Casa indipendente in Via Roma
Casa Indipendente nel Cuore di Atessa - Opportunità di Investimento Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel centro di Atessa, a pochi passi da tutti i servizi primari. Con una superficie catastale di 79 mq distribuiti su due livelli, questa proprietà rappresenta un'opportunità ideale per chi desidera…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €25,000 asking price is attractive at €316/m², about 18% below comparable local stock, and the central Atessa location adds value. However, the property is sold in a raw unfinished state; at an estimated €700/m² for completion, the effective cost is roughly €1,016/m², making the overall project only fair rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic historic stonework, vaulted rooms, and attractive views toward the surrounding Abruzzo landscape from its central borgo position. However, it is clearly a full renovation project rather than a usable home: the interiors are raw, dusty, and unfinished, with only basic services and installations visible.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
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.
- The property is an empty rough shell requiring substantial finishing and renovation.
- No finished kitchen, bathroom, flooring, or habitable interior is shown.
- Access is via steep, narrow pedestrian lanes, which may complicate moving materials and daily logistics.
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 area is in the rolling inland hills between the lower Sangro valley and the Adriatic side of Abruzzo. The Sangro river system is the main named landscape feature nearby, with mixed farmland, olive groves and scattered hill settlements around Atessa. The Maiella massif rises to the west but it is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest larger centre is Lanciano, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail access toward the coast. This part of the province is known for olive growing, vineyards and hilltop towns tied to the Sangro valley.