Via Costanzi su 2 livelli ampio box auto e terrazzino
Via Costanzi su 2 livelli ampio box auto e terrazzino. Needs renovation, garage, porta blindata, terrazzo, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €45,000 asking price is only €319/m², but estimated renovation at about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €1,019/m²—well above the €542/m² local benchmark. The large 141 m² layout, garage, terrace and panoramic setting add value, but the renovation burden limits the deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious home with a garage, multiple bathrooms, a small planted courtyard and striking views toward wooded hills and historic stone towers. The interiors are functional and lived-in, but strongly dated, while parts of the exterior and ancillary spaces need repair and refurbishment rather than simple decoration.
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€28,000 – €50,000
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.
- The home needs meaningful renovation and cosmetic updating, with visibly worn finishes and some damp/peeling surfaces.
- The property is in a dense hillside setting with many stairs and complicated access between buildings.
- The courtyard and terraces are useful but modest rather than spacious private garden areas.
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 51/100The cluster lies on the plain at the foot of the Monti Tifatini, with the larger mass of the Partenio mountains farther east. Caserta is the nearest town of size, with the Reggia di Caserta and its park. San Leucio, part of the UNESCO listing with the Royal Palace of Caserta, is also nearby. This part of the province is known for the Campanian plain, market gardening and buffalo-mozzarella country.