Villa
Questa villetta a schiera nel Villaggio Bussento, a soli 4 km dalle splendide spiagge di Policastro e Scario, offre un'oasi confortevole all'interno di un vivace villaggio residenziale. La casa si sviluppa su tre livelli e tre locali, con una disposizione pratica e accogliente: All'ingresso della proprietà troverai un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price is €53,000 for 49 sqm (€1,082/sqm); with a habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,282/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €420/sqm, so it does not look cheap on this dataset. The sea location at 4 km and good description/photos help, but 930 days on market is a major warning and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little holiday home rather than a fantasy showpiece: furnished, habitable, with kitchen, bathroom, fireplace and outdoor space already in place. The balcony has a pleasant green hillside view and being near the sea helps the appeal, but the house itself is fairly ordinary and needs cosmetic refreshing. Good value for a modest, livable base with terrace and storage, not a true scroll-stopper.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Interiors are simple and dated rather than stylish.
- Outdoor areas show wear, staining and some neglected maintenance.
- Small 49 sqm layout with compact secondary sleeping space/loft bed.
- No strong historic character or standout architecture visible.
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 86/100The cluster lies in the Cilento, with the mountains of the southern Cilento immediately inland, and the Monte Bulgheria massif rises above the area. The Tyrrhenian coast is within the local radius, with the Gulf of Policastro and the long beach of Scario on this stretch of shore. Much of the surrounding area falls within Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The nearest town of some size is Sapri, which has the main local rail station, harbour and everyday services. This part of the Cilento is known for olive groves, Mediterranean scrub, hill villages and a rocky coast with small coves.