Casa indipendente in Via Bazia 18
Nel piccolo borgo di Castelverrino in posizione centrale, tipica casa in pietra da ristrutturare. L'immobile di circa mq. 140 si sviluppa su tre piani: - al piano terra, due ingressi tra loro comunicanti, di cui uno principale e l'altro di accesso alla taverna e alla cantina con archi in pietra; - al primo piano, sala con accesso...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description clearly says "da ristrutturare": at €30,000 for 143 sqm, the ask is about €210/sqm, but with a full-restore estimate of ~€1,100/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,310/sqm. The local baseline (€300/sqm) is weak because, so this looks cheap to buy but only fair once renovation is included.
More on the house and the area
The borgo setting is atmospheric, with a hill village in the Molise landscape and a few authentic details like the stonework and fireplace. But this is clearly a renovation project rather than a livable home today: raw rooms, no fitted kitchen, no bathroom shown, and very basic interiors. At €30k for 143 sqm with garage/cellar it has bargain appeal, yet the current wow is more potential than present reality.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€57,000 – €84,000
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.
- Full renovation needed; interiors are bare and unfinished for living
- No bathroom shown and no usable kitchen installed
- Dark narrow townhouse layout may limit light and easy furnishing
- Village setting is pleasant, but the house itself has no private outdoor space or view
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 61/100The cluster sits in the upper Molise hills close to the Apennine ridge, with wooded slopes and farmed valleys around the Sangro and Trigno headwater country. The nearest stronger mountain landscape is the Monti del Matese to the south-west and the Mainarde and Abruzzo mountains farther west, but they are outside the immediate 15 km radius. Agnone is the nearest town of size in daily use, with shops, services and a preserved historic centre. This part of Alto Molise is known for upland pastoral country, woods, and small hill villages.