Appartamento in Montescaglioso
Appartamento in Montescaglioso. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cucina, balcone, arredato.
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 €1,000/m², the estimated all-in cost is about €1,200/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable property—roughly 3.5 times the local €347/m² reference. The apartment has useful features including a garage, balcony and heating, but the listing is very brief and does not state the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A clean, bright and clearly habitable apartment with marble-style floors, a fitted kitchen, air conditioning, furnishings, balcony and garage. It is practical and move-in ready, but the interiors are ordinary and the gallery shows no memorable exterior, landscape view or Italian character.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Visually generic apartment with no distinctive historic character or standout view.
- Only one bedroom is shown/listed, so bedroom capacity appears limited.
- Energy rating and building age are not provided.
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 68/100The cluster sits on the inland edge of the Murgia plateau, where cultivated hills break toward the Bradano valley and the Ionian side of Basilicata. The Bradano river system is the main water feature in this area. The Parco della Murgia Materana lies nearby, with ravines and limestone plateau landscapes around Matera. Matera is the nearest city of size, with full services and the Sassi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Montescaglioso itself is known for the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo and for its position on the Matera-side Murgia uplands.