Terratetto unifamiliare in Tricarico
Casa indipendente al primo piano con doppia esposizione. Composto da 2 camere, bagno, cucina e 2 balconi. Più una pertinenza di circa 20mq sul retro dell'immobile con ingresso indipendente.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €31,000 for 70 sqm, the asking price is €443/sqm; with a typical habitable-home refresh allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €643/sqm versus a very low local baseline of €410/sqm, so this is not a clear bargain. The description is straightforward and the house seems livable, but it has been on the market for 443 days, which is a concrete negative signal and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable small townhouse rather than a shell: it has finished floors, a working bathroom, kitchen space and balconies. The main visual plus is the open hillside/town view, but the house itself is quite plain and dated, with limited historic charm. At €31k it feels functional value more 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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Very plain interiors with little character.
- Facade and balcony need cosmetic refreshing.
- Photos suggest an older, basic fit-out rather than move-in charm.
- Rear annex/pertinenza is not shown, so its usability is unclear.
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.