Casa colonica in Buccino
Fabbricato su due piani con terreno circostante di oltre 10 ettari, confinante con il lato fiume Bianco.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says 'fabbricato' with over 10 hectares of surrounding land, which for this stock strongly suggests a rural/agricultural building rather than a clearly lawful dwelling, so it fails the habitability screen. Even ignoring that, effective cost is about €1,647/m² (€90,000 + ~€66,500 renovation over 95 m²) versus a very low baseline of €433/m², and it has been on the market for 805 days.
More on the house and the area
The big draw here is the setting: a standalone pink farmhouse on a green hillside with over 10 hectares and a riverside boundary feels private and dream-worthy. But the house itself is very plain and clearly needs real finishing work inside, with incomplete rooms and a rough bathroom, so this is a usable house project rather than an instant lifestyle home.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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 unfinished/stripped and not currently move-in ready
- Bathroom is incomplete and likely needs full refit
- No kitchen shown, suggesting additional installation costs
- Large sloping land may be beautiful but less immediately usable
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 61/100The cluster sits in the upper Sele valley, with the Lucanian Apennines close by and the Picentini mountains farther west. The Sele river basin shapes the area around Buccino, with cultivated valley floor and ridges rising on both sides. The Monti Picentini Regional Park begins to the west, with mountain roads leading toward places such as Oliveto Citra and Contursi Terme. Buccino itself is known for the archaeological site of ancient Volcei and for its old hilltop centre above the valley. The nearest larger town is Eboli, which has a full range of services and rail connections.