Casa indipendente in Via Santa Lucia
Poco fuori dal centro storico di Pianella, paese della collina pescarese, sul ciglio della strada proponiamo un immobile unifamiliare su due livelli, da ristrutturare, composto da 3 camere da letto di cui una al piano terra e tre bagni, una sala da pranzo e cucina separata. L'ingresso divide gli ambienti del piano terra a sinistra con sala da pranzo...
What it really costs
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At €85,000, the €447/m² asking price is close to the Abruzzo baseline of €456/m², but the house requires renovation estimated at €700/m². That produces an effective cost of about €1,147/m², far above the baseline; no strong location premium is evident at 15 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A large, solid two-level house with a balcony, multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, and a very low price per square metre. The interiors appear usable rather than derelict, but they are plain and dated, while the roadside setting and intensely bright exterior offer little dream-home character.
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€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- Listed as needing renovation; interiors are functional but distinctly dated.
- The house sits directly on a road, with limited privacy and no notable scenic view.
- Kitchen and full property systems are not clearly shown, so actual move-in readiness needs verification.
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 53/100The area sits in the low hills between the Pescara River basin and the Adriatic side of Abruzzo, with a landscape of cultivated slopes, olive groves and scattered villages. The Pescara River runs to the north of Pianella, and the foothill mass of the Maiella is visible farther inland but not within the immediate 15 km landscape. Chieti and Pescara are the nearest larger centres, with full services, rail links, hospitals and retail areas. This part of Abruzzo is known for olive oil and wine production.