Villa unifamiliare in San Salvatore Telesino
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE villetta isolata su due livelli con accesso da un'area pertinenziale formata da due vani con cucina (ampliata), tettoia e bagno a piano terra e antistante terreno pertinenziale. Il piano primo collegato con il piano terra con una scala interna presenta altri due vani con bagno e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly an auction ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. Although 31,116 EUR for 225 sqm is only 138 EUR/m2 and even with a habitable estimate (+200 EUR/m2) the effective 338 EUR/m2 sits below the 386 EUR/m2 baseline, the auction status dominates and makes it a trap here.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a ruin: the visible living area looks updated and habitable, and the villa has generous space over two levels. The main appeal is the large private garden with mature trees and orange trees, which gives it a liveable southern-Italian feel. Visually, though, the house itself is ordinary and there are no special views or standout historic features.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Exterior is quite plain and not especially photogenic
- Garden looks pleasant but somewhat overgrown and needs tidying
- Only limited interior photos, so overall finish is not fully proven
- Auction sale: documentation and occupancy/regularity should be checked carefully
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Telesina valley below the Matese mountains, with Monte Taburno and the Taburno-Camposauro massif also close by. Lake Telese is in the town, and the Calore Irpino and Volturno river systems shape the wider valley around it. The Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park lies nearby. The nearest larger town is Benevento, which has rail connections, services, a Roman theatre and the Arch of Trajan. The area is known for mineral springs and vineyards, especially Falanghina del Sannio.