Affascinante Casa in Acquafondata - Pronta da Abitare!
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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 €65,000 (€625/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €825/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable home, versus a local benchmark of €577/m². The listing says it is ready to live in and includes heating and a cellar, but it is in a remote inland town and does not state the bathrooms, condition, building year, or energy rating.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, furnished and apparently move-in-ready townhouse with a generous kitchen, multiple bedrooms, tiled bathrooms and working heating. Its strongest appeal is the dramatic green mountain-valley view and atmospheric stepped village setting, with a charming stone-and-arched façade. The décor is dated and the rooms are practical rather than beautiful, but this is clearly a usable home rather than a renovation shell.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 home is in a steep, stair-filled historic village setting, with no obvious car access directly to the door.
- Interiors are clean and usable but quite dated, and the listing facts show zero bathrooms despite the photos clearly showing bathrooms.
- No private garden or terrace is visible; the strongest outdoor feature is the impressive valley and mountain outlook.
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 is in the Mainarde, the southern Apennines on the Molise–Lazio edge. The Volturno valley is nearby, with mountain slopes and mixed woodland around the upper basin. The area falls within the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. The nearest substantial town is Venafro, which has everyday services and a preserved historic centre. This border area is known for mountain pastures, forest, and transhumance country.