Casa indipendente in Ss212 53
Casa indipendente con giardino circostante e rudere in pietra Nelle immediate vicinanze del centro di S. Marco dei Cavoti, proponiamo in VENDITA luminosa casa indipendente con giardino circostante e spazio esterno. Con una superficie di circa 150 mq, la casa si sviluppa su due livelli e necessita di lavori di ristrutturazione Al piano terra troviamo una cucina con camino...
What it really costs
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At €50,000 for 146 sqm, the asking price is just €342/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €375/sqm, and the text says the main house needs renovation, so I estimate about €700/sqm in works. Even with renovation, the absolute entry price is attractive for a 150 sqm independent house with garden near the town center, and the listing has 25 photos with no obvious legal red flags.
More on the house and the area
There is real rural charm here: a usable detached house with garden, open hillside views, and a characterful old stone outbuilding. The main house looks structurally like a livable home rather than a shell, but interiors are dated and need renovation to become truly appealing. The stone annex adds romance, though it appears partly ruined and is more project than ready space.
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€29,000 – €51,000
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.
- Main house clearly needs renovation and cosmetic updating
- Only one dated bathroom is shown
- Stone outbuilding/rudere appears partly derelict and not readily usable
- Exterior/grounds look a bit neglected
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 58/100The cluster lies in the inland hills east of Benevento, in the Sannio area at the edge of the southern Apennine hill country. The Tammaro river valley is nearby and the wider landscape is a mix of cultivated slopes, olive groves and small wooded ridges. Benevento is the nearest city of size, with rail links, services and major Roman and medieval monuments including the Arch of Trajan and the church complex of Santa Sofia, which is part of the UNESCO Longobards in Italy listing. Pietrelcina is known as the birthplace of Padre Pio and has a religious sanctuary and pilgrimage sites.