Casa indipendente in Via Assunta 8
Nel cuore autentico di Castel Frentano, questa casa multilivello rappresenta una vera e propria tela bianca pronta ad accogliere una visione abitativa personalizzata e contemporanea. La presenza di scorci caratteristici sulle vie del borgo, arricchiti da dettagli d'epoca come le eleganti lavorazioni in ferro battuto…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 96 sqm, the ask is €573/sqm; with a likely renovation budget around €700/sqm based on the 'blank canvas' wording, the effective cost is about €1,273/sqm. The local baseline is weak and low-biased at €368/sqm, so this looks more like a normal-to-weak renovation project than a bargain despite good outdoor space and a historic-centre setting.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: it has finished floors, a working-looking kitchen, heating, a bathroom, and furnished rooms. The charm comes more from the village setting, wrought-iron balconies and the green rear garden outlook than from the interiors, which are plain and dated. At this price and size it feels livable now with clear scope to improve, but it is not a standout dream-home wow listing.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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 very basic and dated, with little decorative charm as shown.
- Visible hairline wall cracking and tired finishes suggest refreshment/maintenance work.
- Only one bathroom is shown and the layout is spread over multiple levels with steep stairs.
- Views are mostly to greenery/garden rather than a dramatic panorama.
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 67/100The area sits on the Frentani hills between the Sangro valley and the Adriatic side of Abruzzo. The Sangro river valley is nearby. Majella is the nearest mountain massif, visible from this part of the province, with the slopes of Maiella National Park within roughly this radius to the west. The nearest town of size is Lanciano, which has a substantial historic centre, services and the Sanctuary of the Miracolo Eucaristico. This part of Abruzzo is known for olive groves, vineyards and, in Castel Frentano itself, bocconotto pastries.