Casa indipendente in Largo del Popolo 21
Rif. R/FV20 – In pieno centro a San Giovanni Lipioni (CH) proponiamo in vendita casa indipendente di circa 132 mq. L’immobile si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composto da un comodo salone, da un tinello, da un dietro cucina, da un bagno di servizio e da uno spazio esterno al primo piano; da tre comode camere da letto; da...
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At €288/m², the €38,000 asking price is 37% below the Abruzzo country-house baseline of €456/m²; assuming the apparently usable house needs only moderate work, effective cost is about €488/m². Central location, 132 m², 5 bedrooms and 15 photos support the deal, but condition and key technical details are missing.
More on the house and the area
A surprisingly substantial, lived-in village house with excellent green mountain views, multiple balconies, a usable terrace, and a charming stone neighboring facade. The interiors are clean and functional, with several bedrooms and two bathrooms, but the decor and systems look distinctly dated rather than move-in polished.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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 fully usable but dated, with older fixtures, furnishings, and some visible wall cracks.
- The home is in a compact village-center setting with street-facing balconies rather than a private garden.
- Kitchen and utility details should be verified, as the gallery does not clearly show a modern fitted kitchen.
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 57/100The area sits in the lower Trigno valley, with cultivated hills and wooded slopes between the inland Molise uplands and the Adriatic side. The Trigno river runs nearby and marks the Molise–Abruzzo boundary in this sector. Within the area is the Sanctuary of Santa Maria di Canneto, a Romanesque rural church by the river that is the main historic landmark locally. Trivento is the nearest small town of note inland, with a hilltop historic centre and cathedral; the Adriatic coast around San Salvo and Vasto is farther away and does not define the immediate landscape. The area is known mainly for mixed farming, olive groves and small hill villages of the Trigno hinterland.