AUSTIS Casa padronale indipendente con ampia corte
Nel centro storico di Austis, autentico borgo dell’entroterra sardo, proponiamo in vendita una casa padronale indipendente disposta su due livelli, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto riservato, tranquillo e legato alle tradizioni del territorio. Il vero punto di forza della proprietà è rappresentato dagli…
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
200sqm townhouse at €500/m2 vs baseline median €396/m2, so it's ~26% above the local median despite needing renovation — not a bargain. Building from 1940 in 'needs renovation' condition implies substantial work (~€500/m2 to fully renovate a habitable-but-dated interior). Genuine positives: independent 2-level house, private courtyard, terrace, balcony, garage, cellar, fireplace, 38 photos, fresh listing (6 days). Missing energy class and sea_km. Note description flags AI-edited images 'per illustrative purposes,' so temper visual expectations. Austis is deep inland Sardinia with a very thin/low-demand market, limiting resale liquidity. Net: fairly priced-to-slightly-rich for the condition and location; renovation costs will push total investment above realistic resale value in this market.
More on the house and the area
Two-level manor townhouse in the historic center of Austis, an authentic inland Sardinian village. Main asset is the generous private courtyard garden with fountains, plus a large terrace and balcony. Interiors are dated but livable (eat-in kitchen with fireplace, terrazzo floors, marble stairs). Exterior facade is weathered and the space needs renovation. The listing openly admits AI-enhanced photos, and the "sea-view" tag is misleading for a landlocked mountain town. Charming borgo character but nothing that stops the scroll; ordinary condition and presentation with modest asking price for 200sqm.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- "Sea-view" tag is implausible - Austis is a landlocked inland village in central Sardinia; sea_km is null
- Description explicitly states some images were AI-edited for illustrative purposes
- Property needs renovation (built 1940)
- Dated interiors with terrazzo floors, worn stucco facade and rusting pergola
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 68/100The area sits in the Barbagia uplands on the northern side of the Mandrolisai zone, with wooded hills and interior Sardinian mountain relief. The Tirso river basin is nearby, and Lake Omodeo lies within this radius to the west. The area is close to the Monte Arci-Monte Grighine uplands and not far from the higher Gennargentu mountains, though the main massif is outside this radius. Sorgono is the nearest small service centre, with everyday shops and rail connections on the Mandas-Arbatax line. This part of central Sardinia is known for cork oak, holm oak woodland, pastoral landscapes and Mandrolisai wine country.