Casa Indipendente
In vendita soluzione semindipendente sviluppata su tre livelli, perfetta per chi cerca un’abitazione funzionale e versatile. Al piano terra si trova un pratico cucinotto con bagno annesso, un ambiente comodo e funzionale per l’uso quotidiano. Al primo piano è presente una spaziosa camera da letto, comoda e luminosa,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 for 22 sqm, the asking price is €1,318/sqm; with a habitable-light refresh estimate of €200/sqm, the effective cost is about €1,518/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €418/sqm. The listing looks usable and well-documented (23 photos, parking, balconies), but on these numbers it is far above baseline, so the value looks weak rather than special.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional tiny townhouse rather than a dream-property scroll stopper. It appears genuinely habitable, with a fitted kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom and usable attic space, but the appeal is mainly practicality and low price rather than beauty or setting.
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€1,000 – €2,000
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.
- Very small home at just 22 sqm over three levels.
- Interiors are basic and somewhat cramped, with steep stairs and a loft reached by ladder/hatch.
- No meaningful view, garden, or terrace wow factor shown.
- Some exterior/common courtyard areas feel plain and a bit worn.
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 55/100Caserta sits in the Campanian plain at the foot of the Tifatini hills. The Royal Palace of Caserta and its park are in the city. The nearest larger city is Naples, with the airport, port and full metropolitan services.