Appartamento in Via del Poggetto 17
Nel suggestivo borgo di Verrecchie, nel Comune di Cappadocia, appartamento di 104 mq situato al piano terra. L’immobile è composto da un ampio soggiorno con camino e angolo cottura, tre camere da letto e due bagni, offrendo spazi comodi e funzionali ideali sia per la famiglia che per gli ospiti. La casa si presenta in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €48,000 asking price is attractive at €462/m², about 16% below comparable local stock, and the 104 m² apartment is described as being in good condition with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Allowing roughly €20,800 for ordinary updating brings the effective cost to about €662/m², above the local benchmark; the remote mountain setting also limits location value.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
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 is in the western Abruzzo Apennines, in the Marsica area between the Monte Simbruini and Carseolani mountain groups. Tagliacozzo has a substantial historic centre with medieval and Renaissance fabric and Piazza dell’Obelisco. The area is crossed by upper-valley landscapes and beech woods rather than open plain. The Simbruini Regional Park lies just to the west on the Lazio side. The nearest ski lifts are at Campo Staffi, roughly an hour by road depending on the exact starting point and winter conditions. Avezzano is the nearest larger town, with the main range of shops, services and rail connections in the area. The wider area is known for mountain walking, summer stays in the uplands, and the 1268 Battle of Tagliacozzo.