Rustico in Camerota
proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato in stato di rudere terracielo disposto su 4 livelli, incastonato nel tipico centro storico medioevale di Licusati, Frazione di Camerota. Il fabbricato ha una superficie di 5 vani, 100 mq circa ed è composto da due unità abitative di due piani ciascuna da 2,5 vani, con accessi…
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 €27,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is only €270/sqm, but it is described as a rudere completely to restore, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation; effective cost is about €1,370/sqm versus a €433/sqm local baseline, which makes it weak on value despite the recently redone roof. Historic-center setting and sea access in about 5 km help, but the listing has been on market 669 days, a clear negative.
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The medieval-lane setting and rough stone facade have authentic old-borgo character, and the upper level gets a nice mountain-and-rooftop view. But this is clearly a real renovation project rather than a usable home: despite the redone roof, the interiors are bare, unfinished shell space with no habitable rooms shown. At €27k the price helps, yet the wow is mostly potential, not present livability.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- True rudere/empty shell: full renovation needed
- No kitchen or bathroom visible; currently not livable
- Interior floors/layout appear very raw and incomplete
- Historic-centre access and works logistics may be tricky
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 84/100The cluster is in the Cilento hills above the Tyrrhenian, with the coast around Marina di Camerota and Capo Palinuro within about 15 km. This stretch belongs to the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The coast here includes rocky headlands, sea caves and small coves around Porto Infreschi and Palinuro. Camerota has a medieval hill centre, and Marina di Camerota is the nearest service centre on the coast with beaches, harbour and summer amenities. Palinuro, a short drive away, is one of the better-known seaside places in southern Campania. The area is known for the Cilento coast and for olive groves and hill villages between the sea and the inland ridges.