Casa indipendente
Arpaia (BN) a pochi passi dalla statale appia - ottimamente collegata con Benevento, Caserta e Napoli - proponiamo in vendita in esclusiva soluzione semindipendente su piu livelli- al piano terra troviamo 2 camere e bagno - al piano primo cucina; disimpegno; camera e bagno- al piano secondo mansarda allo stato grezzo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €467/m², the €42,000 asking price is close to the local €430/m² benchmark, not a clear bargain. The second-floor attic is unfinished and could require about €31,500 of work, bringing the effective cost to roughly €817/m²; the listing does not say whether the other floors are fully habitable.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable, furnished village house with a working kitchen, two bathrooms, three bedrooms and attractive views toward the wooded Campanian hills. The cobbled streets and mountain setting add charm, and €42,000 is compelling for 90 sqm, but the dated finishes, plain exterior and unfinished attic keep it well below dream-home territory.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
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 second-floor mansard is unfinished and will require renovation.
- Interiors are clean and usable but dated, while the exterior shows staining and deferred maintenance.
- The home is in a dense village setting with balconies and street-level access rather than private outdoor space.
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 56/100The cluster lies at the foot of the Monti Tifatini, the limestone hills between the Caserta plain and the Caudina valley. The Isclero river runs through this area toward the Volturno basin. Caserta is the nearest city of size, with the Royal Palace and full city services. The area is known mainly for mixed farmland, small hillside historic centres, and the transition from the Campanian plain to the inland valleys.