Terratetto unifamiliare in Montescaglioso
In vendita appartamento da ristrutturare, con ambienti ampi e luminosi e ottime possibilità di personalizzazione. La casa dispone di una zona giorno spaziosa, cucina, due camere di buone dimensioni e bagno. La disposizione degli ambienti si presta bene a una ristrutturazione moderna e a eventuali modifiche degli spazi…
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 €55,000 for 75 sqm, the ask is €733/sqm; with a typical renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,433/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €411/sqm in Basilicata townhouses. The description is coherent and includes useful upside (cellar and possible 75 sqm upper-floor build), but as priced this looks weak for a full renovation project rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable house rather than a ruin, with decent room sizes and basic structure in place, but it is very plain and tired. The real photos show little inherent beauty or character, and the appeal is mainly affordability plus renovation potential. A practical project, not a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
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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 interior renovation and is not move-in ready
- No visible historic character, views, garden or terrace
- Basement/cellar areas look basic and somewhat damp
- Virtual staging suggests potential, but the current finish is plain
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 68/100The cluster sits on the inland edge of the Murgia plateau, where cultivated hills break toward the Bradano valley and the Ionian side of Basilicata. The Bradano river system is the main water feature in this area. The Parco della Murgia Materana lies nearby, with ravines and limestone plateau landscapes around Matera. Matera is the nearest city of size, with full services and the Sassi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Montescaglioso itself is known for the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo and for its position on the Matera-side Murgia uplands.