Rustico/casale in Contrada Santo Stefano
Immersa nella quiete e nella suggestiva cornice collinare di Fossalto, in Contrada Santo Stefano, proponiamo una splendida unità immobiliare in corso di costruzione, caratterizzata da una vista panoramica davvero stupenda e da una straordinaria esposizione solare. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli, offrendo ampi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The headline price is only €109/m², but this 390 m² farmhouse is still under construction and requires substantial completion, estimated at about €700/m². That puts the effective cost near €809/m², far above the local €292/m² benchmark; the listing also does not state the final bathroom count or construction specifications.
More on the house and the area
The panoramic Molise hillside setting, mature trees, garden, and approximately 10,000 m² of surrounding land are genuinely appealing. However, the 390 m² building is still a raw brick-and-concrete shell with unfinished openings and no usable living spaces or bathrooms, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a home you could move into.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€77,000 – €137,000
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.
- This is an unfinished construction shell, not a livable home.
- There are no bathrooms, kitchen, finished floors, or completed interiors visible.
- Completion costs, utilities, permits, and services should be verified; the property is in a rural 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 54/100The area is in the central Molise hills, with open ridges, cultivated slopes and small wooded patches. Within this radius the main named natural feature is the Biferno valley system, which shapes much of the surrounding countryside. Campobasso is the nearest town of size, with services, shops and the regional rail connection. This part of Molise is known for mixed farming and hill villages rather than a single standout monument or protected landscape.