Villa unifamiliare in Santa Maria Imbaro
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di villetta a schiera, all’interno di un complesso residenziale, costituita da due piani fuori terra ad uso abitazione, un terzo mansardato ad uso stenditoio, un piano seminterrato ad uso garage e cantina per una superficie catastale complessiva di 229 mq. - Via…
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 'ASTA IMMOBILIARE', which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the attractive €356/m² asking level. It is described as habitable, so I used ~€200/m² renovation, but auction status makes it a trap for this buyer profile.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a large, potentially practical townhouse in a serviced village area close to the coast, and the price per sqm is strikingly low. But there are no real house photos, views or character details, so the wow factor is very limited and the true livability cannot be verified from the gallery. As presented, it reads more like a functional auction opportunity than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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.
- Only map and aerial images are provided, so the actual house exterior/interior quality is unproven.
- Auction sale: legal/documentation checks are essential.
- Habitable is stated, but no bathroom/kitchen/interior photos confirm real move-in condition.
- Residential complex setting looks practical rather than scenic or characterful.
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 area lies on the Adriatic side of Abruzzo between the low inland hills and the Costa dei Trabocchi coast on the Adriatic, with beaches and the old fishing trabocchi structures around Fossacesia, Rocca San Giovanni and San Vito Chietino within about 15 km. The Sangro river reaches the sea nearby at Marina di Fossacesia. The nearest town of size is Lanciano, which has a substantial historic centre, cathedral and services. The area is known for olive groves and vineyards on rolling hills close to the coast, and for the Trabocchi coast.