Casa a Torella dei Lombardi (av)
Proponiamo in vendita con incarico in esclusiva casa a Torella dei lombardi composta al piano terra da cucina-pranzo, bagno di servizio (lavandino e wc), autorimessa (adibita a soggiorno) e cantina – al piano primo da due camere da letto e bagno con vasca. IMPIANTI PRESENTI: presa TV, telefonico, idrico,…
What it really costs
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At €25,000 for 93 sqm, the asking price is €269/sqm versus a low-stock baseline median of €409/sqm in Campania townhouses. The description indicates a basically habitable home with utilities and autonomous heating, so I estimate light works at about €200/sqm, bringing effective cost to roughly €469/sqm: slightly above baseline but still reasonable for a 2-bed townhouse with panoramic view, garage/cellar, and 2 bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has functioning rooms, kitchen, two bathrooms, stairs, heating and a fireplace. The long balcony and hillside panorama add some appeal, especially at this price, but the home is visually quite ordinary and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- Plain modern exterior with little character
- Interiors are dated and somewhat dark
- Some visible maintenance/cosmetic refresh needed
- Outdoor space is balcony only, not a true garden
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Irpinian Apennines, in a hill and low-mountain landscape of cultivated slopes, woods and small valleys. The Ofanto valley lies nearby, and Lago di Conza is within the wider 15 km area. The area is close to the Monti Picentini Regional Park to the west, but Torella dei Lombardi is outside the core park landscape. Lioni is the nearest larger local centre, with everyday services and road connections across inland Avellino province. This part of Irpinia is known for upland agriculture, woods, and villages rebuilt or altered after the 1980 earthquake.