Terratetto plurifamiliare in Montaquila
In vendita a Roccaravindola, frazione di Montaquila, comoda abitazione su due livelli con ingresso indipendente e area esterna di proprietà. Questa casa, ideale per chi cerca comodità e privacy, si trova su una via di intenso passaggio, garantendo visibilità e facilità di accesso. L’immobile si apre su un accogliente…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 140 sqm, the asking price is €714/sqm; assuming a basically habitable home from the description, the effective cost is about €914/sqm after light updates. That is far above the Molise townhouse baseline of €374/sqm, so despite garage, outdoor space, and 22 photos, this looks weak on price rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: it has finished rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, stairs, heating and private outdoor space. The best visual lift comes from the vine-covered courtyard and the open mountain view nearby, but the house itself is modest and somewhat dated rather than truly dreamy. Good value and livable now, with cosmetic updates needed to create more wow.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- On a fairly busy road, so the setting is not especially romantic.
- Exterior is practical rather than beautiful, with some facade wear visible.
- Interiors are dated and fairly plain despite being usable now.
- The extra land appears separate from the house, not directly attached living space.
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 cluster lies in the upper Volturno area with the Mainarde and Matese mountains within the wider 15 km landscape, and the Volturno river system shapes the valley floor around Venafro and Montaquila. Parco Regionale dell’Olivo di Venafro is nearby around Venafro, linked to one of the oldest olive-growing landscapes in Molise. Venafro, the nearest town of size, has a substantial historic centre, Roman remains and services. This part of western Molise is known for olive groves, small mountain-framed valleys and the route toward the Mainarde and the Abruzzo-Lazio-Molise national park farther east.