Casa indipendente con ampia corte, Corropoli (TE)
In posizione tranquilla e riservata, a pochi minuti dai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente da ristrutturare disposta su tre livelli, composta da cantina al piano seminterrato, piano terra e piano primo. L’immobile sviluppa una superficie di circa 190 mq commerciali, pari a circa 250 mq reali,…
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 196 sqm, the ask is €434/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition the effective cost is about €1,134/sqm after ~€700/sqm works. That is far above the Abruzzo farmhouse baseline of €337/sqm, so despite the large 8,000 sqm plot and decent photo set, this looks weak on numbers rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, real farmhouse with a handsome arched porch and a substantial 8,000 sqm plot with olives, so it has genuine lifestyle potential rather than ruin-only appeal. The house is structurally there and includes kitchen, bathroom and finished rooms, but it clearly needs major renovation, cleanup and moisture-related repairs before it feels truly livable. The value is strong for the size and land, yet the current wow is more about potential than present beauty.
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€39,000 – €69,000
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.
- Needs full renovation after years unused
- Visible damp/staining and some stripped-out upper rooms
- Interiors are cluttered and dated, so immediate comfort is limited
- Roadside setting reduces the romantic farmhouse feel
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 49/100The area lies in the lower Val Vibrata, with the eastern foothills of the Abruzzo Apennines inland and the Adriatic coast around Alba Adriatica and Tortoreto about 10 to 15 km away. The Vibrata river valley is the main local landscape feature. The nearest larger town is San Benedetto del Tronto, which has a seafront, port and rail services, and Teramo is the main inland provincial town. This part of northern Abruzzo is known for mixed farmland, small industrial estates and dense settlement along the valley roads.