Casa Indipendente
Casa Indipendente. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, caminetto, balcone, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€444/m²), this 180 m² townhouse needs renovation estimated at about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,144/m² versus €377/m² for comparable homes in Molise. The balcony, cellar, fireplace and panoramic mountain setting add appeal, but the renovation burden makes the asking price weak.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, genuinely usable mountain home with a broad panoramic valley view, large balcony, garden-like surroundings, and a welcoming fireplace kitchen. The interiors are fully furnished and functional, not an empty shell, but they are strongly dated and would benefit from modernization and cosmetic renovation.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
Show more
Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clearly dated interiors and finishes, with renovation likely needed.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a four-bedroom, 180 m² house.
- The garages/cellar and exterior areas are cluttered and utilitarian rather than polished.
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 71/100The cluster is in the upper Molise Apennines, with ridges and wooded slopes around Agnone. The Sangro valley and the Trigno basin shape the surrounding landscape, and the area is close to the Alto Molise uplands rather than to any plain. Within the area are traditional mountain villages and pasture country, and Agnone itself has a substantial historic centre with churches and old streets. The wider area is known for bell founding at the Marinelli foundry and for transhumance country across the high Molise hills. The nearest bigger centres with more services are Isernia and Vasto, while the main ski area used locally is Capracotta/Prato Gentile, roughly a short drive to the west.