San Marcellino
San Marcellino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,750, estimated total cost is about €75,150 including light habitable-property costs, or €1,044/m²—far above the local €363/m² reference. The garage, cellar and heating are positives, but the listing is sparse and gives no room or bathroom details.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, recently renovated-looking home with attractive flooring and one notably luxurious bathroom, but it lacks Italian character, views, garden, or a photogenic setting. The main living area is spacious, though parts of the property appear incomplete and the overall presentation feels more like a modern apartment than a dream Italian house.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 exterior is a plain apartment-block facade rather than a distinctive villa.
- One bathroom appears unfinished, with missing fixtures and exposed connections.
- The photos do not show a fitted kitchen, bedrooms, outdoor space, or any 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 30/100This is the flat Campanian plain between Naples and Caserta, in the Agro Aversano. The Volturno plain and the dense network of roads, settlements and cultivated land define the surroundings more than any single natural feature. Aversa is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre and services; Naples and Caserta are the larger urban poles for daily life. The area is known for intensive agriculture, especially buffalo farming and mozzarella di bufala production in the wider Caserta plain.