Roseto degli Abruzzi zona centralissima
Roseto degli Abruzzi zona centralissima. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, 500 m from the sea.
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 an estimated €134,000 all-in, the effective cost is about €1,914/m² versus €547/m² for comparable local stock, making this a weak renovation deal despite its central seaside location. The listing gives few details and only two photos; building age and energy performance are not stated.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical 70 sqm urban home with a generous balcony, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a location about 500 m from the sea. However, the plain facade and dense street setting offer little visual charm, while the lack of interior photos makes the renovation burden and current condition uncertain.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Needs renovation, with the extent of work impossible to judge from the single exterior photo.
- No interior photos are provided, so finishes, kitchen, bathrooms, and overall livability are unverified.
- Urban street setting with no visible garden, private parking, or meaningful view.
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 67/100The surroundings are a stretch of Adriatic coast with sandy beaches backed directly by a coastal pine wood (pineta) along the seafront. Pineto's beaches have held the Blue Flag (Bandiera Blu) for water-quality and services in multiple seasons. The town is on the Adriatic railway line and the A14 motorway runs along the coast with nearby exits. Nearby towns within about 15 km include Roseto degli Abruzzi on the coast (larger bathing resorts and a marina) and Atri inland, which has a medieval centre and a cathedral. The provincial capital Teramo lies farther inland (around 18–20 km) and provides the nearest major administrative and commercial services. Gran Sasso and its ski stations are well inland (roughly 70–90 km, about 1.5–2 hours by car). Land use in the immediate area is coastal tourism infrastructure, small-scale agriculture on the plain and low wooded hills inland.