Terra-tetto con ingresso indipendente con cantina, tavernetta e veranda a Tricarico
Piano terra (ingresso da Vico Primo Calderai): cantina e tavernetta, ideale come zona di servizio o spazio conviviale, con cucina, sala e un piccolo bagno. Primo piano (ingresso indipendente da Via Novara ): veranda luminosa, bagno, camera da letto molto ampia e ulteriore stanza di generose dimensioni, adatta come…
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,000 for 100 m², the ask is €230/m²; assuming habitable condition from heating, furniture, immediate availability and 10 photos, the effective cost is about €430/m² including light works, close to the €410/m² local baseline. Historic-center style features and usable layout help, but 317 days on market is a clear negative and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: furnished, heated, with kitchen, bathrooms and solid vaulted rooms. The main charm comes from the historic barrel-vaulted ceilings and the very low price, but the overall presentation is plain and dated rather than dreamy. It feels livable now with cosmetic updates, not a wow home.
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 – €11,000
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.
- Interior is habitable but dated and fairly dark.
- Facade and outdoor spaces are plain, with no meaningful view shown.
- Lower-level service/tavern area feels basic and somewhat cramped.
- Some refreshing is likely needed to make it feel inviting for full-time living.
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 is in the Lucanian Apennine hill country. The Basento valley is the main local landform, with cultivated slopes, woods and eroded clay hills in parts of the surrounding countryside. Tricarico itself is a hill town with a substantial historic centre and a Norman tower. Matera is the nearest city of size for fuller services and rail links. The area is known for inland Basilicata farming and for the arbëreshë and medieval hill-town belt of this part of the region.