Casa indipendente in Vendita in colle matteo a Scapoli
Una casa semi indipendente con terreno che beneficia un' entrata e un'area esterna privata. La casa e' disposta su due livelli. entrando dall' entrata principale troviamo una cucina arredata con caminetto, una camera da letto, un bagno e un ripostiglio con lavanderia. Al pian terreno accessibile sia dall' esterno che…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable villa, 90sqm, 5 rooms/5 beds with 1 bath at €778/m2 vs regional baseline €384/m2 means it's roughly 2x the local median, so not a bargain despite the modest absolute price. Description contradicts the facts: it reads like a single-story-plus-garage semi-detached house (kitchen, one bedroom, bath, laundry closet, plus a large garage), which does not support a 5-bedroom count—likely garage/spaces counted as rooms. Positives: habitable condition, private land and outdoor area, heating, 12 photos, fresh listing (0 days). Missing building year and energy class. Renovation is largely cosmetic given habitable status, so cost is low. Priced above baseline with inflated room claims keeps this at fair rather than good.
More on the house and the area
Semi-detached villa in a small Molise village with mountain backdrop visible in several shots. Interiors are habitable but dated (old furniture, terrazzo floors, basic bathroom). Exterior is dominated by tired concrete yards, a rusty steel garage door, and a rough outbuilding. Main plus is the surrounding land and hillside views, but nothing visually striking. Low price per sqm gives modest bargain appeal but overall presentation is plain.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Dated interiors with worn finishes
- Weathered concrete courtyard and rusty garage doors
- Outbuilding in poor condition
- No energy class or building year provided
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 72/100The Mainarde, the eastern sector of the central Apennines on the Lazio-Abbruzzo-Molise border, rise immediately around Scapoli. The upper Volturno valley is the local basin, and Castel San Vincenzo and the Volturno springs are within this radius. The Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park reaches this area, with protected mountain terrain around the Mainarde. The nearest ski lifts are those of Campitello Matese, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road, so they are not a local landscape feature. Isernia is the nearest provincial town of size, with the usual services and rail connections. Scapoli is known for zampogna bagpipes and has a bagpipe museum; the village is associated with that craft and music tradition.