Villa Serra Verde Cirigliano
vendesi villetta nel villaggio serra verde in agro di Cirigliano e precisamente nel bosco di monte piano di Accettura a 1200 mt. di altitudine sulle Dolomiti Lucane a pochi km da Pietrapertosa, Stigliano, Accettura, Cirigliano e Castelmezzano nel complesso residenziale Serra Verde, piscina, campo da tennis vendesi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Only a share of the property is for sale
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €48,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €480/sqm; with a habitable-cost estimate of ~€200/sqm, effective cost is about €680/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €317/sqm, so it is not cheap on this catalog’s terms. The listing is also very stale at 1,078 days, and the text says 'porzione di villa bifamiliare' (semi-detached portion), which is a limitation but not a full legal ownership defect.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable mountain home in a pine-forest setting, with a pleasant exterior, private garden space and access to a pool. The wow comes more from the woodland location and bargain price than from architecture or interiors, which look modest and somewhat dated but habitable. It feels livable now, with scope to refresh rather than a rescue project.
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 simple and dated rather than beautiful
- Likely in a holiday-village setting, so less private/authentic than an isolated mountain house
- No proven long-distance view from the house photos
- Shared amenities like the pool may involve fees/seasonal use
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 57/100This is hill country in the interior of Basilicata, on the eastern side of the southern Apennines, with cultivated slopes, clay and badland forms in places, and scattered woodland. The nearest larger centre is Matera, which provides the main range of services and rail connections. The area is part of the inland zone known for cereals, olive groves and the Lucanian hill towns.