Casa indipendente in Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 3 a, Oliveto Citra,
**Edificio Residenziale Storico nel Cuore del Centro di Oliveto Citra** Scopri un’opportunità unica nel centro storico di Oliveto Citra! Questo affascinante palazzo storico, risalente al 1900, offre una superficie di circa 240 mq distribuiti su tre livelli, perfetti per realizzare il tuo sogno. Con spazi ampi e…
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 €85,000 for 240 sqm, the ask is only €354/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €392/sqm, but the home is explicitly completely to be restored, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,454/sqm. Historic-center potential and ample size help, but the discount to baseline is too small to offset a full restoration project.
More on the house and the area
This has real old-stone palazzo presence in a picturesque hill-town setting, and 240 sqm for €85k gives it strong dream-project appeal. But the interiors shown are tired, stripped and outdated rather than charmingly preserved, so it reads as a major renovation project rather than a ready home. The wow comes from the façade, scale and historic-center atmosphere more than from current livability.
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€95,000 – €140,000
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 internally.
- No clearly finished kitchen or bathrooms are shown.
- Views are only modest town/roofline and hillside glimpses.
- Historic center access/stairs may be inconvenient for daily living.
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 is in the valley of the Sele, with the Picentini mountains close by to the west and the upper hills of the Campanian Apennines around it. The Sele river runs through this part of the province. The Monti Picentini Regional Park lies nearby on the western side of the valley. Oliveto Citra has a hilltop historic centre and castle remains above the river plain. Contursi Terme, the nearest small centre of note, is known for thermal springs. Eboli is the nearest larger town in daily reach, with full services and rail connections. This inland part of eastern Salerno is known for olive groves, mixed farming and thermal water around the Sele valley.