Casa bifamiliare
Nel caratteristico borgo di Sessa Cilento, vicino a tutti i servizi, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione semi-indipendente in pietra cilentana, disposta su tre livelli e dotata di giardino. Al suo interno la proprietà comprende altri tre vani, ideali per realizzare una tavernetta con cucina e barbecue. È già stato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€413/m²), the asking price is roughly in line with comparable Campania stock, but the property is currently in a raw unfinished state. Even allowing for the completed roof, floors and internal divisions, estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,313/m², well above the local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a handsome three-level stone townhouse with a characterful original portal, traditional masonry, a completed roof, and a garden in the historic village of Sessa Cilento. However, the interiors are clearly an unfinished renovation shell rather than a livable home, with no finished floors, fittings, kitchen, or usable bathrooms shown. It has strong restoration potential, but the current condition keeps it firmly below the dream-home tier.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €81,000
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 property is currently an empty raw shell with dirt floors, unfinished walls, exposed wiring, and no usable kitchen or bathroom visible.
- Substantial renovation and installation work is still required despite the completed roof, slabs, and internal divisions.
- The garden is overgrown, and utilities, structural compliance, and final renovation costs should be verified.
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 76/100The cluster sits in the Cilento hills above the Tyrrhenian coast. The Monte Stella massif is the main relief in this part of the area. The Alento river basin is nearby, and the coast around Agropoli and Castellabate is within the local setting. The Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni covers this area. The nearest larger town is Agropoli, which has a station, port and everyday services; Vallo della Lucania is another service centre inland. Castellabate, on the nearby coast, is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This part of Cilento is known for olive groves, hill villages and access to the Cilento coast.