Casa indipendente in Sp34
Casa Alba Tra i monti e il mare, in posizione comoda e a breve distanza dai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita una casa singola disposta interamente su un unico livello, una soluzione particolarmente pratica e funzionale, ideale per chi desidera vivere gli spazi senza scale e con il massimo della…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,000 (€237/m²), the price is well below the local €386/m² benchmark, but the semi-habitable condition and required maintenance/restoration bring the estimated all-in cost to roughly €937/m². The 463 m² of adjacent buildable land and 350 m² private court add meaningful potential, although the listing does not specify the permitted development capacity.
More on the house and the area
The spectacular Abruzzo panorama reaches across rolling farmland toward the sea, and the property adds a private 350 sqm courtyard plus 463 sqm of potentially buildable land. The 97 sqm house is a real, roofed home with kitchen, bathroom, fireplace, four sleeping rooms, and a portico, but it is dated and only semi-habitable rather than move-in ready. At €23,000, the view, land, and usable structure create strong dream-home potential despite the restoration work.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Semi-habitable and needs maintenance/restoration, with visible wall cracks and dated interiors.
- The immediate surroundings include utilitarian/industrial buildings, reducing the romantic country-house feel.
- Verify the condition of the roof, utilities, structural cracks, and development permissions for the adjacent building land.
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 55/100The site lies in the low rolling hills of the Teramo hinterland, with a landscape of small agricultural ridges and valleys rather than high mountains. Land use within about 15 km is a patchwork of olive groves, vineyards, arable fields and small woodlands, served by narrow provincial roads. There are local streams and modest valley incisions but no large river or lake in the immediate area. No national or regional park or UNESCO designation sits within the 15 km radius. There are no ski lifts or alpine resorts in the immediate surroundings; the Apennine high peaks lie further inland. The nearest significant urban centre is the city of Teramo, which provides a provincial hospital, secondary schools and rail connections; coastal towns and beaches on the Adriatic lie to the east but are outside the immediate 15 km landscape.