Bilocale in Via Capodivilla 22
In pieno centro storico, proponiamo in vendita un immobile ideale per chi desidera vivere in una zona ricca di storia e tradizione. La proprietà, si sviluppa su due livelli e offre un ingresso semindipendente. Al piano terra, si accede direttamente alla cucina, adiacente al bagno, salendo al piano superiore, si trova…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,625/m² before works and an estimated €2,325/m² after renovation, this is far above the local €542/m² benchmark. The historic-center location and semindependent entrance add appeal, but the property needs renovation and the listing omits key technical details.
More on the house and the area
This is a compact two-level home in a genuinely historic center, with independent access, old-style floors, and a narrow characterful lane. However, the photos show a basic, dated interior: the kitchen is unfinished, the walls need refreshing, and the property is more a renovation opportunity than a ready-to-live dream home.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Needs renovation, especially the ground-floor kitchen and finishes.
- Very compact 40 sqm layout with only one bedroom.
- No private outdoor space or notable view is shown.
- Energy class G; verify utilities and renovation requirements.
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 92/100The town sits on the lower northern slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Mount Vesuvius and the Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio are within 15 km; the park includes marked trails that reach the crater rim. The Gulf of Naples is the adjacent sea; shoreline towns between Pollena Trocchia and the gulf include Ercolano (Herculaneum), Torre del Greco and Torre Annunziata. The archaeological areas of Pompei, Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Torre Annunziata are UNESCO World Heritage sites and lie within the same radius. The area is part of the Naples metropolitan zone; Naples is the nearest large city with a major port, long-distance rail links and Naples–Capodichino airport reachable by road. Soils on the lower slopes are volcanic; local agriculture includes vineyards and orchards and the area is associated with Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio DOC wine. The territory combines an urbanised coastal plain toward Naples with cultivated and forested volcanic slopes closer to Vesuvius; there are no ski lifts in the area.