Rustico/casale in Calazzotto
Lotto di terreno con annesso fabbricato rurale sito in posizione tranquilla e soleggiata. superfice terreno 350 mq con annessi ruderi e fabbricati rurali da ristrutturare piani: 3 – locali: 6 Costruzione: muratura portante Classe energetica: non indicatoPosizione: zona Rurale Condizioni: da ristrutturare- possibilità di ampliare ottima vista sulla sulla Majella e sulla vallata.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €15,000 for 130 m², the advertised price is very low, but the property includes rural buildings and ruins requiring extensive restoration; estimated works of about €143,000 bring the effective cost near €1,215/m², well above the local €340/m² reference. The listing does not clearly confirm residential usability or bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old stone farmhouse with a strong Majella mountain and valley setting, surrounded by trees and hillside nature. However, it is a renovation project rather than a usable home: there are no bathrooms, no interior photos, and the description explicitly refers to ruins and buildings to restore. At €15,000 it has real bargain potential, but the livability gap keeps the wow score moderate.
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€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Major renovation is required; the listing mentions rural ruins and buildings to restore.
- There are no bathrooms listed, and interior condition, utilities, and structural integrity are unconfirmed.
- Rural hillside access and the small 350 sqm plot may limit practical use.
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 78/100The Maiella massif rises directly above Lama dei Peligni, with the Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park and the Maiella National Park both close by in this part of inland Abruzzo. The Aventino valley runs below the village, and the gorge country around Taranta Peligna and Fara San Martino is within the same mountain basin. The nearest ski area is Passolanciano-Maielletta on the Maiella, roughly an hour by road. Casoli and Lanciano are the nearest larger towns for everyday services, while Sulmona is the main historic centre inland. This area is known for high limestone mountains, wildlife habitats linked to the Maiella, and traditional pastoral upland landscapes.