Rustico in Mosciano Sant'Angelo
Sulle colline di Mosciano Sant'Angelo, proponiamo in vendita Rustico ubicato in una posizione riservata e lontana dalle strade principali. La proprietà è composta da un fabbricato principale, abitato fino a pochi anni fa e da 2 annessi. L'abitazione, distribuita su 2 livelli, necessita di alcuni lavori di…
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 €68,000 for 200 sqm, the ask is €340/sqm, essentially in line with the low-stock baseline of €338/sqm; with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,040/sqm, so this is not a bargain but still reasonable for a large farmhouse. The main house was lived in until a few years ago and has 37 photos, which supports basic habitability, but the 2 annexes need reconsolidation and the location is inland (7 km from the sea).
More on the house and the area
This has a genuine rural Abruzzo dream setting: open rolling-hill views, privacy, a big terrace and a generous plot with olive trees. The main house looks solid, roofed and recently inhabited, with simple usable interiors rather than a shell, but it is plainly dated and needs real renovation to the facade, windows and services. At this price for 200 sqm near the coast, the value is strong even if the wow comes more from the setting than from the house itself.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Exterior needs significant refurbishment
- Windows and systems likely need updating
- Only one bathroom shown and interiors are dated
- Outbuildings need structural consolidation
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 58/100The area lies on the low hills between the Adriatic coastal plain and the Gran Sasso–Laga Apennines. The Salinello and Tordino river valleys shape this part of the Teramo countryside, with cultivated ridges, olive groves and scattered villages. The nearest stretch of coast is the Adriatic around Giulianova, with sandy beaches and a fishing port. To the west, the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga massifs are the dominant mountain backdrop for the province, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Teramo is the nearest town of size, with a cathedral, Roman remains and the main services of the provincial capital. This part of northern Abruzzo is known for mixed hill farming, olive oil and access between coast and interior.