Appartamento in Potenza
Potenza, via Vaccaro, una delle vie centrali della città. Proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di 106 mq commerciali che consente di vivere e lavorare nello stesso immobile. L’unità ha infatti una doppia categoria catastale: abitazione (A/4) e ufficio (A/10). L’appartamento è così composto: - ingresso con corridoio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €92,000 (€868/m²), the apartment already sits well above the local €313/m² benchmark; after allowing roughly €74,000 for renovation, the effective cost is about €1,568/m². Its central Potenza location, balconies, cellar, and flexible home/office layout add value, but the renovation burden makes this expensive rather than a strong deal.
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A large, bright and genuinely usable central apartment with attractive terrazzo floors, high ceilings, traditional furnishings, two bathrooms and balconies. The hillside view adds appeal, but the outlook is also dominated by railway/road infrastructure, and the home is dated rather than move-in stylish. It is a solid renovation opportunity with useful live/work flexibility, not a dream Italian character home.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clearly dated interiors and kitchen/bathrooms need renovation.
- Balcony overlooks a railway/road corridor, so noise may be an issue.
- Energy class F and central apartment layout may mean higher running costs.
- The mixed residential/office cadastral use should be verified before purchase.
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 51/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Potenza, so the resident setting is an inland provincial city on steep slopes in the Lucanian Apennines rather than open countryside. The Basento valley and the surrounding Apennine ridges shape the area immediately around the city. Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Lucano Val d'Agri Lagonegrese lies to the south-west within the wider mountain district. The nearest substantial town is Potenza itself, the regional capital, with the usual administrative services, rail connections and hospitals. This part of Basilicata is known for mountain terrain and forested inland landscapes rather than for a single standout landmark inside the urban area.