Rustico/casale in Via Santa Maria La Scala
Rudere Storico con Enorme Potenziale - Zona ben Servita Straordinaria opportunità di investimento! Questo affascinante rudere del 1950 ti aspetta per essere trasformato secondo i tuoi desideri. Situato in una zona ben servita con farmacia, supermercato e scuole nelle vicinanze, rappresenta la base ideale per creare la tua proprietà dei sogni. La proprietà si sviluppa su più livelli...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly describes a 'rudere storico', so this is a ruin requiring full restoration at about €1,100/m²; effective cost is roughly €1,433/m² (€80,000 + ~€264,000 works over 240 m²). That is far above the low Campania farmhouse baseline of €429/m², despite the large size and serviced area.
More on the house and the area
This has some gritty historic character in the aged facade and old proportions, and the price per sqm is strikingly low. But the photos show a true rudere: severe damp, collapsing ceilings, rubble-strewn rooms and stripped-out service spaces. It is a major project rather than a home someone could soon live in.
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€95,000 – €140,000
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.
- Historic ruin-level condition with major structural and moisture damage
- Not currently livable; full renovation required including kitchen and bathrooms
- Roof/ceilings appear compromised in parts with debris and water ingress
- Urban setting is practical but offers no view or outdoor wow
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 82/100Mount Vesuvius rises immediately above the town, and the cluster lies on the inland side of the volcano in the Vesuvian plain. The Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio begins nearby on the mountain slopes. Naples is the nearest major city, with the full range of city services, port and rail connections. The wider area is known for Vesuvian agriculture, especially apricots, tomatoes and wine grown on volcanic soils.