Villa unifamiliare in Poggio Picenze
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Abitazione indipendente su due livelli con garage e corte esterna composta daun ingresso/disimpegno, una cucina/tinello, un bagno, un soggiorno ed unterrazzo. Il vano soggiorno, quindi conseguenzialmente tutto il piano, ècollegato tramite una scala interna a vista al sovrastante…
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 explicitly says 'ASTA IMMOBILIARE', so it is a judicial auction and fails the catalog veto rule despite being a habitable 108 sqm house. On numbers, price is €90,001 (€833/sqm), already well above the very low Abruzzo baseline of €358/sqm before even adding light habitable works.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a ruin: finished floors, staircase, kitchen, bathrooms, heating and balconies are all visible. The pink detached villa has a pleasant, sunny presence and some private outdoor space, but the setting feels ordinary and the interiors are functional rather than dream-home beautiful. At this price for a habitable detached home, the value helps the appeal.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- No meaningful view is shown.
- Interiors are basic and dated rather than characterful.
- Auction sale: documentation and occupancy/legal status should be checked.
- Outdoor space looks small and quite plain.
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 sits on the L'Aquila basin under the Gran Sasso group, with the higher mass of the range visible and close to the north-east. The Aterno valley runs through this part of the basin. The area is inside the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park margin and close to the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, so the immediate setting is a mountain basin with protected Apennine slopes nearby. The nearest ski area is Campo Imperatore on Gran Sasso, roughly an hour by road depending on the access point and season. L'Aquila is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, services, schools, hospitals and major monuments including the Basilica di Collemaggio and the Fontana delle 99 Cannelle. This part of inland Abruzzo is known for mountain pastures, saffron around Navelli, and stone villages damaged and rebuilt after the 2009 earthquake.