Casa indipendente in Contrada Monterone 2
Casa indipendente in ottime condizioni con giardino, terrazza e terreno In una splendida zona di campagna a pochi minuti da Atri e Silvi Marina, proponiamo una casa indipendente già in buone condizioni, ideale per chi cerca tranquillità, privacy e spazi comodi sia interni che esterni. Al piano terra troviamo un giardino completamente recintato con siepe, perfetto per...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 (€500/m²), this appears to be a good-condition home near Atri and Silvi Marina, with a garden, terrace and parking. Allowing roughly €22,000 for light updating brings the effective cost to about €700/m², well above the local €454/m² reference, though the location within 5 km of the sea adds value.
More on the house and the area
A solid detached country house with attractive rolling Abruzzo countryside views, a fenced garden, terrace, parking, and additional land. The house is not a ruin and has a clean, usable-looking main room, but the bathroom and service/storage areas need substantial updating and clearing before it feels like a comfortable dream home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- The main living areas appear usable but dated and in need of cosmetic renovation.
- Bathroom finishes are old and visibly dirty, with possible damp or plaster issues.
- The lower-level storage/wine-making rooms are cluttered, deteriorated, and show damaged ceilings and flooring.
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 area sits on low Adriatic hills above the Saline valley, with the Gran Sasso massif and the Maiella visible inland in clear weather but outside the immediate landscape. The Saline river plain is the main local landform before the ground drops toward the coast. The nearest larger town is Pescara, which has full city services, a railway station and the airport. Città Sant’Angelo itself has a substantial hilltop historic centre and is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and the belt of settlements between the Abruzzo hills and the Adriatic coast.