Appartamento in Oliveto Citra
Appartamento in Oliveto Citra. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, videocitofono, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €369/m², the asking price is well below the €544/m² local comparison point, and the apartment is described as habitable with heating, garage, cellar, balcony, and terrace. Allowing about €200/m² for normal updating brings the effective cost to roughly €568/m², making it a solid but not exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical, low-cost apartment with a balcony/terrace, garage, heating, and a sound-looking roofed structure, but the photos show a very plain home rather than an Italian dream property. It may be habitable as advertised, yet it needs meaningful cosmetic and possibly bathroom/kitchen work before feeling comfortable and move-in ready.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Interior surfaces show substantial damp/plaster damage and unfinished repair work.
- No kitchen is visible, and the bathroom appears incomplete or in poor condition.
- Plain urban setting with no demonstrated scenic view or private outdoor land.
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 66/100The cluster is in the valley of the Sele, with the Picentini mountains close by to the west and the upper hills of the Campanian Apennines around it. The Sele river runs through this part of the province. The Monti Picentini Regional Park lies nearby on the western side of the valley. Oliveto Citra has a hilltop historic centre and castle remains above the river plain. Contursi Terme, the nearest small centre of note, is known for thermal springs. Eboli is the nearest larger town in daily reach, with full services and rail connections. This inland part of eastern Salerno is known for olive groves, mixed farming and thermal water around the Sele valley.