Villa bifamiliare in Penna Sant'Andrea
Nella frazione Pilone di Penna Sant'Andrea, vicino alla Riserva Naturale di Castel Cerreto, proponiamo appartamento con ingresso indipendente e corte esterna esclusiva. L'immobile completamente da ristrutturare è ubicato al piano terra di un piccolo fabbricato bifamiliare ed è composto da soggiorno, cucina, camera e bagno. Ottimo per chi ama vivere in mezzo alla natura.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €34,000 asking price looks low at €540/m², but a complete renovation estimated at about €700/m² raises the effective cost to roughly €1,240/m², far above the local €356/m² benchmark. The independent entrance, private courtyard and natural setting are positives, but the listing is 25 km from the sea and the property is explicitly fully to be renovated.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine small countryside home with a private courtyard, garage/storage space, and a lovely rural view toward wooded hills and mountains. The main rooms are intact and have floors, a fireplace, windows, and a basic kitchen, but the property is clearly a renovation project rather than move-in ready, with a very poor bathroom and damp, unfinished ancillary spaces.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Requires substantial renovation, especially the bathroom, kitchen, finishes, and damp-affected utility areas.
- The house appears dated and partly poorly maintained, with basic fixtures and visible wall moisture.
- Courtyard is usable but modest and mostly paved rather than a landscaped garden.
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 58/100The cluster lies on the lower slopes of the Abruzzo Apennines above the Vomano river valley. The Vomano river runs through the valley below the town. The surrounding landscape is a mix of small-scale hill agriculture (olive groves, vineyards, cereals) and deciduous woodlands on higher slopes. The provincial capital Teramo (about 12–15 km north) provides a hospital, larger shops, provincial administration and regular bus links. The Gran Sasso massif (higher Abruzzo Apennines) is the dominant mountain backdrop at regional scale; the main ski area on Gran Sasso (Prati di Tivo) is a mountain-access destination at roughly 30–40 km by road. The area sits between the Apennine interior and the Adriatic plain, so both mountain and coastal services are within regional reach.