Casa indipendente in Via Ruggeri 48
Proponiamo in vendita nel centro storico di Roccamorice una casa indipendente disposta su tre livelli complessivi, per una superficie totale di 185 mq. L'abitazione principale si sviluppa tra il piano terra e il piano primo: al piano terra troviamo una cucina dotata di balconcino alla Giulietta, un soggiorno, una sala da pranzo con camino, una camera da letto e un...
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The house appears to be an actual dwelling in the historic center, and the description suggests a usable home rather than a ruin; I estimated light habitable-refresh costs at about €200/m². That brings the effective cost to about €546/m² (€64,000 + ~€37,000), which is above the very low Abruzzo stock baseline of €379/m², so this looks more solid than exceptional.
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This is a real, usable old-town house rather than a shell: big, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms and multiple rooms already in place. The charm comes more from the historic village setting and solid traditional structure than from standout interiors, which are plain and dated but livable. At €64k for 185 sqm, it has strong value and genuine live-in potential with refreshment.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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 cosmetic updating.
- Some visible cracking/patching suggests maintenance checks are needed.
- No real view or outdoor living space is shown beyond small balconies.
- Ground-floor historic-centre layout may mean limited light in some rooms.
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 72/100The Maiella massif rises immediately to the south-west, with the lower slopes and gorges of the Maiella foothills within this area. The Pescara River valley runs nearby, and the Tirino valley is not far inland. Maiella National Park begins a short distance inland on the mountain side. The nearest ski lifts are on the Passolanciano side of the Maiella, roughly a 30–40 minute drive. Chieti is the nearest town of size, with services and a historic centre, and Pescara is the main city on this side of Abruzzo for rail links, shopping and the airport. The area is known for the Maiella mountain landscape, hill villages on the edge of the massif, and olive-growing and vineyard country between the mountains and the Adriatic.