Appartamento
A Cupello, in Contrada Ributtini, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento situato al secondo piano di un fabbricato di tre piani, privo di spese condominiali. L'immobile, da ristrutturare, rappresenta un'interessante opportunità per chi desidera realizzare una casa su misura, valorizzando gli ambienti secondo i propri…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €60,000 asking price is 27% below comparable local listings (€403/m² versus €549/m²), and the property is 5 km from the sea with 149 m², two bathrooms, and no condominium fees. However, it explicitly needs renovation; at an estimated €700/m², the effective cost is about €1,103/m², making the discount largely disappear.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, practical five-bedroom apartment with a genuinely attractive panoramic view over rolling countryside toward the Adriatic, plus a terrace. It is not a characterful dream home, but the tiled floors, fitted kitchen, two bathrooms and complete rooms suggest a usable base rather than an empty shell. Renovation and modernization would be needed to turn it into a beautiful 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€29,000 – €52,000
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 apartment is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with dated finishes and visible ceiling damp staining.
- The interiors are fully fitted and appear usable, but furnishings and clutter make the spaces feel less polished.
- Energy class G; the appealing panorama is visible from a terrace/window, but there is no private garden shown.
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 Adriatic coast is within about 5 km, with the seafront of San Salvo Marina and the broad beaches that continue toward Vasto and Montenero di Bisaccia. The lower Trigno valley is part of the local landscape near the Molise border. The nearest larger town is Vasto, which has services, a historic centre and a port area. This stretch of coast is known for beach tourism, seafront resort development and intensive cultivation on the flat ground behind the shore.