Casa indipendente in Vico Pescara
Nel comune di Lettopalena, in provincia di Chieti, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente sviluppata su due livelli, caratterizzata dalla presenza di due appartamenti separati e da un ampio spazio esterno che circonda la proprietà. La disposizione degli ambienti rende questa soluzione particolarmente interessante…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €98,000 (€594/m²), this two-apartment country house is priced well above the local €387/m² benchmark; allowing about €200/m² for unspecified updates raises the effective cost further. The separate units, garden and terrace add flexibility, but the listing does not say when it was built, its energy rating, or its precise condition, and Lettopalena is 40 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, unusually spacious country house with a spectacular mountain-and-valley outlook, garden, fruit trees, and generous covered outdoor space. The interiors are bright, solid, and fully fitted, though plainly decorated and in need of cosmetic updating rather than major reconstruction. Two independent apartments make the property especially versatile at this price.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and usable but dated, especially the kitchens and bathrooms.
- The exterior shows peeling finishes and maintenance needs around the covered parking/patio structures.
- The attic is unfinished, and the two-apartment layout may require checking utilities, heating, and legal separation.
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 Maiella massif is within the 15 km radius, with the eastern edge of the Maiella National Park around the town and the mountain basin of Palena opening toward the Aventino valley. The Aventino river runs through this part of the valley. Passo della Forchetta and the mountain roads above the town lead into the high Maiella; the nearest ski area is at Roccaraso, roughly an hour by road, which is outside the immediate landscape. Castel di Sangro is the nearest larger town of note inland, while toward the coast the Sangro valley leads to Lanciano. This area is known for mountain villages, transhumance routes, and access to the eastern side of the Maiella.