Casa indipendente a Torchiara
Situata nel comune di Torchiara, il centro immobiliare Nunziata propone in vendita una casa indipendente singola da ristrutturare, ideale per chi cerca un’immobile con ampi spazi e un grande potenziale. La villa è sviluppata su due livelli ed è circondata da un terreno di circa 1200 mq, offrendo privacy e tranquillità.…
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 €90,000 for 150 sqm, the ask is €600/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is ~€1,300/sqm, far above the local cheap-stock baseline of €392/sqm. The house has good size, land and views, but it has been on the market for 533 days, which is a strong sign the price has not cleared the market.
More on the house and the area
The real draw is the panoramic hillside setting: open green valley views, privacy and a decent plot around the house give it genuine live-the-Italian-countryside appeal. This is a proper, roofed and functioning home with bathrooms, bedrooms and usable space, but it feels tired rather than beautiful inside and needs a clear refresh to become a dream home. Good bones and scenery lift it above ordinary, though the house itself is more practical than enchanting today.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Interior is dated and will need renovation/modernisation.
- Exterior shows wear and patchy finishes.
- Terrace/upper level access appears basic via an external spiral stair.
- Photos do not show a finished contemporary kitchen.
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 is in the Cilento hills, with the Tyrrhenian coast near Agropoli and Castellabate within about 15 km and the Alento river valley running through this part of inland Cilento. Much of the surrounding area falls within Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. Agropoli is the nearest larger town in daily use, with rail services, larger shops and routine services; Vallo della Lucania is another service centre inland. Castellabate, on the nearby coast, is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and the wider Cilento area is known for olive groves, Mediterranean scrub and the historical association with the Mediterranean diet.