Villetta a schiera in Via Porta San Anna 138
Sognate di vivere in uno dei borghi più belli d’Italia, immersi nella storia e nella tranquillità? Proponiamo in vendita questa soluzione semi-indipendente su due livelli, situata nel pieno centro storico di Zungoli, ad appena 150 metri dal suggestivo Castello normanno. Un valore aggiunto unico è rappresentato dal…
What it really costs
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At €633/m², the asking price is already above the local €423/m² benchmark, and the listing does not say whether the home is habitable or needs renovation. Using a €700/m² renovation allowance gives an estimated effective cost of about €1,333/m²; the historic-center location and proximity to the castle add some value, but not enough to make this a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable two-level townhouse in Zungoli’s historic center, just 150 meters from the Norman castle, with a charming old-borgo setting, private perimeter walkway, balcony, and nearby stone architecture. The interiors are fully furnished and habitable, with functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and solid floors, though the decor and fixtures are distinctly dated. At €38,000, it offers strong dream-home appeal for someone seeking an authentic, inexpensive Italian village base.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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 and kitchen/bathroom are dated and would benefit from modernization.
- The home fronts directly onto a sloping public road, with limited outdoor space beyond the private perimeter walkway and small balcony.
- Only one bathroom is shown for four bedrooms; verify heating, utilities, and legal status.
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 55/100The area sits in the inland Apennine country of Irpinia, with cultivated hills and open valleys around the upper Ufita basin. The nearest named mountain landscape is the Daunian and Campanian Apennine ridge on the Campania–Puglia side, with higher relief to the west toward the Partenio and Picentini groups but not inside the immediate 15 km setting. Ariano Irpino is the nearest larger hill town, with services, shops and a historic centre on the ridge. This part of inland Avellino is known for grain fields, olive groves and wind-farm country rather than for a single landmark landscape.