Rustico in vendita a Penne
REAL propone in vendita, nel comune di Penne, in Contrada Fonte d'Antò, una proprietà agricola situata in posizione panoramica e composta da un terreno di circa 25.600 mq, fabbricato rurale e rimessa adiacente. Il terreno, esteso per oltre due ettari e mezzo, è in parte destinato a uliveto e in parte a seminativo.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is primarily an agricultural property with 25,600 sqm of land, a rural building and tool storage/remessa; the text itself says any residential or hospitality use is subject to verification of use designation, so legal habitability is not established. At €100,000 plus roughly €1,100/m² renovation on 150 sqm, effective cost is about €1,767/m² versus a €337/m² baseline, making it very weak even before the use-risk.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the setting: wide rolling-hill views, a visible hill town, distant mountains and sea, plus over 2.5 hectares with olive trees. The house is not a ruin and has usable volume, terrace and basic interiors, but it clearly needs substantial renovation before it feels comfortable to live in. Dreamy location, real house, serious work.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Interiors need full renovation, with visible damp, peeling plaster and cracking.
- Livability appears basic/outdated despite having rooms, floors and a bathroom.
- Some outbuildings/storage areas are rough and need recovery.
- Rural property: check access, utilities and planning/use permissions for any hospitality project.
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 61/100The area sits between the lower hills of the Vestini country and the Adriatic side of Abruzzo, with the Gran Sasso massif visible inland and the first Apennine relief rising within the local hinterland. The Tavo valley runs through this part of the province. The Monte Camicia and Campo Imperatore side of Gran Sasso are the nearest major mountain landscapes, with ski lifts around Campo Imperatore roughly 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes away, so they do not define the immediate setting. Loreto Aprutino has a substantial historic centre and is known for olive oil, with long-established olive groves across the surrounding hills. Penne is the nearest larger historic town inland, while the Pescara-Chieti urban area is the main city service centre on the coast. The area is also the approach zone to the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, but the park core is farther inland rather than within the immediate 15 km landscape.