Casa indipendente in Via Croce 4
Casa indipendente in piazza a Pastene su due livelli di cui uno abitabile e un altro adibito a deposito/garage/cantina e 1200mq di terreno circa. Primo piano abitabile di circa 60mq, arredato e con condizionatore/pompa di calore con inverter. Composto da cucina, bagno, camera, balcone e piccolo studio. Piano terra da…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Only about 60 m² is currently habitable; the remaining floor is a garage, cellar and storage area requiring renovation, with residential expansion not guaranteed. At roughly €656/m² after estimated works, it is well above the local €360/m² benchmark, despite the low €38,000 asking price.
More on the house and the area
A cheerful, compact village house with a distinctive green-and-stone exterior, balcony, tiled roof, and a pleasant lived-in kitchen. The upper floor appears genuinely usable with two bedrooms or a bedroom plus study, kitchen, bathroom, and furnishings, while the garage/cellar level is a renovation project rather than finished living space.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Only the approximately 60 sqm upper floor is described as habitable; the ground floor needs renovation.
- The exterior shows weathering and a steep, rough village access area.
- Energy class G; the 1,200 sqm plot is mentioned but not shown in the photos.
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 58/100The cluster is in the inland hills west of Benevento, in the Sannio area at the edge of the Campanian Apennine foothills. The Sabato River valley is the main local landform, with mixed farmland, olive groves and wooded slopes around the villages. Benevento is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and major Roman remains including Trajan’s Arch and the Roman theatre. The area is known for Sannio wine and olive oil.