Appartamento in Francavilla al Mare
Appartamento ad uso residenziale al piano secondo (mansardato), interno 17, in palazzina residenziale con ascensore, composto da ingresso dal vano scala comune, zona living con angolo cottura, camera da letto matrimoniale, camera studio, bagno, due balconi e ampio terrazzo, con annesso locale garage/cantina al piano…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial auction with a €83,859 starting offer, so the auction risk overrides the apparent seaside location and residential layout. The listing does not state the property's condition or occupancy status, and the effective price is about €1,070/m² before auction-related costs—well above the €550/m² local comparison level.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical, apparently usable apartment with a clean bedroom, covered outdoor living area, balconies, a large terrace, and an attached garage/cellar. It is near the sea, but the photos show a dense urban setting rather than a scenic coastal view, and the interiors are functional rather than especially distinctive.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- Judicial-auction purchase with additional costs, deposits, and legal/occupancy checks required.
- The apartment’s exact condition and included fixtures are not fully documented; verify the official inspection report.
- Urban roadside setting with no sea view shown, despite being near the coast.
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 58/100The cluster is on the Adriatic coast, with beaches and the seafront of Francavilla al Mare immediately nearby. The Foro river reaches the sea here. Pescara is directly adjacent to the north and provides a full city of shops, services, rail links and the airport. The first Adriatic headlands of the Costa dei Trabocchi begin farther south around Ortona, outside the immediate radius. Inland, the landscape rises toward the Abruzzo foothills but the main mountain massifs are beyond the local 15 km landscape.