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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
At €49,000 for 117 sqm, the ask is €419/sqm, exactly in line with this low-stock baseline of €417/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €619/sqm, so it is not a discount buy. Historic-center positioning and 9 photos help, but the description shows an ordinary habitable townhouse rather than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real stone village house with genuine old-world character outside, including a handsome arched doorway and fireplace details inside. The condition looks properly habitable with kitchen, bathroom, heating and usable rooms, but the interiors are quite dated rather than beautiful. At €49k for 117 sqm it has solid bargain appeal as a live-in home, not just a shell.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Interior is livable but dated and fairly plain
- No view, terrace, or outdoor space shown
- Only one bathroom shown
- Some rooms feel dark and may need cosmetic refresh
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 66/100The cluster sits in the Marsica, with the Abruzzo Apennines closing the area and Monte Sirente and the Velino group visible in the wider surroundings. It is near the former basin of Lake Fucino, now a drained agricultural plain that shapes the local landscape. The edge of the Sirente-Velino Regional Park is within this area around the mountain side above the plain. The nearest ski terrain is at Ovindoli on Monte Magnola, roughly 20 km away by road, so it is outside the immediate landscape. Avezzano is the nearest town of size, with rail links, shops and services. Pescina, within the same basin, is known for Ignazio Silone and has a preserved historic core. This part of Abruzzo is known for the contrast between the Fucino plain and the surrounding limestone mountains.