Bilocale in Santa Maria a Vico
Bilocale in Santa Maria a Vico. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€582/m²), the asking price is close to the local €542/m² benchmark, but estimated habitable-condition costs bring the effective price to about €782/m². Autonomous heating and a garage add practical value, though the home is 25 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable 67 sqm home with attractive vaulted ceilings, traditional stone architecture, balconies, heating, and a garage. It has real character and could become lovely with decluttering and cosmetic updating, but it is a modest town apartment rather than a dramatic Italian dream property.
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€4,000 – €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.
- Urban attached setting with no visible garden, terrace, or meaningful view.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and cluttered, with a basic bathroom and kitchen.
- Exterior stonework and upper facade show visible age and weathering.
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 52/100The cluster lies at the foot of the Monti Tifatini, with the wider Campanian plain around it. The Isclero valley and the Volturno plain shape the surrounding farmland. Caserta is the nearest larger town, with the Royal Palace of Caserta and the formal park. The area is known for mixed agricultural land on the inland plain between Caserta and Benevento.