Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€158/m²), estimated effective cost is about €358/m² after habitable-condition costs, modestly below the local €409/m² benchmark. The listing mentions heating and a kitchen but does not say how many bathrooms there are, so verify basic facilities and legal habitability.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, tidy-looking peach-colored townhouse with balconies, shutters, potted plants, and a sound-looking roof. It appears to be a real, usable home rather than a renovation shell, but the ordinary street setting and lack of interior imagery limit the dream factor.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- No interior photos are provided, so the stated habitable condition cannot be independently judged.
- The listing records 0 bathrooms, which needs clarification despite mentioning a kitchen.
- Urban roadside setting with limited privacy and no visible special view or garden.
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 38/100This is the lower Volturno plain, with the Volturno River as the main landscape feature in the area. The terrain around Cancello ed Arnone is flat agricultural land with drainage canals, fields and scattered farm buildings. The nearest town of size is Caserta, which has the Reggia di Caserta and full city services, but it lies outside the immediate landscape radius. The coast around Castel Volturno is the nearest seafront, with low sandy shoreline rather than cliffs or headlands. The area is known for river-plain farming and water buffalo breeding linked to mozzarella di bufala campana.