Terracielo a Rutino in Via dei Mille
Terracielo in vendita a Rutino, in Via dei Mille 61, a pochi passi dal centro del borgo. Composto da: Piano terra: garage di 30 mq e giardino di 100 mq; Piano primo: abitazione di 120 mq composta da salone e cucina, 2 camere da letto, bagno, terrazzo, ripostiglio. Classe Energetica ‘G’
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €44,000 for 145 sqm, the ask is €303/sqm, below the Campania townhouse baseline of €420/sqm, but assuming a likely habitable condition the effective cost is about €503/sqm after ~€200/sqm renovation, which is not especially cheap. The listing has been on market for 750 days, so market rejection is a clear warning despite decent features like garage, garden and terrace.
More on the house and the area
This has some real lifestyle appeal: a proper townhouse in a stone-paved borgo, with a large terrace, small garden and open green outlook not far from the sea. The key positive is that it is a real, roofed house with bathroom, bedrooms and usable upper-floor rooms, but much of it is tired and the lower level feels semi-rustic and neglected. Dream value comes more from the terrace, greenery and very low price than from beauty of the house itself.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Exterior is very worn with visible damp/soot staining.
- Ground-floor and service spaces are rough, dark and need significant refurbishment.
- Interiors are basic and dated rather than characterful.
- Garden/terrace are usable but overgrown and need cleanup.
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.