Rustico in Santa Marina
Policastro Bussentino, punto di riferimento di tutto l'omonimo Golfo, famoso per le ampie spiagge e le acque cristalline, in zona panoramica ed a due chilometri dal centro e dai servizi, fabbricato su più livelli da ultimare. Il progetto prevede la suddivisione degli ambienti dedicando il primo livello alla zona…
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In the listingRenovated- On the market for a long time
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The listing is not truly renovated: the description says 'da ultimare' and 'in corso d'opera', so I treated it as needing completion at about €700/m². Effective cost is about €1,617/m² (€55,000 + ~€42,000 works on 60 m²), far above the very low local baseline of €433/m²; sea view and 2 km from the coast help, but 682 days on market is a strong negative and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the sea-and-mountain panorama and the open hillside setting just a short distance from the coast. But this is not a move-in home: it is a roofed, structurally complete shell to be finished, with raw interiors despite the promising timber roof and terrace potential. At €55k the price creates some dream value, but the livability is still firmly project-stage.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Still an unfinished shell: no completed kitchen, bathrooms, finishes or fitted windows/doors shown.
- Needs substantial completion works before it is livable.
- Exterior is functional rather than especially charming or historic.
- Some images appear to include an AI furnishing render, not the real current interior.
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 area, between the Tyrrhenian coast and the first ridges of the southern Apennines. The Gulf of Policastro and the beaches around Capitello and Villammare are within a few kilometres, and the Bussento valley is the main inland landscape nearby. This part of the coast falls within Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. Sapri is the nearest town of size, with a railway station, harbour and everyday services. Maratea on the Lucanian coast is reachable for day-to-day outings but lies outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The wider area is known for the Cilento coast, olive groves and hill villages above the sea.