Casa bifamiliare
This may be your dream home in Abruzzo, contact us now! SCERNI (CH) – FABBRICATO RESIDENZIALE IN CENTRO STORICO CON PERTINENZE ACQUISTABILI A PARTE Proponiamo in vendita nel cuore del centro storico di Scerni (CH) un fabbricato ad uso residenziale, disposto su più livelli, con diversi locali accessori acquistabili separatamente. L'immobile si presenta in discrete condizioni interne e può essere...
What it really costs
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At €78,000 for 181 sqm, the ask is €431/sqm; with 'discrete conditions' I estimate about €250/sqm renovation, for an effective €681/sqm. That sits above the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €417/sqm, but the historic-center location, residential use, 37 photos, and large size keep it in the good/fair boundary rather than a weak listing.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a project: furnished rooms, functioning kitchen, bathroom, stairs, and heating are all visible. The charm is modest and mainly comes from its old-town proportions, marble floors, vintage doors, and some antique furniture rather than standout beauty. It feels solid and livable now, but quite dated, so the dream factor depends on willingness to refresh it.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€15,000 – €25,000
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 are dated and need modernization.
- Only one bathroom for a large 181 sqm, 7-bed layout.
- No view, exterior, or terrace photos shown, so the setting wow is unproven.
- Some rooms/stair circulation look awkward and may need layout updates.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the low hills above the Adriatic coast of southern Abruzzo. The Adriatic is nearby, with the Costa dei Trabocchi stretch of coast around Vasto and San Salvo as the main coastal reference for daily life. The Sinello valley is close by, and the inland horizon is the Abruzzo Apennine chain on clear days rather than a mountain landscape at the door. Vasto is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services, shops and beaches. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed farmland.