Casa indipendente in Via Chieti 17
Proponiamo in vendita nel caratteristico borgo di Villa Celiera una proprietà composta da un'abitazione principale, una dependance e una corte esclusiva. L'accesso alla struttura avviene proprio tramite questa comoda corte privata di circa 44 mq, che ci introduce all'abitazione principale di circa 106 mq sviluppata su…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 106 sqm, the ask is €613/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €374/sqm in Abruzzo; assuming a standard renovation at about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,313/sqm, which is weak for this catalog. The listing has good photo coverage and a private courtyard/dependance, but nothing in the text supports a habitable/renovated status that would justify the premium.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream value from the mountain-borgo setting and especially the huge terrace with sweeping valley views. It is a genuine, usable house rather than a shell, with character touches like the stone fireplace and old village feel, but the interiors are tired and there are visible maintenance issues, so it feels livable now but in need of meaningful refreshment.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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 are dated and need modernization
- some visible damp/peeling and exterior maintenance issues
- terrace and outdoor surfaces look very basic/unfinished
- layout includes a dependance/courtyard setup that may need practical updating
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 74/100The cluster sits in the foothills below the Gran Sasso d’Italia massif, with the main mountain group and the Campo Imperatore side of the range within about 15 km to the west and north-west. The area falls within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The nearest ski lifts are on the Gran Sasso side around Fonte Cerreto and Campo Imperatore, roughly 45–60 minutes by road depending on the access point. The nearest larger town is Penne, which has a substantial historic centre and services; Pescara on the Adriatic is the main city for wider shopping, rail links and the airport. The area is known for hill villages, olive groves and arable land at the meeting point between the Vestina hills and the Gran Sasso foothills.