Via San Iasso, 19, Sarno
Via San Iasso, 19, Sarno. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €14,088 (€231/m²), the asking price is very low, but the listing does not state the condition, habitability, or bathroom situation. Assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², the effective cost is roughly €931/m² versus a local reference of €544/m², so the apparent bargain needs verification.
More on the house and the area
The bright, spacious loft-style interior has attractive wood floors, skylights, exposed-brick detailing, and a clean modern finish. However, it lacks Italian character or a meaningful view, and the unfinished bathroom plus absent kitchen keep it from qualifying as a move-in-ready dream home.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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 bathroom appears unfinished and the listing records zero bathrooms.
- No kitchen is visible, so the apartment may not yet be fully habitable.
- The photos appear inconsistent with the very low price and should be verified as belonging to this exact property.
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 53/100The cluster is on the eastern side of the Agro Nocerino-Sarnese at the foot of the Monti Picentini and the Lattari chain, with Vesuvius visible across the plain and the Sarno river rising in this area. The nearest larger towns are Nocera and the Salerno urban area, with full everyday services and rail links. Pompei is close by, with its UNESCO archaeological area, but that is outside the immediate landscape rather than part of it. This part of Campania is known for dense settlement on a fertile plain between volcanic and limestone mountains.