Appartamentino sito al primo piano
Appartamentino sito al primo piano. Needs renovation, porta blindata, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €875/m² before works, this 40 m² apartment is already well above the local €544/m² reference; with renovation estimated at about €700/m², the effective cost rises to roughly €1,575/m². The listing confirms renovation is needed and does not state the energy class or building year.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine compact home rather than a ruin, with charming vintage patterned floors, period furniture, and an old-town-style exterior. However, the interiors are worn and dated, the bathroom is extremely basic, and the photos do not show a particularly beautiful setting or standout livability.
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€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.
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.
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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 and in need of renovation, with visible wall and ceiling cracking.
- Very small, basic bathroom and no kitchen or bedroom clearly shown.
- Dense urban setting with no scenic view or meaningful outdoor space visible.
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 24/100This is inside the continuous built-up area north of Naples, in the plain crossed by the lower course of the Regi Lagni and other canalised waterways. Vesuvius is the dominant mountain on the horizon, but it lies outside the immediate area. Naples is the nearest major city and provides the full range of services, rail links and airport access.