara. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €53,031 asking price is very low at €107/m², but allowing about €200/m² for a 495 m² habitable villa brings the effective cost to roughly €307/m², close to comparable local listings. The description lists substantial amenities, yet the recorded zero bathrooms is contradictory and should be verified before proceeding.
More on the house and the area
A substantial villa with attractive arched details, terraces, a broad paved forecourt, and open green hills immediately behind it. The house appears roofed and usable rather than a ruin, with a furnished bedroom and listed heating, garage, cellar, and fiber internet, but the interiors look basic and dated and the bathroom situation is unclear. At this price and size, the land and mountain setting create strong bargain appeal.
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€33,000 – €55,000
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 photos are sparse and dated, so the claimed habitable condition is not fully verifiable.
- The listing records zero bathrooms, which needs urgent clarification.
- The wooden outbuilding appears to have a damaged or deteriorating roof.
- The very large stated area may include ancillary spaces, garage, cellar, or land-related structures rather than 495 sqm of finished living space.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Lucanian Apennines, in a hill and mountain interior of wooded slopes, ravines and cultivated uplands. The Agri valley lies nearby, and this part of inland Basilicata is associated with the historic villages of the Val d'Agri and Sauro area. Corleto Perticara is the nearest local centre with basic services, while Potenza is the nearest provincial capital for hospitals, rail links and a wider range of shops and offices. Guardia Perticara is itself listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.