Casa bifamiliare
In posizione comoda, all'ingresso del paese di Scerni, proponiamo una casa disposta su due livelli, caratterizzata da ambienti spaziosi, una distribuzione funzionale e un'area esterna privata, ideale da vivere durante la bella stagione. L'immobile si presenta come un'unica abitazione, sebbene catastalmente sia…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €400/m², the asking price is below the local €431/m² reference, but allowing roughly €39,000 for modernization brings the effective cost to about €600/m². The house appears usable and has 195 m², a private outdoor area and two entrances, though its G energy rating and unspecified condition warrant a careful inspection.
More on the house and the area
A large, practical Abruzzo townhouse with original terrazzo floors, an old fireplace, generous rooms, balcony access and a private outdoor area. It is a real, connected home rather than a shell, but the visibly damp, worn walls and dated fittings mean meaningful renovation is needed before it feels genuinely inviting.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Visible damp and extensive peeling plaster require repair.
- Interiors are very dated and likely need cosmetic modernization.
- Energy class G and only one bathroom for a large five-room house.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the low hills above the Adriatic coast of southern Abruzzo. The Adriatic is nearby, with the Costa dei Trabocchi stretch of coast around Vasto and San Salvo as the main coastal reference for daily life. The Sinello valley is close by, and the inland horizon is the Abruzzo Apennine chain on clear days rather than a mountain landscape at the door. Vasto is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services, shops and beaches. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed farmland.