Villa unifamiliare in Abriola
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritti dell’intero della piena proprietà dei terreni della superficie complessiva di ettari 08.96.35, con annesso fabbricato rurale della superficie utile di circa 70 mq. composto di quattro vani di cui due al seminterrato e due al piano terra con annesso forno . - C.da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ('asta immobiliare'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. The description also says the asset includes 8.96 hectares of land with an 'annesso fabbricato rurale' of 70 sqm, so it is not a straightforward residential villa despite the low €33,313 asking price.
More on the house and the area
The setting is wild and quite striking, with a remote mountain location and a large amount of surrounding land. But the house itself looks plain and only barely usable: dark, sparse interiors, no proper bathroom visible, and a neglected exterior mean this feels more like a low-cost rural project than an immediate dream home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €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.
- Interiors look very basic and dated, with no functioning bathroom shown.
- Mountain access appears steep and winding, with possible winter difficulties.
- Exterior and land are overgrown and need clearing/maintenance.
- Auction listing: documentation and actual condition should be checked carefully.
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 in the Lucanian Apennines, with wooded mountain ridges around Abriola and the high ground of Monte Volturino close by. It is inside the Appennino Lucano Val d'Agri Lagonegrese National Park. The nearest ski area is Sellata-Arioso above nearby Abriola, with the lifts a short drive away on the same mountain road system. Potenza is the nearest town of size, with rail links, hospitals, higher schools and the main services for the province. This part of Basilicata is known for forested uplands, summer mountain climate and winter snow rather than for a major monument town.