Casa Semindipendente in vendita a San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore
Nel cuore di San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, caratteristico borgo collinare della provincia di Pescara, proponiamo in vendita immobile terracielo situato in zona centrale e servitissima, comoda per tutti i principali servizi. L'abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli e presenta una zona giorno luminosa, composta da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €458/m², the €55,000 asking price is only modestly above the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €425/m²; allowing €200/m² for a habitable home gives an effective cost of about €658/m². The listing has been on the market for 237 days, requiring a stale-listing cap, and its inland location offers limited premium value.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable Abruzzo townhouse with clean finished interiors, a fireplace, balconies, and a spectacular mountain panorama. Its traditional façade, shutters, arched doorways, cobbled streets, and hill-town setting provide real Italian character, while the main weakness is a somewhat tired exterior and otherwise modest interior design.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- The home is habitable but the street-facing façade shows age, peeling plaster, and some weathering.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 120 sqm, multi-level townhouse.
- The interior is clean and usable but fairly plain, with limited standout historic detailing beyond the fireplace and traditional exterior elements.
- Multiple staircases and a central historic-borgo setting may be less convenient for anyone with reduced mobility.
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 is in the Pescara valley at the point where the Maiella foothills begin, with the Morrone and Maiella massifs visible to the southwest within this part of inland Abruzzo. The Pescara River runs through Scafa and the valley is a settled corridor of small towns, roads and rail rather than open upland country. Maiella National Park begins a short distance inland on the mountain side, and the better-known high mountain landscapes are around Caramanico Terme and the park valleys beyond. The nearest substantial town is Pescara on the coast, while inland Popoli has rail services and everyday facilities. This part of the valley is known for olive groves, vineyards and access routes from the coast toward the interior of the Maiella.