Casale/cascina in via Sorrentini s.n.c., San Mauro Cilento
CASA SERVICE ACCIAROLI San Mauro Cilento - Località Sorrentini Fondo rurale di circa 6897 mq di terreno terrazzato con entrostante fabbricato rurale su due livelli. Situato in posizione molto panoramica con vista mare. Sul terreno sono presenti diverse piante di ulivo e da frutta.
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says 'fondo rurale' with an existing 'fabbricato rurale', which is a veto red flag because it is not presented as a legal dwelling. Even before any conversion risk, the ask is €70,000 for 45 sqm (€1,556/sqm) versus a very low baseline of €433/sqm, with sea view and 4 km from the sea not enough to offset the legal-use issue.
More on the house and the area
The setting is the main attraction: a lovely terraced olive-and-fruit plot with wide sea and valley views, plus a rustic old stone structure. But this does not read as a usable home today — the building looks like a simple rural shell with no shown interior fit-out or services. Dreamy land, yes; livable house, not yet.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €27,000
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.
- Rural stone building appears to be a bare shell with no visible habitable interior.
- No bathroom or kitchen is indicated, so full renovation/conversion is likely needed.
- Steep terraced land may make access and everyday use less practical.
- Utilities/legal status for the rural outbuilding are unclear.
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 82/100The cluster is in the Cilento, with inland hills dropping toward the Tyrrhenian and the coast of Acciaroli and Pioppi within the commune. The Tyrrhenian coast is the main landscape feature here, with rocky sections and small beaches along this stretch. It lies inside Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The nearest town of size in daily use is Agropoli to the north; the larger urban reference is Vallo della Lucania inland, with hospitals, schools and services. Acciaroli is known as a fishing village and seaside resort, and Pioppi for the Museo Vivo del Mare and for its link to studies of the Mediterranean diet. The wider area is known for olive groves, Mediterranean scrub and Cilento food traditions.