Acerra – soluzione indipendente su tre livelli in zona centr
ACERRA – SOLUZIONE INDIPENDENTE SU TRE LIVELLI IN ZONA CENTR. Needs renovation, garage, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv centralizzato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000, the estimated all-in cost after renovation is about €1,152/m², far above the local €409/m² benchmark. The central location, garage, balcony, and 155 m² of space add appeal, but they do not offset the heavy renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a large three-level townhouse with attractive old-town details, ornate balconies, traditional patterned tiles and a useful courtyard/garage. However, the interior is clearly uninhabitable in its present state, with extensive deterioration and a full renovation needed, so the low price is the main appeal rather than a ready-made dream home.
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€31,000 – €55,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is required; the interiors are dirty, damaged and currently not move-in ready.
- Visible cracking, damp staining, crumbling ceilings and debris require a thorough structural and building-services inspection.
- No kitchen, bathroom condition, heating or utility status is clearly demonstrated in the photos.
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 22/100This is in the built-up plain between Naples and Caserta, inside the Agro Acerrano-Nolano of the Campanian plain. The nearest larger city is Naples, with the full services of a major city, and Caserta is also close. Acerra is known for the Castle of the Counts and for its historic old centre, but the immediate surroundings are mainly urbanised plain, roads, industry and intensive farmland linked to the wider Naples metropolitan area.