Appartamento in borgo da ristrutturare
Il fascino del borgo, il calore del camino e il piacere di creare una casa su misura! Ad Amorosi, a poca distanza dal centro, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento al piano terra di circa 82 mq coperti, situato in un caratteristico borgo e ideale per chi desidera realizzare una casa accogliente, personalizzandola…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,000 asking price is attractive at €427/m² versus a local comparison level of €542/m², and the apartment has a useful 82 m² layout near the town center. However, allowing about €700/m² for the stated renovation brings the estimated all-in cost to roughly €92,400, or €1,127/m², making this a renovation project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest but genuinely usable village home, with traditional masonry, terrazzo-style floors, and a real fireplace providing some Italian character. The interiors are finished rather than a bare shell, but they are dated and would need renovation to become a warm, attractive full-time home. Its appeal is mainly affordability and borgo atmosphere, not spectacular setting or design.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €29,000
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.
- Needs renovation and modernization, despite having finished floors, a bathroom, utilities, and a usable fireplace.
- Energy class G and visibly dated heating, electrical, and interior finishes may mean additional upgrade costs.
- No garden, terrace, or notable view is shown; the home faces a narrow, plain street.
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 lies in the middle Volturno valley at the foot of the Monti Trebulani and not far from the Matese massif to the north. The Volturno river runs nearby, and the area is a mix of vineyard country, cultivated plain and low hills between the river and the first limestone ridges. Within this radius the nearest substantial town is Telese Terme, which has services, rail links and the thermal spa for which the area is known. The wider zone around Castelvenere, Solopaca and Guardia Sanframondi is known for wine production, especially Falanghina and Aglianico from Sannio vineyards.