Ampio quadrilocale a Montesano sulla Marcellana
Nel cuore di Montesano sulla Marcellana, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 102 mq, completa di deposito di circa 57 mq, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione da personalizzare secondo i propri gusti o per chi è alla ricerca di un interessante investimento. L'abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli. Al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 119 sqm, the ask is about €420/sqm, right on the low Campania townhouse baseline (€419/sqm), but the listing explicitly needs renovation, so I estimate about €700/sqm in works. Even including renovation, the total entry cost is still plausible for a 119 sqm independent townhouse with cellar/deposit and 8 photos, with no legal-use red flags in the text.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house rather than a shell: it has usable rooms, stairs, floors and a functioning bathroom, so the condition sits above ruin level. But the photos show little inherent beauty or character beyond a few vintage finishes, and several areas look tired and damp, making it more practical project than dream-home scroll stopper.
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€23,000 – €42,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs clear renovation and modernization throughout
- Some visible damp/peeling and rough utility/storage areas
- No proven view or special outdoor space in the photos
- Style is very dated, so livability depends on upgrades
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 cluster is in the Vallo di Diano, a broad inland basin enclosed by the southern Apennines. The Certosa di San Lorenzo at Padula is a major historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The area lies by the Tanagro river system and close to the edge of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The Alburni mountains rise to the west and the Lucanian Apennines continue to the east and south. Sala Consilina is the nearest larger town, with the valley’s main shops, services and road links on the A2 motorway. The area is known for the Certosa and for a landscape of mountain-framed farmland and small historic centres across the valley floor and lower slopes.