Casa indipendente in Località Caporosso, 73, Guardiagrele,
Casa indipendente in Località Caporosso, 73, Guardiagrele,. Habitable, terrazzo.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,000 asking price (€269/m²) is attractive, but a habitable-home allowance of about €200/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €469/m², above the €383/m² local comparison level. The listing has 14 photos and a terrace, but does not state the construction year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable 130 m² village house with multiple bedrooms, a terrace, working bathrooms, and usable living spaces rather than an empty shell. Its main appeal is the very low price and some older architectural details, including a stone-vaulted storage area, but the dated finishes and ordinary surroundings keep it well below dream-home level.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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 and façades are visibly dated and would benefit from substantial cosmetic updating.
- Only one bathroom is listed for six beds.
- No notable landscape or sea view is shown; the home is in a dense village setting.
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 77/100The Maiella massif rises immediately above Guardiagrele, and the slopes around the town are part of the Maiella area. The Maiella National Park lies within this radius on the mountain side. The Foro river valley runs below the town toward the Adriatic. The nearest ski lifts are at Passolanciano on the Maiella, about a 25-minute drive, with Majelletta a little beyond on the same road. Guardiagrele itself is the main town locally, with a substantial historic centre and services; Chieti is the nearest larger provincial town within daily reach. The area is known in Abruzzo for mountain access from a hill town position and for traditional metalworking and pastry production in Guardiagrele.