Terratetto plurifamiliare in Baronissi
Caprecano (Baronissi) – Soluzione semi-indipendente su tre livelli con orto – €48.000 Nel caratteristico borgo di Caprecano proponiamo in vendita soluzione semi-indipendente sviluppata su tre livelli di circa 33 mq netti per piano, per un totale di circa 99 mq netti complessivi. L’immobile si trova in contesto…
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
At €48,000 for 117 sqm, the asking price is only €410/sqm versus a €420/sqm local baseline, so the raw price is ordinary rather than a bargain. But the description says it 'necessita di riqualificazione' with an external bathroom and a low-height attic, so I treat it as a moderate renovation project (~€650/sqm), which weakens the deal despite the semi-independent layout and location 8 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, roofed, habitable house rather than a ruin, with decent light, a fireplace, and a private garden plot that adds lifestyle appeal. The current interiors are plain and tired rather than beautiful, and much of the visual promise comes from renderings, not existing finishes. At this price it feels attractive for a practical renovation project, but not yet a true dream-home scroll stopper.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Needs real reconfiguration and modernization to feel comfortable.
- Some images are renderings, so the finished look is not photo-proven.
- Access is via a pedestrian lane, with parking about 50 m away.
- Attic is low and currently reached from outside, limiting immediate usability.
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 57/100The cluster sits in the Irno valley at the foot of the Monti Picentini. The Irno river runs through this corridor. The Monti Picentini Regional Park begins nearby and shapes the landscape east of Baronissi with wooded slopes and higher inland ridges. Salerno is the nearest city of size, with a full range of services, rail links and port facilities. This area is known as the inland approach to Salerno between the Picentini and the plain opening to the Gulf of Salerno.