Casa indipendente in Via Ischia, 19, Castel Frentano,
Casa Indipendente Semidipendente - Opportunità Unica con Ampi Spazi Scopri questa affascinante casa semidipendente distribuita su due livelli, perfetta per chi ricerca spazio e versatilità. La proprietà offre ben 160 m² commerciali e 130 m² calpestabili, con 8 locali totali che garantiscono ampia libertà progettuale.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 for 160 m², the asking price is €281/m², but in 'needs renovation' condition the estimated all-in cost is about €981/m² after ~€700/m² works, far above the local baseline of €368/m². The listing has useful extras (garage, magazzino, land, heating, 17 photos), but those do not offset the weak numbers for a renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable country house rather than a shell, with a broad rolling-hills view and enough land/outbuildings to feel versatile. The beauty is modest rather than striking: the exterior is plain and the interiors are dated, but there is genuine live-in potential with renovation. At €45k for 160 sqm near the Abruzzo coast, the value helps the appeal.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and cluttered, so expect cosmetic renovation.
- Outdoor areas are dry/rough rather than landscaped.
- Only one bathroom is shown.
- Ancillary spaces/storage areas look basic and partly utilitarian.
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 67/100The area sits on the Frentani hills between the Sangro valley and the Adriatic side of Abruzzo. The Sangro river valley is nearby. Majella is the nearest mountain massif, visible from this part of the province, with the slopes of Maiella National Park within roughly this radius to the west. The nearest town of size is Lanciano, which has a substantial historic centre, services and the Sanctuary of the Miracolo Eucaristico. This part of Abruzzo is known for olive groves, vineyards and, in Castel Frentano itself, bocconotto pastries.