Palazzo - Edificio in Durazzano
L'appartamento posto al piano primo di circa 100 mq e suddiviso da ingresso, disimpegno, due ampi vani, cucina abitabile, bagno e ampio balcone. Inoltre vi sono circa 60 mq suddivisi tra cantine e locali deposito dislocati tra piano seminterrato, piano terra e piano ammezzato. La presenza di questi ultimi permette di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is about €408/sqm, but in 'needs renovation' condition a realistic renovation budget is ~€700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,108/sqm. That is far above this low Campania baseline of €373/sqm, though the central location in Durazzano and included extra storage/garage space support some value.
More on the house and the area
This has some old-town character: an arched entrance, internal courtyard, long balcony and a usable terrace with hillside views. The main apartment is a real house with floors, rooms and a bathroom, but it is very dated and clearly needs substantial renovation before it feels comfortable. At this price and size it has value, yet the visual wow is limited and the rough ancillary spaces drag it down.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
Show more
Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full renovation/modernisation despite being roofed and intact
- Courtyard and storage areas look damp and rough
- Interiors are dated, cluttered and not move-in ready
- Views are modest hillside/borgo rather than truly spectacular
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 52/100The cluster lies at the foot of the Monti Tifatini, with the wider Campanian plain around it. The Isclero valley and the Volturno plain shape the surrounding farmland. Caserta is the nearest larger town, with the Royal Palace of Caserta and the formal park. The area is known for mixed agricultural land on the inland plain between Caserta and Benevento.