Casa indipendente in Via XX Settembre
Calvi risorta (ce) proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente di circa 100 mq così composta: ingresso, soggiorno con cucina, 3 camere, ripostiglio, 2 bagni e garage. La proprietà si presenta completamente da ristrutturare, offrendo ampie possibilità di redistribuzione degli spazi e valorizzazione dell’immobile. Per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €60,000 asking price is €600/m², already above the local €357/m² benchmark, and the house is completely in need of renovation. At an estimated €110,000 renovation cost, the effective total is about €170,000 (€1,700/m²), making this poor value despite its size, garage, terrace, and two bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial 100 m² house with tiled floors, a roof, garage, terrace-like frontage, and two existing bathrooms, so it is more than a ruin. However, the interiors are dark and heavily worn, and the property is currently an extensive renovation project rather than a realistically move-in-ready Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Completely to renovate, with extensive peeling plaster, damp-looking walls, exposed wiring, and worn finishes.
- No kitchen is shown, and the existing bathroom appears very dated and may require replacement.
- Urban street setting with no meaningful view, garden, or distinctive architectural character visible.
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 57/100Monte Maggiore and the Monti Trebulani rise a few kilometres north of Pignataro Maggiore, with low limestone ridges and woodland marking the landscape on that side. The Volturno plain lies to the south, and the Volturno river runs through this part of Caserta province. The nearest larger town is Capua, with a substantial historic centre and Roman remains; Caserta is the main city of the province and has the Royal Palace, but it is farther out and does not define the immediate landscape. This part of inland northern Campania is known for mixed farmland on the plain and lower hills, with small centres between the Capua plain and the first inland ranges.