Casa in campagna
A pochi chilometri dal comune di Matera e sulla strada SP3 che collega Matera a Mentaponto (Tre Confini) , proponiamo in vendita una casetta in campagna di 70 mq circa allo stato rustico composta da 3 vani oltre accessori con pertinenziale corte. Questa soluzione è ideale per trascorrere del tempo libero a contatto con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 (€414/m²), the rustic 70 m² shell likely needs about €77,000 in renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,514/m² versus €350/m² for comparable homes. The 3,000 m² irrigated land and proximity to Matera add value, but the renovation burden makes this weak as a livable-home deal.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €41,000
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.
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 85/100Montescaglioso has a medieval abbey (Abbazia di San Michele Arcangelo) and an historic town centre. The surrounding territory is agricultural: olive groves, arable fields and rolling clay hills typical of inland Ionian Basilicata. Matera is the nearest city of size (about 14 km away) and contains the Sassi di Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage site, plus larger shops, regional rail links and hospital services. There are no major mountain ranges or ski lifts within roughly 15 km and no national park protection in the immediate area. The Ionian coast and its coastal plain lie to the southeast and are reachable by road.