Terratetto unifamiliare in Sarno
Immobile di 80 mq oltre balconi e piccolo spazio esterno, ampio parcheggio coperto e vano cantina in condivisione con altro condomino. Internamente composto da 5 locali. Immobile da ristrutturare. Prezzo in parte trattabile
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 84 sqm, the ask is about €952/sqm; with a typical renovation estimate of ~€700/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,652/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €420/sqm in Campania, so it screens as expensive for a renovation project. It has also been on the market for 264 days, which is a negative signal and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional, real home rather than a ruin, with usable rooms, bathroom, kitchen and covered parking already in place. But the photos show very little beauty or atmosphere: the exterior is plain and the interiors are dated, dim and in need of renovation. It feels more practical bargain than Italian dream-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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Needs renovation throughout
- No view or notable setting shown
- Exterior/courtyard feels utilitarian
- Some shared elements (cellar) may limit privacy
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 49/100The cluster is in the Agro Nocerino-Sarnese at the foot of the Monti Lattari, with the Sarno river plain immediately around it. The Monti Lattari rise just southwest of town and the lower slopes are within the local 15 km landscape. The nearest larger towns are Nocera Inferiore and Pagani in the same urban belt, with the wider services of the Salerno and Naples area beyond. This part of Campania is known for intensive cultivation on the plain and for the Sarno river basin.