Casa indipendente al centro di monteforte
CASA INDIPENDENTE AL CENTRO DI MONTEFORTE. balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €22,000 (€310/m²), this is about 25% below comparable local homes, with a central location and balcony adding appeal. However, the listing does not state the condition or renovation needs, so the apparent discount may be partly absorbed by works.
More on the house and the area
A very affordable, usable townhouse with bright, clean interiors, a working kitchen and bathroom, balconies, and attractive views toward the wooded Irpinian hills. The narrow historic village setting gives it more character than the interiors, though it is a simple home rather than a standout architectural property.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €14,000
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 house appears move-in ready but interiors are basic and dated rather than recently renovated.
- Dense village setting with narrow pedestrian-style access and no private garden.
- Roof, utilities, heating performance, and legal conformity are not confirmed by the listing.
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 cluster sits in the Irpinian foothills at the western edge of the Apennines, with ridges rising immediately inland around Monteforte and Mercogliano. The Partenio Regional Park lies within this radius on the Monte Partenio massif. The nearest ski area is Campo di Laceno, well beyond the local radius and roughly an hour or more by road, so it is not part of the immediate setting. Avellino is the nearest town of size, with city services, rail connections via the wider area, and commercial zones toward the valley. The area is known for wooded mountain slopes, chestnut country, and the inland Campania hills between the Sabato valley and the road corridor toward Naples.