casa con giardino
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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
The listing says 75 sqm at €18,000 (€240/m²), but the text also calls it about 60 sqm and describes it as both 'habitable' and an opportunity to renovate, so I treated it as needing renovation at about €700/m². That gives an effective cost around €940/m², well above the Campania farmhouse baseline of €433/m², with only a small location uplift from a nature area and 14 photos reducing uncertainty a bit.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine dream value from the olive-filled garden and soft mountain views, and at €18k the price is undeniably tempting. The key plus is that it appears to be a real, usable small home with kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom already in place, not an empty shell. The wow is modest rather than dramatic because the house itself is simple and dated, but it feels livable with room to improve.
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€15,000 – €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.
- Interiors are basic and dated, with some cosmetic refresh needed.
- Lower-level cellar/storage spaces are rough and not living areas.
- Garden is attractive but sloped and a bit overgrown.
- Exterior is plain rather than especially photogenic.
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 72/100The cluster lies in the hills of the Cilento interior, with the Alburni mountains to the northeast and the Calore Lucano river valley nearby. It is within the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The nearest larger town is Roccadaspide, which has everyday services, while Agropoli on the coast is the nearest bigger centre with a rail station and broader shopping and administration. Paestum is on the coastal plain to the west, with the UNESCO archaeological site and the Sele plain beyond. This part of inland Cilento is known for olive groves, mixed hill farming and small hill towns.