Casa colonica in Sassano
Casa da ristrutturare 10 vani, località fronte Madonna delle Grazie vicino collina, non distante mare, buona esposizione al sole, terreno retrostante per giardino, vicino autostrada e aeroporto
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 €32,000 for 180 sqm, the asking price is only €178/sqm, but in "needs renovation" condition the effective cost is about €878/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. That sits well above the low Campania baseline of €433/sqm, but the large size, garden land, good sun exposure and decent description make it a solid renovation project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
The mountain backdrop and sunny edge-of-town position give it some appeal, and the price for 180 sqm is undeniably cheap. But the house itself looks tired and plain from the outside, with no interior photos to prove charm or ready livability. It feels more like a practical renovation project than an immediately dreamy Italian home.
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.
- Exterior shows clear neglect and renovation need
- No interior photos, so livability and character cannot be verified
- On a roadside setting rather than a secluded rural one
- Only one bathroom listed for a large 180 sqm house
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 76/100The cluster is in the Vallo di Diano below the southern Campanian Apennines, with the Monte Cervati massif and other mountains of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park within the local landscape. Sassano is known for the Valle delle Orchidee, a mountain valley on the edge of the town with a large concentration of wild orchid species. Sala Consilina is the nearest larger town and provides the main shops and services for the valley. Padula, a few kilometres away, has the Certosa di San Lorenzo, a UNESCO-listed Carthusian monastery. The area is known for mountain pasture, woodland and the broad cultivated floor of the Diano valley.