Castelfranco in Miscano – Villa indipendente e locali
Castelfranco in Miscano – Villa indipendente e locali. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, porta blindata, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €80,000 asking price is attractive at €278/m², but allowing roughly €200/m² for a habitable property gives an effective cost near €478/m², above the €359/m² local comparison level. The villa has useful features including heating, garage, cellar and balcony, but Castelfranco in Miscano is inland and remote from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A very large, independent 288 m² villa with multiple terraces, fireplaces, garage, cellar, heating, and attractive open views toward the surrounding hills. It is a real, habitable home rather than a renovation shell, although the interiors are dated and the kitchen appears unfinished. At €80,000, the size and usable condition create a strong bargain effect.
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€19,000 – €32,000
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 are habitable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- The kitchen appears unfitted or incomplete in the photos.
- Large terraces and exposed concrete areas may require maintenance; no clear landscaped private garden is shown.
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 52/100The cluster sits in the southern Apennine foothills of northern Campania, in the small valley of the Miscano stream (the town name references the valley). The immediate landscape is a mix of low, wooded hills, pasture and small agricultural plots, with scattered hamlets and narrow provincial roads. There are no major lakes or coastal features within about 15 km; drainage in the area feeds toward the Fortore river system to the east. No ski lifts are located within the local area; the nearest alpine-style ski facilities on larger massifs are well beyond daily range. The nearest small market towns (for shops, basic municipal services and local markets) are in the surrounding Sannio hill towns such as San Marco dei Cavoti and other comuni of the Benevento uplands; larger service centres and hospitals are in the provincial capital Benevento and the nearby town of Ariano Irpino. The area lies within the traditional Sannio agricultural region, where small-scale farming, olive oil, and local wines (Sannio DOC in the wider province) are part of the local economy.