Casa indipendente in Contrada Lacone
Casa indipendente con terreno – Contrada Lacone, Castropignano Proponiamo in vendita, in Contrada Lacone a Castropignano, casa indipendente di circa 153 mq, disposta tra piano terra e primo piano e circondata da ampi spazi esterni. L’abitazione è composta da cucina, soggiorno, tre camere da letto e bagno, oltre a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €64,000 (€418/m²), the house is already priced above the local €321/m² benchmark, and replacing the windows plus modest updates could bring the effective cost to roughly €668/m². The 153 m² house has good space, a cellar, terrace, and 2,200 m² of land, but its remote location and energy class G limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, independent country house with 2,200 sqm of land, a terrace, wooded surroundings and attractive rolling-hill views. The interiors are dated rather than designer-pretty, but they are clearly finished and livable, with working rooms, heating, a bathroom, fireplace and distinctive wood and stone details. At €64,000, the size, setting and usable condition create a strong ownership dream.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€13,000 – €21,000
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 windows need replacement and the property has a poor G energy rating.
- The outdoor areas are overgrown and will need clearing and ongoing maintenance.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, with only one bathroom 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 58/100The area sits in the Molise Apennine hills. The Biferno valley is the main landscape feature in this part of the province, with mixed farmed slopes, woodland and small hill villages. Campobasso is the nearest town of size and has the main services, rail connections and the historic hilltop centre around the Castello Monforte. This part of Molise is known for hill farming and for the transition between the inner Apennines and the Adriatic side of the region.