2067/CASAFREDDA In posizione panoramica, casa indipendente d
2067/CASAFREDDA In posizione panoramica, casa indipendente di mq 80 affiancata su due lati, disposta su tre livelli in via Corteciceri a Casafredda, frazione di Teano. Al piano terra troviamo tre locali di comodo e un caratteristico forno a legna; al primo piano cucina, bagno e balcone; al secondo piano due camere da…
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
At €29,000 for 80 sqm, the ask is €362/sqm; assuming a modest habitable-home refresh of about €250/sqm, the effective cost is about €612/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €420/sqm in Campania townhouses. The panoramic setting, independence, garage/fireplace, and 27 photos support the listing, but the extra ground-floor utility rooms mean the cheap headline price is not as strong as it first appears.
More on the house and the area
This has a genuinely appealing hillside view and some old-house character, especially the stone facade, arched entry and wood-fired oven. Crucially, it is a real habitable home upstairs with a kitchen, bathroom, heating and usable bedrooms, not a shell. The wow is moderate rather than big because the exterior and service areas feel worn and utilitarian, but at €29k it is a very livable dream-on-a-budget option.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €11,000
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 and courtyard areas look quite weathered and damp-stained.
- Ground-floor utility/storage spaces are rough rather than finished living space.
- Interiors are basic and low-ceilinged in parts, so expect cosmetic updating.
- Balcony/metal structure and some exterior elements may need checking or refurbishment.
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 61/100Monte Maggiore and the northern side of the Monti Trebulani are the main relief close to Teano. The area sits in an inland agricultural basin and low hill country between the Volturno plain and the first Campanian Apennine foothills. The Roccamonfina volcanic massif and the Parco Regionale di Roccamonfina e Foce Garigliano are within roughly this range to the northwest, with chestnut woods on the extinct volcano. The nearest larger town is Caserta, which has the Royal Palace and the main provincial services. Teano is known historically for the 1860 meeting between Garibaldi and Vittorio Emanuele II.