Quadrilocale in Castelfranci
Quadrilocale in Castelfranci. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, mansarda, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,000 plus an estimated €25,000 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €984/m², well above the €542/m² comparison level for similar Campania homes. The garage, balcony, fireplace and 15 photos are positives, but the inland location and substantial price premium make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, genuinely livable 125 m² apartment with two bathrooms, fireplace, garage, and an unusually beautiful balcony view over vineyards and the Campanian mountains. The interiors are clean and usable rather than characterful, while the unfinished attic and likely incomplete kitchen keep it below dream-home territory.
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€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.
- The main apartment appears habitable, but the kitchen may need fitting or completion.
- The 60 m² attic is unfinished and would require substantial work before use.
- Finishes are dated and the property is part of a fairly ordinary multi-unit building, without a private garden.
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Irpinia hills in the upper Calore valley, with vineyard and woodland country around Castelfranci and the Terminio-Cervialto mountains within this part of inland Avellino. The Calore Irpino river runs through the local area. Montella, Bagnoli Irpino and Nusco are the nearest small centres of note in the surrounding uplands, with everyday services and intact historic centres. The Monti Picentini Regional Park extends across this part of the province. The Laceno ski area above Bagnoli Irpino is the nearest lift base, roughly 25–35 minutes by road depending on the exact starting point. This area is known for Taurasi wine country and for chestnut woods in the higher Irpinia uplands.