Terratetto plurifamiliare in Cellino Attanasio
CELLINO ATTANASIO. CONTRADA ARTEMISIO. In zona collinare, soluzione semindipendente completa di rimesse, rudere ed oltre 5 ettari di terreno agricolo. Con ingresso autonomo, l'abitazione al piano terra comprende due ampi fondaci ed una cantina. Tramite una scalinata esterna si accede al primo piano, composto da un…
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
At €80,000 for 180 sqm, the ask is €444/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost rises to roughly €1,144/sqm, far above the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €418/sqm. The large agricultural land package, outbuildings and one ruined structure add interest, but they do not offset the weak value for a house explicitly needing renovation.
More on the house and the area
The big wow here is the setting: wide Abruzzo hill views, 5+ hectares of land, olive trees and a genuinely rural feel. The house itself is a real, existing home with kitchen, bathroom and usable spaces, not a shell, but it is tired and visibly needs substantial refurbishment. Dream value comes more from the land and panorama than from the house’s beauty.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
- Interiors show clear water damage and peeling ceilings.
- Overall condition is dated and needs real renovation before comfortable full-time living.
- Exterior facades and outbuildings are tired, and part of the land/buildings includes a ruin.
- Roadside setting with overhead wires reduces the romance a bit.
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 area sits in the low hills between the Vomano and Tordino valleys, with the Gran Sasso massif visible inland in clear weather but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The Vomano river corridor is nearby. Atri is the nearest historic town of note, with a cathedral and a documented old centre on a ridge above the badlands and Adriatic side hills. This part of the Teramo province is known for mixed farming, olive groves and hill villages.