Rustico in vendita a Teramo, Nepezzano
Rustico completamente da ristrutturare composto da una bella cantina con 4 finestre al piano terra cielo a carrozza con mattoni a vista con uscita in giardino, appartamento al piano primo di 5 vani ed accessori e scala interna che porta ad ulteriore stanza (torretta). Passando nella scala che sale alla torretta c'è una…
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 180 sqm the ask is only €250/sqm, but the description says 'completamente da ristrutturare', so I estimate a heavy restoration at about €1,100/sqm. That brings the effective cost to roughly €1,350/sqm, about 4.0x the Abruzzo farmhouse baseline of €336/sqm, so despite the size and garden it looks weak on numbers.
More on the house and the area
This has real romance outside: an ivy-clad old house with a little tower, stone boundary walls and a private garden gives it genuine character. But the photos and description show a full renovation project, not a usable home today, with cracked walls, damp, debris and very basic interiors. The vaulted brick cellar and tower could become special, yet right now the wow is mostly potential rather than livable beauty.
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€71,000 – €105,000
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; not currently livable.
- Visible cracks, damp and interior neglect suggest significant structural/checking work.
- Kitchen/bathroom are obsolete or unusable and systems likely need full replacement.
- The most characterful spaces are raw cellar/attic areas that need full conversion.
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 Tordino valley with the Gran Sasso d'Italia and the Monti della Laga within about 15 km to the west, forming the main mountain backdrop of the area. The Tordino river runs through Teramo. The Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga begins close to the city on the mountain side. The nearest substantial town is Teramo, which has a cathedral, a Roman theatre and the services of a provincial capital. This part of Abruzzo is known for the transition from Adriatic foothills to the highest Apennine massifs and for food products linked to the Teramano area.