Casa indipendente con 6.000 mq di terreno nel verde di Casti
Casa indipendente con 6.000 mq di terreno nel verde di Casti. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, mansarda, taverna, accesso per disabili, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, parzialmente arredato, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €39,000 asking price looks low, but renovating 140 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €979/m², far above the €383/m² comparison level. The 6,000 m² of land, garage, cellar and fireplace add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, furnished house with a working-looking kitchen and bathroom, a balcony, traditional tiled roof, and excellent open views across the Abruzzo hills. The 6,000 sqm of land and €39,000 price create genuine potential, but damp, neglected exteriors, cluttered storage areas, and renovation needs keep it firmly below dream-home territory.
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€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Significant damp and peeling damage are visible on several ceilings and walls, with some cracking.
- The house needs substantial renovation and modernization rather than simple cosmetic refreshing.
- Outdoor areas and secondary structures are overgrown or neglected; roof and utilities should be professionally inspected.
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 58/100This is a belt of Abruzzo hill country between the lower valleys running to the Adriatic and the first inland ridges. The area lies near the Fino and Tavo valleys, with cultivated hills, olive groves and small historic villages on spurs. Gran Sasso and the central Apennines are visible in the wider inland horizon in clear weather, but they are not within the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest town of size is Pescara, which provides the main rail links, motorway access, airport and full urban services on the coast. Atri, just beyond the immediate radius, is one of the historic hill towns of this part of Abruzzo and the wider area is known for olive oil, vineyards and mixed farming.