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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 160 sqm, the ask is €438/sqm, but the home is only partly habitable: one 80 sqm unit is renovated while the other 80 sqm needs work, so I estimate about €350/sqm blended renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €788/sqm. That is well above the Campania townhouse baseline of €420/sqm; the historic-centre setup helps a little, but 378 days on market is a clear negative and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
The renovated upper apartment has real old-house charm: stone walls, timber ceilings, brick arches and a handsome fireplace, plus a sweet open view from the windows/balcony. Crucially, it is a genuine livable home with fitted kitchen and bathrooms already in place, not a shell. The wow is reduced because only part of the 160 sqm is finished, with the other unit still a project.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Only the first floor appears fully renovated; the ground floor still needs renovation/customisation.
- Some rooms look dim and a bit simply furnished/staged.
- View is pleasant hillside/borgo-facing rather than truly dramatic.
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.