Soluzione indipendente in buone condizioni
Situato nella tranquilla contrada di Ficocelle, nel comune di Altavilla Silentina a tre chilometri dal centro abitato dalla piazza principale e da tutti i servizi di prima necessità e punti di ristoro, questo terratetto unifamiliare offre un'opportunità unica per chi desidera vivere in un contesto riservato e immerso…
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 €80,000 for 201 sqm, the ask is €398/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition a realistic renovation allowance is about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,098/sqm versus a local baseline of €420/sqm. The house is large and detached with heating/fireplace, but the effective all-in cost looks high for this sub-€100k stock and the location is inland rather than a strong tourism premium spot.
More on the house and the area
The big asset here is the open hillside setting with wide mountain-and-valley views and a sense of space around the house. The building appears structurally complete and usable rather than a ruin, but it looks dated and in need of real updating, with little visible charm in the house itself. This feels more like a solid countryside home with potential than an immediate dream house.
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€40,000 – €71,000
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 looks tired and clearly needs renovation.
- No interior photos, so the true livability/finish level is unverified.
- 1970s house with limited visible character and basic architecture.
- Overgrown grounds and rural roadside setting may need ongoing maintenance.
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 58/100The cluster lies on the inland side of the Piana del Sele, with low hills and cultivated countryside at the foot of the Cilento uplands. The Sele river plain is the main landscape within reach. Paestum is the nearest major archaeological site and town of visitor importance, with the Greek temples on the plain near the coast. The Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park begins to the south and east, but the core mountain scenery is not centered on this immediate 15 km area. The nearest city of size is Salerno, which provides the main rail, port and urban services for the wider area. This part of the area is known for mixed agriculture on the plain and hills, including olive groves and livestock country.