Casa indipendente in Case Casella s.n.c, Balsorano,
� Casa Indipendente con Giardino in Vendita a Balsorano (AQ) - Località Case Casella � Prezzo: €45.000 trattabili � A soli 5 minuti da Sora, comoda superstrada Nel cuore della Valle Roveto, proponiamo una casa indipendente su due livelli di circa 140 mq, con giardino privato, rudere annesso e vista mozzafiato. Un…
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
The description explicitly says da ristrutturare, so the effective cost is about €45,000 + (150 sqm × €700/sqm) = €150,000, or roughly €1,000/sqm effective versus a €365/sqm local baseline. Good size and detached house appeal help, but at this price it looks weak unless the renovation needed is much lighter than stated.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has floors, kitchen, bathrooms, staircase and solid-looking structure, so the condition supports living in it after renovation. The wow comes mostly from the mountain/valley setting, private outdoor space and the price, not from the architecture or interiors. It feels more like a modest country home with potential than an instantly dream-beautiful Italian house.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €53,000
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 dated and needs renovation/refreshing.
- Exterior is plain rather than characterful.
- Garden/yard looks rough and not yet landscaped.
- Listing mentions an attached small ruin, which may need extra work/legal checks.
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 cluster is in the upper Liri valley with the central Apennines close around it, at the border between Abruzzo and Lazio. The Liri River runs through this stretch of valley. Balsorano is known for Castello Piccolomini, which stands above the settlement on the slope. Within this part of the valley the nearest larger town is Sora, which has the main services, shops and a railway station. The area is a mix of valley-floor settlement and farmed land with wooded mountain sides rising on both sides.