Rustico/casale
Immobile cielo terra con corte privata di terreno inserito nel contesto di un piccolo borgo (Frazione Cerreto) facente parte di Poggio Cono, siamo a quindici minuti da Teramo e 10 da Castelnuovo, la casa ha subito un parziale restauro tra cui i solai, ma è da completare, ed è composta da un abitazione, una rimessa, un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €20,000 (€143/m²), the price looks low, but the 140 m² farmhouse is only partially restored and still needs completion, implying roughly €98,000 in works. That brings the estimated total to about €118,000 (€843/m²), well above the local benchmark of €312/m²; the listing also does not clarify the split between living space and storage areas.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial 140 sqm farmhouse with stone masonry, exposed timber ceilings, old brick floors and a private green setting in a small Abruzzo hamlet. However, it is only partially restored and appears more like a renovation project than a home ready for comfortable living, despite the very low €20,000 price.
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 – €49,000
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 is explicitly unfinished and requires substantial completion work.
- Visible damp staining, wall cracking, unfinished masonry and weathered surfaces suggest significant renovation needs.
- No clearly documented finished kitchen or bathroom is shown.
- The attractive rural character is not matched by notable views or a particularly photogenic setting.
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 58/100Immediate landscape: foothills of the central Apennines with small valleys and agricultural terraces. The Tordino valley is the main local valley nearby and structures local drainage toward the Adriatic. Teramo (the provincial capital) lies within a short drive (around 8–10 km) and provides provincial-level services, larger shops, administrative offices, secondary schools and hospital services. Surrounding land use is mixed smallholdings: olive groves, vineyards and arable plots typical of the Teramo zone. The Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park and high Abruzzo ski areas begin further inland (outside the ~15 km radius); the nearest ski lifts on the Gran Sasso massif require roughly an hour or more by car. There is no UNESCO site, protected coastal reserve or named lake inside the immediate 15 km radius.