Casa indipendente in Via degli Appennini, 30, Avezzano,
Abitazione con ingresso indipendente composta p terra da salone con canino, cucina abitabile, bagno, 1 piano composto da 2 camere, bagno balcone.
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
Villa habitable, 124sqm at €524/m2 vs baseline median €338/m2 — priced ~55% above baseline, so not a bargain despite absolute price seeming low. Fresh listing (6 days). Description contradicts: says '4 rooms/4 beds' but text only describes 2 upstairs bedrooms plus ground floor salon — likely a townhouse/terraced unit not a standalone villa. Missing building year, energy class, sea distance. Habitable condition means modest reno if any (~€400/m2 for cosmetic). Above-median pricing keeps this at fair rather than good.
More on the house and the area
Modest habitable townhouse in Avezzano showing tired exterior facade (cracked/stained plaster) and a nondescript alley location dominated by a metal gate and parked vehicle. Interiors are functional but dated: simple furnished bedrooms with tiled floors and a heavily dated blue-tiled bathroom. Low price per m2 (€524) reflects condition rather than any premium feature. No view, no notable character, no stunning spaces—nothing to stop a scroll.
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€14,000 – €24,000
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.
- Aged, weathered exterior with peeling plaster and stained walls
- Cramped urban alley setting behind metal gate, no view or nature
- Dated dark-tiled bathroom and basic worn interiors
- No standout architectural or location appeal
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 55/100Avezzano sits in the Fucino basin, a broad plain enclosed by the Abruzzo Apennines. The former Lake Fucino area defines the landscape around the town, with the basin drained and now used for intensive agriculture. The Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park lies just to the north and north-east, and the Velino massif is the main mountain presence in the wider immediate area. The nearest ski lifts are at Ovindoli on Monte Magnola, roughly 20–25 minutes by road. Celano is the nearest smaller historic town of note, with its hilltop centre and Piccolomini Castle on the edge of the plain. The area is known for vegetable farming on the reclaimed Fucino plain.