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Casa indipendente 5 locali, 138 m² in Contrada Faggeta 4, Ru

Ruoti, Basilicata
Bedrooms
3
Baths
0
m²
138
Plot m²
4,834
Price per m²
€275
Property type
Villa
Rooms
5 locali

Casa indipendente in asta a Ruoti (PZ) – Contrada Faggeta 4 (CAP 85056) L'immobile in asta è situato a Ruoti (PZ), in Contrada Faggeta n. 4, e rappresenta una soluzione abitativa indipendente con annessi terreni. La proprietà si trova in un contesto rurale, ideale per chi cerca tranquillità e spazio all'aperto, pur…

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Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

At €275/m², the asking price is only about 10% below comparable homes in the area, so the discount is modest. The house has heating, a fireplace, furnishings and 18 photos, but the listing does not state its condition and gives no bathroom details; allowing roughly €200/m² for updates makes the value less compelling.

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What the photos show

This is a potentially spacious rural home with substantial attached land and a striking 66% discount, but the gallery does not prove any attractive architecture, views, or interior character. The 138 m² A/2 residence may be usable, yet its real condition and basic facilities are not documented, so it feels more like an uncertain bargain than a dream home.

Updating, not renovation
€28,000 – €39,000

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€9,000 – €15,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€66,000 – €77,000
What worries us about this house
  • No actual interior or exterior photographs are provided; the images are mainly maps and promotional slides.
  • Condition is unspecified, with no confirmed bathroom, kitchen, utilities, or move-in readiness.
  • Judicial-auction purchase requires checking the full appraisal, legal status, access, and any required cancellation costs.

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 61/100

The area sits in the Lucanian Apennines, with wooded hills and agricultural valleys around Bella. The Ofanto river system is nearby, and the landscape is inland southern Apennine countryside rather than a plain. The nearest larger town is Potenza, which has the main services, rail connections and provincial institutions. This part of Basilicata is known for mountain villages, forests, grazing land and mixed farming.

The comune of Ruoti
People living here
3,199
-5.6% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
23%
13% are under 14
Landslide zone
3.1%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
68 km
Property address:Contrada Faggeta
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Asking price

€37,960
Deal score
52/100
Dream
8/100
Wow
42/100

Listed 26/10/2026