Terratetto plurifamiliare in Cerisano
Cerisano - Contrada Pianette Proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente di circa 150 mq, completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa personalizzata o investire in un immobile dalle grandi potenzialità. La proprietà è circondata da una corte privata di circa 250 mq,…
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 €39,000 for 150 sqm the ask is €260/sqm, but the house is described as completely to renovate, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,360/sqm, far above the €423/sqm baseline. The private court and 1,000 sqm agricultural land add utility, but the location is inland (12 km from the sea) and the numbers make this only a fair renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a sizeable old Calabrian farmhouse-style house with authentic rustic character, a handsome historic facade and useful private land. But it is clearly a full renovation project rather than a ready home, so the dream is in its potential more than its current livability. At €39k for 150 sqm plus courtyard and agricultural land, the price helps, but condition keeps the score capped.
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.
- Completely to be renovated; not move-in ready.
- Exterior shows neglect, cracking/render loss and likely substantial works.
- Overgrown land and courtyard need major clearing and setup.
- Roadside position with visible utility poles reduces romance.
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 52/100The cluster lies on the lower slopes west of Cosenza, in the valley system that opens toward the Crati plain, with the Coastal Range rising a short distance to the west. The Savuto valley and the first Tyrrhenian-facing mountains are within the local hinterland, and the Sila massif is visible farther east beyond Cosenza but outside the immediate landscape. Cosenza is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a historic centre, and the urban area shared with Rende. The area is known mainly as the inland edge between the Cosenza urban basin and the Tyrrhenian side of northern Calabria, with mixed hillside settlement and access routes across the province.