Rustico in Torchiara
Immersa nella suggestiva cornice del paesaggio cilentano, a Torchiara sorge un affascinante rudere di 200 mq su due livelli, circondato da un vasto terreno di circa 1200 mq che gode di un'ottima esposizione, libero su tutti e quattro i lati. Questa proprietà, completamente indipendente, offre un'opportunità unica per…
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
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The description explicitly calls it a 'rudere' to be transformed, so I treat it as a full restore at about €1,100/m²: effective cost is roughly €289,000 total, or about €1,445/m², far above the €433/m² baseline. It has also been on the market 754 days, which is a strong rejection signal; with a ruin-level project and stale listing, this is a very weak deal unless the structure and permissions check out unusually well.
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This has genuine rustic charm: a long stone-and-brick farmhouse in the Cilento hills with attractive historic character and useful surrounding land. But it is clearly a rudere rather than a livable home, with visible roof loss and empty-shell condition, so the dream here is in the potential rather than the current house.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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/shell: major structural renovation needed
- Part of the roof is missing or collapsed
- No interiors shown, so livability is currently unproven
- Roadside setting is practical but not especially private
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.