Rustico/casale in Via Pirozza 12
Nella graziosa frazione Pirozza di Cervinara (AV), proponiamo in vendita una soluzione semindipendente disposta su due livelli, con accesso da corte comune. L'immobile è composto al piano terra da cucina abitabile, ampio soggiorno e un bagno. Una scala esterna permette di accedere al primo piano composto da altri tre vani con un ulteriore bagno. La sua disposizione e ampiezza lo...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €13,000 asking price is only €117/m², but allowing roughly €700/m² for the unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €817/m², nearly twice the local €416/m² benchmark. The listing does not say whether the farmhouse is habitable or renovated, so the low headline price is not enough to confirm a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful two-level farmhouse with a highly photogenic stone-paved courtyard, traditional details and a genuinely impressive view toward the surrounding hills and castle. It appears structurally roofed with floors, rooms and bathrooms in place, but the interiors are very damp, dated and far from move-in ready. At €13,000, the price is compelling for a serious renovation project rather than an immediately livable home.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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.
- Interiors show extensive damp, staining, peeling finishes and outdated systems; substantial renovation is likely.
- The home is accessed through a shared courtyard and uses an external staircase between levels.
- Kitchen and bathroom condition, utilities, roof integrity and legal compliance should be verified.
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 lies at the foot of the Partenio mountains in the Campanian Apennines. The Partenio Regional Park covers this massif, with beech woods and limestone slopes above the inhabited belt. The nearest ski lifts are at Laceno, around 1 hour 15 minutes by road, so they are not part of the immediate landscape. The nearest larger towns are Avellino and Benevento, which provide the usual services, rail connections and administrative functions. This area is known for chestnuts, woodland products and small-scale farming along the Caudina valley.