Palazzo - Edificio in Roccarainola
Soluzione indipendente con ristrutturazione in corso. Impianto elettrico e idraulico già ultimato con predisposizione stufa a pellet. Nel prezzo sono compresi pavimenti e porte interne compresi matasse di filo elettrico. L'immobile è composta da tavernetta al piano -1, cucina living con bagno al piano terra, scala in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price/m2 (434) is essentially at the local median (408), so no real discount versus baseline. Upside: renovation already in progress with electrical and plumbing completed, pellet stove predisposition, floors and internal doors included in price, independent unit with private parking, garage, balcony, heating. Baseline is decent. Fresh listing (1 day) and price negotiable. Downsides: needs renovation (finishing work remains, ~400/m2 to complete), no energy class, rooms/beds data missing. Solid habitable structure with clear layout across three levels. A fair, unremarkable deal—modestly priced but not a bargain relative to the area.
More on the house and the area
Two-story independent townhouse in Roccarainola undergoing renovation. Exterior is a plain faded-yellow corner building with a small wrought-iron balcony; nothing striking. Interior photos show a mid-renovation state: gouged/patched walls, exposed cables, a damaged ceiling, dated marble floors, and construction materials scattered. Bathroom is basic checkerboard tile. No standout view, location, or historic character. Low €434/m² price reflects the unfinished condition rather than a genuine bargain wow. Ordinary, work-in-progress property with no scroll-stopping appeal.
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.
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.
- Mid-renovation with exposed wiring, damaged ceiling, and construction debris
- Yellow facade is faded and peeling
- No sea proximity or notable views
- Interiors are bare and unfinished
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 58/100The cluster lies at the foot of the Partenio mountains, with Montevergine and the higher inland ridge close to the east. The area is part of the low plain and orchard belt around Nola at the transition from the Campanian plain to the Apennine foothills. The nearest substantial town is Nola, which has a full service centre and a notable historic core with churches and Roman remains. Naples is farther west for major urban services and transport, but it does not count as part of the immediate landscape. This part of inland Napoli province is known for intensive agriculture and for the route from the plain into the Avellino uplands.