Villa a schiera in Acerra
immobile con circostante corte pertinenziale Vani 3,5
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 asking price is very low at €24,022 (€289/m²), about 30% below the local €412/m² reference. However, the listing gives no condition, bathroom, habitability, or renovation details; assuming substantial work, the effective cost could reach roughly €989/m², making the apparent discount difficult to verify.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine occupied house rather than an empty shell, with furnished living and sleeping rooms and a covered porch. However, the setting is visually chaotic and industrial/residential, with heavy clutter, aging finishes, and little evident beauty or privacy. It may be a very low-cost practical home, but it is not a strong dream-home prospect.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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 property and surrounding yard are extremely cluttered and poorly maintained.
- The exterior appears dated, rough, and utilitarian, with no attractive garden or clear outdoor living area.
- The listing records no bathrooms, so basic facilities and legal/technical status need verification.
- Access appears to be via a narrow, unpaved lane.
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 25/100Acerra sits in the eastern part of the Campanian plain, in flat lowland crossed by the Clanio and by irrigation canals. Mount Vesuvius is the main relief within this area, visible to the south-west at roughly 15 km. Naples is the nearest large city, with the full range of urban services, and Caserta is also nearby. This is a densely settled plain of roads, industry, warehouses and cultivated land rather than a distinct rural or coastal landscape.