Bilocale in Vasto
Bilocale in Vasto. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, balcone, arredato, 500 m from the sea.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A habitable 68 m² apartment near the sea with a garage and balcony, but its estimated all-in cost is about €112,600 (€1,656/m²), roughly three times the local sub-€100k benchmark of €550/m². The beachfront location adds value, yet the asking price remains high for the size.
More on the house and the area
A bright, fully usable two-bedroom apartment with a modern fitted kitchen, attractive red accent walls, air conditioning, and a long planted terrace/balcony. It appears move-in ready and benefits from an olive tree, greenery, garage, and proximity to the sea, though the setting is a fairly ordinary apartment complex with no visible sea view or historic character.
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€5,000 – €7,000
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.
- This is a polished, habitable apartment rather than a characterful historic Italian home.
- The photos show an urban residential setting but no sea view.
- Only one bathroom and 68 sqm make it better suited to a couple or small household.
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 Adriatic coast is within the local area, with the beach strip of San Salvo Marina and the mouth of the Trigno nearby. This is the southern Abruzzo littoral: flat coastal ground backed by low cultivated hills rather than a mountain setting. The nearest larger centre is Vasto, which has a substantial historic town on a bluff above the sea, a marina and everyday services. The area is known for seaside tourism, agriculture on the coastal plain and hill slopes, and the port-industrial zone around the lower coast.