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Rudere con terreno a Moscufo

Moscufo, Abruzzo
Bedrooms
1
Baths
1
81
Plot m²
2,730
Price per m²
€494
Property type
Farmhouse
Rooms
3 locali

Moscufo confine Spoltore vendesi piccolo rudere con terreno di mq 2.730 , Possibilità di acquisto terreno adiacente. Il rudere è su due livelli. Il terreno è in una buona posizione. Punti di forza dell'immobile: - vicinanza Santa Teresa - terreno con bacino idrico Stai pensando di vendere o affittare casa? Con…

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation
  • On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

The €40,000 price is €494/m², but the described rudere likely needs about €1,100/m² to restore, producing an effective cost near €1,594/m² versus the Abruzzo baseline of €340/m². The 181-day listing age confirms weak market acceptance, despite the 2,730 m² plot and proximity to Santa Teresa.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

The Abruzzo hillside setting is attractive, with extensive olive trees, open countryside views, and an old stone-and-brick farmhouse shell. However, this is clearly a genuine rudere rather than a usable home: the roof and interiors are largely gone, so the property is a major reconstruction project.

Comfortable600900/m²
€49,000 – €73,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

This house
Full
€97,000 – €122,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €48,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€147,000 – €172,000
What worries us about this house
  • Genuine ruin with missing or severely compromised roof sections and visible structural deterioration.
  • Interiors are overgrown and appear to lack usable floors, bathroom, kitchen, and utilities.
  • Substantial rebuilding, structural assessment, permits, and infrastructure work would be required before habitation.

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 58/100

The cluster is in the inland hills between the Pescara valley and the first Abruzzo foothills. The Nora river runs by Pianella, and the Tirino valley is farther inland. The nearest larger town is Pescara-Chieti, which provides the full set of city services, rail links and the airport. Inland, the Gran Sasso and Maiella massifs are the dominant mountain backdrop for this part of Abruzzo, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive groves, arable hills and small historic hill towns.

The comune of Moscufo
People living here
3,145
-5.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
25%
11% are under 14
Flood zone
0.7%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
4.5%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
12 km
Property address:SP 45
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Asking price

40,000
Deal score
22/100
Wow
28/100

Listed 27/08/2026