Villa Santa Maria, Bellissimo terratetto con Terrazzo V8095
Studio Immobiliare Farina presenta una proprietà nel cuore di Villa Santa Maria, la città dei cuochi. Villa Santa Maria è un caratteristico borgo di origini antiche che si affaccia sul fiume Sangro, le cui acque limpide e fresche formano suggestive piscine naturali. Il territorio è impreziosito dalle falesie,…
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 €47,000 for 125 sqm, the asking price is €376/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is ~€576/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €417/sqm in Abruzzo townhouses. Strong positives are full utilities, heating, 37 photos, panoramic terrace/balconies, furnished sale, and a serviced historic borgo location, which keep it attractive despite only a modest discount on raw ask.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream-home appeal thanks to the big mountain-and-borgo terrace view and the characterful stone exterior in an authentic Abruzzo village setting. The house is genuinely habitable, with floors, bathrooms, kitchen areas, heating and lots of usable space, but interiors are old-fashioned and need cosmetic updating rather than being immediately beautiful. For €47k, it feels like a real home with wow, not just a shell.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and cluttered rather than polished.
- Some plaster staining/peeling suggests refreshment and checks for damp are needed.
- Access is through narrow stepped village lanes, which may limit convenience.
- Terrace is excellent, but the house is vertically arranged over several levels.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the middle Sangro valley with the Abruzzo Apennines close around it. The Sangro river runs through this stretch of valley. The Monti della Meta and the Maiella massif are the main mountain groups in the wider surroundings, with the Majella National Park beginning to the west within roughly this radius. Roccaraso and the Alto Sangro ski area are the nearest major lifts, about an hour’s drive depending on the exact village road. The nearest town of some size is Atessa in the lower valley, and Lanciano is the main larger town toward the coast with services, hospitals and a historic centre. Villa Santa Maria is known in Abruzzo for its cooking school and chef tradition.