Casa di paese in via cairoli, 15, Padula
La casa è una caratteristica dimora su più livelli, con un'accogliente area al piano terra che include un garage, un corridoio con un pratico bagnetto e un incantevole giardino dove troviamo un comodo locale caldaia/deposito. Al primo piano, accedibile sia dal garage che dal portone principale, troverai due ampie…
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 €70,000 for 230 sqm the ask is very low (€304/sqm), but with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,004/sqm, well above the local baseline of €433/sqm. The description suggests a real multi-level house with heating, garage and 26 photos, but at 402 days on market this is a stale listing, which limits confidence and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, large house in an atmospheric old-town setting, with cobbled lanes and some genuine panoramic outlooks toward Padula and the Certosa. Inside it looks structurally usable with floors, stairs, kitchen, bathrooms and heating already in place, but it is dated and needs renovation rather than offering immediate dream-home beauty. At €70k for 230 sqm, the size and livability create value, even if the wow is moderate rather than knockout.
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€46,000 – €81,000
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 clear modernization throughout; interiors are dated and partly worn.
- Exterior is plain rather than romantic, despite the old-town cobbled setting.
- View seems selective/panoramic from some windows/balconies, not a dramatic full-time postcard vista.
- Livability appears decent, but the top-floor/overall condition should be checked in person.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Vallo di Diano, a broad inland basin enclosed by the southern Apennines. The Certosa di San Lorenzo at Padula is a major historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The area lies by the Tanagro river system and close to the edge of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The Alburni mountains rise to the west and the Lucanian Apennines continue to the east and south. Sala Consilina is the nearest larger town, with the valley’s main shops, services and road links on the A2 motorway. The area is known for the Certosa and for a landscape of mountain-framed farmland and small historic centres across the valley floor and lower slopes.