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?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €48,976 asking price is €389/m², about 29% below the local €544/m² benchmark, for a habitable 126 m² apartment with garage, cellar, balcony and terrace. Allowing roughly €200/m² for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €589/m², making this a solid but not exceptional value in inland Oliveto Citra.
More on the house and the area
A generous 126 sqm apartment with a sunny balcony/terrace and attractive views over the surrounding Campanian town and countryside. It appears to be a real, roofed, usable home with tiled floors, heating, shutters, and multiple rooms, but the bland interiors and visible moisture/ceiling issues keep it well below dream-home territory.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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 listing records no bathrooms, so this must be verified carefully.
- Visible peeling plaster, ceiling staining/cracking, and unfinished electrical points suggest meaningful refreshing or repairs.
- The interior is currently empty and dated rather than move-in 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 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.