Villa unifamiliare in Sant'Agapito
Casa indipendente in vendita – Temennotte (Sant’Agapito, IS) Vendesi casa indipendente di circa 80 mq disposta su due livelli, a pochi minuti da Isernia. L’immobile è composto da 5 camere da letto, 2 bagni (di cui uno recentemente ristrutturato), cucina abitabile, ampio salone, soggiorno e 2 ripostigli. Completano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The text says the house is only partially renovated, so I used about €500/m² renovation: effective cost is roughly €1,062/m² (€562 + €500), far above the Molise villa baseline of €388/m². Large size and parking help, but at 53 km from the sea and with no strong location premium, this looks expensive for the condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home with lots of space, furnished rooms, heating, kitchen and two functioning bathrooms, so it feels genuinely livable rather than a project shell. The value is strong for 160 sqm, but the look is practical and dated rather than dreamy, with a worn courtyard and modest exterior. It has some everyday appeal and greenery, but limited true wow.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Exterior/courtyard is quite plain and a bit worn
- Partially to be renovated despite being habitable
- No notable view or standout historic character shown
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 68/100The cluster is in the upper Volturno basin with the Mainarde and Matese sections of the central-southern Apennines within about 15 km. The Volturno river rises nearby at Rocchetta a Volturno, and the Montedimezzo MAB reserve lies within this radius. Isernia is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and the National Paleolithic Museum. The area is known for upland Molise landscapes, pastoral country and archaeological finds connected with prehistoric Isernia.