Via Sanna Gerolamo, 23, Arzachena
Via Sanna Gerolamo, 23, Arzachena. Habitable, autonomo heating, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €225/m², the €65,250 asking price is attractive, but allowing roughly €58,000 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €425/m², slightly above the local €400/m² benchmark. The 5 km distance from the sea adds value, though the listing is very brief and does not state the number of bathrooms or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The interiors look bright, modern, polished, and clearly habitable, with an attractive open-plan living area and substantial bathroom finishes. However, the exterior is a plain dense urban apartment setting, with no visible view, garden, or historic character to create a strong Italian dream-home effect.
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€19,000 – €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.
- The gallery appears inconsistent with the townhouse description, showing a large apartment-block exterior.
- Bathrooms are listed as 0 despite bathroom photos; verify the actual layout and legal floor area.
- No sea view, garden, terrace, or distinctive Sardinian character is shown.
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 52/100This is inland southern Abruzzo hill country near the Trigno valley, with a landscape of cultivated ridges, scrub and small woods. The nearest larger centre is Vasto, which provides the main services, shops and hospital. The wider area is known for olive groves and mixed farming.