Villa unifamiliare in Corvara
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Compendio immobiliare composto da una porzione di fabbricato a destinazione residenziale con circostante ampia corte e diversi terreni agricoli, ubicato in Contrada Vicenne snc, a ridosso del Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga. - Contrada Vicenne Simplex Domus…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €32,629 price (€163/m²) is well below the Abruzzo baseline of €358/m², but the description explicitly identifies this as an “ASTA IMMOBILIARE” judicial auction. The auction structure creates legal, financing, and purchase-risk issues that override the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid-looking Abruzzo villa with a generous surrounding area and agricultural land near the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga park. It appears structurally usable rather than a ruin, but the interiors are plain, cluttered, and in need of substantial updating; the missing-bathroom information is a serious livability question. The very low price and amount of space create potential, but the photos do not show a beautiful dream home today.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
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.
- Interiors are cluttered and heavily dated, with unfinished-looking concrete floors and utility/storage rooms.
- The listing states zero bathrooms, so essential bathroom provision needs verification.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal, occupancy, and condition checks.
- The home is roadside rather than secluded, and the surrounding grounds look dry and under-maintained.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the Abruzzo Apennines on the Maiella side of the inland hills. The Maiella massif and the edge of Majella National Park are within this radius, with mountain roads rising toward Caramanico Terme and the upland areas below the main massif. The landscape here is a mix of high limestone slopes, wooded valleys and small hill villages. The nearest ski area is Passolanciano on the Maiella, roughly 35–45 minutes by road depending on the exact starting point and season. The nearest larger town is Popoli, which has rail links, services and access to the Pescara valley routes. This part of inland Abruzzo is known for mountain villages, forests and access to the Maiella uplands.