Terratetto unifamiliare in Montesano sulla Marcellana
L'immobile si compone del piano terra, destinato a cucina soggiorno (abitabile); primo piano destinato a letto (abitabile) e piano seminterrato destinato a legnaia e bagno da ristrutturare
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €7,900 for 55 sqm, the asking price is just €144/sqm, but with a typical renovation allowance of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €844/sqm, above the low internal baseline of €419/sqm for Campania townhouses. Still, it appears to be an actual habitable townhouse with only partial renovation needed, and the absolute entry price is extremely low; however, 1,546 days on market is a strong warning so the score is capped.
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The old stone lane and simple borgo setting have some authentic village character, but the house itself looks plain rather than beautiful. It appears roofed and standing, with an inhabitable kitchen-living room and bedroom claimed in the listing, yet the lack of interior evidence and the bathroom needing renovation keep it firmly in low-wow territory as a very cheap project-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€11,000 – €20,000
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.
- Very basic property with no interior photos to prove current livability
- Bathroom is explicitly to be renovated
- Exterior shows age, damp staining and rough finishes
- Tight pedestrian lane may limit car access/loading
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 66/100The cluster lies in the Vallo di Diano, with the southern Campanian Apennines around it and the mass of the Cervati area within the wider local horizon. The Tanagro river system runs through the valley. The western side of the Vallo di Diano is in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park, and Padula is nearby with the Certosa di San Lorenzo, a UNESCO site. Sala Consilina is the nearest larger centre, with the usual shops, services and motorway access for the valley. The area is known for a broad agricultural basin enclosed by mountains and for the monastic complex at Padula.