Casa indipendente in Via Mercato
GISSI – CASA INDIPENDENTE CON GIARDINO PRIVATO, TERRAZZA PANORAMICA E IL MARE A POCHI MINUTI Nel cuore di Gissi, a pochi passi dal centro del paese e da negozi, servizi e attività quotidiane, proponiamo in vendita una piacevole casa terratetto indipendente, in buono stato conservativo, caratterizzata da una distribuzione funzionale degli ambienti e, soprattutto, da due spazi esterni privati che...
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At €70,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €700/sqm; assuming a habitable/good-condition house, the effective cost is about €900/sqm including light renovation. The local baseline (€350/sqm) is weak because, so this looks only moderately plausible on absolute terms rather than clearly cheap; positives are the independent house format, private garden/terrace, central village location, and proximity to the sea.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a practical, independent village house rather than a visual showstopper. The private garden and panoramic terrace mentioned in the listing add appeal, and at €70k for 100 sqm it has some bargain charm, but the visible exterior is fairly ordinary and not especially atmospheric.
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€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/courtyard feel is quite plain and enclosed
- Only one photo shown, so interior character and exact condition are unproven
- Terrace view is claimed in the listing but not visible here
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 53/100The cluster is in the low inland hills between the Sangro and Trigno valleys, with a farmed landscape of fields, olive groves and scattered woods. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the beach resorts around Vasto and San Salvo the main larger centres in daily use for shops and services. Inland, the first rises of the Abruzzo Apennines are farther west, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive oil, mixed farming and small hill villages.