Rustico in vendita a Rocchetta a Volturno
Il fascino della pietra, il silenzio della natura e una vista che conquistaCi sono luoghi che raccontano una storia e immobili che aspettano solo di tornare a vivere. Nel cuore dell'antico borgo di Rocchetta Alta, tra le montagne delle Mainarde e i paesaggi incontaminati dell'Alta Valle del Volturno, proponiamo in…
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
The house is explicitly "completamente da ristrutturare", so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €174,900 total, or about €1,605/m². That is far above the low Molise farmhouse baseline of €310/m², so despite the panoramic borgo setting and buildable land, this looks weak on numbers rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely evocative: a big old stone farmhouse in greenery with mountain scenery and a striking historic borgo backdrop. But this is not a ready home at all—the photos show a bare, damp, stripped interior with essentially no finished living spaces, so it feels like a full restoration project rather than a house you could live in soon. At €55k the character and location create some dream value, but condition keeps it firmly in project territory.
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€43,000 – €64,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; interiors look raw and damp rather than livable.
- No bathroom/kitchen shown and listing states 0 baths.
- Usable wow depends on the panoramic setting more than the current house condition.
- Outdoor area is sloped and overgrown, so garden use will need work.
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 72/100The Mainarde, the eastern sector of the central Apennines on the Lazio-Abbruzzo-Molise border, rise immediately around Scapoli. The upper Volturno valley is the local basin, and Castel San Vincenzo and the Volturno springs are within this radius. The Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park reaches this area, with protected mountain terrain around the Mainarde. The nearest ski lifts are those of Campitello Matese, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road, so they are not a local landscape feature. Isernia is the nearest provincial town of size, with the usual services and rail connections. Scapoli is known for zampogna bagpipes and has a bagpipe museum; the village is associated with that craft and music tradition.