Piedimonte Matese – Casa indipendente in piazza a Sepicciano
Piedimonte Matese – Casa indipendente in piazza a Sepicciano. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, fibra ottica, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€633/m²), the estimated all-in cost is about €125,000, or €833/m² after allowing roughly €30,000 for updates to this habitable 150 m² home. That is about twice the local comparison level of €410/m²; the garage, heating, balcony and fiber connection add practical value, but the inland location offers no clear location premium.
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A spacious, genuinely habitable 150 sqm townhouse with balconies, classic town-center architecture, polished marble floors, heating, garage, and a striking mountain panorama. The interiors are clean and usable rather than beautifully finished, so the appeal is the combination of real livability, generous space, and an excellent €95,000 price rather than a dream renovation aesthetic.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 home faces a public square, road, parking, and sports facilities, so privacy and quiet may be limited.
- No private garden is shown; the balcony overlooks the town and surrounding mountains.
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 74/100The Matese mountains rise immediately around Piedimonte Matese, with Monte Miletto and the higher ridge of the Campanian-Lazio Apennines close by. Lake Matese lies within the massif, and the area falls into the Parco Regionale del Matese. The nearest skiing is on the Bocca della Selva side of the Matese, roughly a 30-minute drive in normal conditions. Piedimonte Matese itself is the main town of this part of the massif, with services, schools and a working historic centre, and Caserta is the nearest larger city for higher-level services. The area is known for mountain pasture, beech woods, karst terrain and the Matese uplands.