Appartamento in Cusano Mutri
Appartamento in Cusano Mutri
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €17,862 asking price is very low at €331/m², versus a Campania apartment benchmark of €544/m². However, the listing gives no condition, bedroom, bathroom, or habitability details; allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,031/m², so the apparent discount is uncertain.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest mountain apartment in a wooded setting, with a pleasant rural atmosphere but no clearly visible panoramic view or distinctive historic character. The low price is attractive, yet the gallery shows only an aging exterior and provides no evidence that the 54 sqm unit is currently usable as a 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€11,000 – €19,000
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.
- No interior photos, so livability, bathroom, kitchen, and finish level cannot be verified.
- The exterior appears worn and the building may require renovation or maintenance.
- Access, utilities, and the apartment’s exact position within the building are unclear.
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 74/100The Matese mountains rise immediately around Guardiaregia. The Quirino river gorge and the Gola di Guardiaregia are in the area, and the Guardiaregia-Campochiaro WWF oasis lies here on the Molise side of the Matese massif. Campitello Matese, the nearest ski area, is about 35–45 minutes by road depending on the access point. The nearest larger town is Isernia, which has a full range of services and a historic centre. The area is known for karst mountains, gorges, caves and transhumance country on the Matese slopes.