Ideale Casa Vacanze nel Cuore di Spaccanapoli
Ideale Casa Vacanze nel Cuore di Spaccanapoli. Habitable, autonomo heating, fibra ottica, porta blindata, esposizione esterna, impianto tv centralizzato, 1000 m from the sea.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €3,300/m², the €99,000 asking price is over six times the local comparable level; allowing roughly €6,000 for a habitable 30 m² apartment still leaves an effective cost near €3,500/m². Spaccanapoli and the sea proximity add location value, but not enough to justify this premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable small apartment in the atmospheric heart of Spaccanapoli, with striking historic architecture immediately outside and a strong Naples setting. The home itself is habitable and equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, heating, and air conditioning, but its beauty is mainly in the location and grand historic surroundings rather than in the modest, dated interior.
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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Only 30 sqm, with a compact and somewhat awkward layout.
- Interior finishes and kitchen are functional but dated and not especially distinctive.
- Historic-center surroundings are dense, noisy-looking, and heavily graffitied; no private outdoor space or view is shown.
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 22/100This is inside the continuous built-up area of Naples on the north side of the city, with dense urban fabric rather than a rural or self-contained scenic setting. The nearest large centre is Naples itself, with the full services of a major city, a major port, rail hubs, universities and museums. Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples are part of the wider metropolitan setting, but they do not change the immediate landscape value here because the cluster sits in the city’s built-up area.