Casa indipendente di paese con balcone e terrazza
Nel caratteristico borgo di Alanno, proponiamo in vendita un tradizionale terratetto indipendente di circa 108 m² abitabile , disposto su due livelli e dotato di ampi spazi interni e piacevoli aree esterne. L’immobile si trova in una posizione comoda, vicino a negozi, bar e ai principali servizi, a circa 25 minuti…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €49,000 for 108 m² (€454/m²); described as habitable, so I estimate light updating at about €200/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €654/m². That is above the low Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €418/m², but the property has 19 photos, 2 bathrooms, outdoor space, and a serviced borgo location within about 28 km of the sea, which supports a still-good but not standout score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable borgo townhouse with a handsome pastel facade, stone entry, balcony, fireplace and some character upstairs in the beam-ceiling bathroom. It is not a wreck at all, but the current interiors are plain, empty and dated, so the dream factor depends on renovation rather than what is there today. At €49k for 108 m², the price helps a lot, especially with the terrace/balcony and village views.
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 – €12,000
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.
- Currently habitable but very basic and dated inside
- Several rooms appear unfinished/without fitted kitchen or completed lighting
- The attractive interior shots include virtual staging/renderings, not the current condition
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 area sits in the Pescara valley between the Maiella massif to the southwest and the lower hills that run toward the Adriatic. The Pescara River runs nearby, with mixed farmland, olive groves and low wooded slopes around the settlements. Maiella National Park begins farther inland on the mountain side of the province, but the immediate landscape here is the foothill and valley country outside the park. The nearest larger town is Pescara-Chieti, which provides the main rail links, airport, hospitals and full services for the area. This part of inland Abruzzo is known for olive oil, vineyards and small hill villages along the valleys leading up toward the Apennines.