Casa di paese in SP13a, 38, Capaccio Paestum
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What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The habitable part is 140 sqm and the text says it requires renovation, so an estimated renovation cost of about €700/m² makes the effective cost roughly €1,231/m² (€85k / 160 sqm + €700), far above the Campania farmhouse baseline of €433/m². It has some positives (historic center, private outdoor space, extra outbuildings), but the large workshop/deposit component makes the comparison weaker and the price does not look cheap for a renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This has some dreamer appeal because it is a large independent village property with a private courtyard, fruit-tree garden and useful extra outbuildings. But the photos show a tired, damp, dated house rather than a ready character home, and the exterior spaces need serious cleanup and refurbishment. It feels like a real house with potential, not a ruin, yet the wow comes more from space and value than 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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- Clear renovation needed with visible damp/neglect inside
- Courtyard and outbuildings feel rough and partially improvised
- No proven scenic view from the house itself
- Usability depends on how much of the sheds/deposits are regularized and recoverable
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 78/100The cluster lies on the Sele plain below the Monti Alburni and not far from the Cilento foothills. The Tyrrhenian coast at Paestum is within the area, with long sandy beaches and the mouth area of the Sele to the north. The archaeological area of Paestum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is nearby and is the main landmark of the plain. Agropoli is the nearest larger coastal town with a port, services and rail connections, and Battipaglia is the nearest larger inland service centre. The area is known for Paestum’s Greek temples and for buffalo-milk mozzarella production on the plain.