Casa Indipendente
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What it really costs
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The house is described as habitable, but with estimated renovation/maintenance costs of €200/m² its effective cost is about €1,009/m² (€111,000 total), versus the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €425/m². The remote inland location and missing formal condition data do not justify paying over twice the local baseline.
More on the house and the area
A practical mountain townhouse with a clear view toward the surrounding Abruzzo peaks, traditional shutters, patterned tile floors, and a genuine lived-in feel. It appears broadly habitable with finished floors, a fitted kitchen, heating, and two bathrooms, but the dated interiors and signs of moisture keep it well below dream-home territory.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Visible damp or water-marking appears on some ceilings and walls.
- The house is densely furnished, so the full layout and storage potential are not easy to judge from the photos.
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 88/100The town sits in the Monti Marsicani in the central Apennines. It is inside the Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park, with beech forest, high pastures and peaks including Monte Marsicano and the ridge systems around the upper Sangro basin. Pescasseroli has a local ski area on Monte delle Vitelle immediately above the town. The area is one of the main access points to the national park and is known for wildlife including Marsican brown bear, Apennine wolf and chamois, and for transhumance landscapes and mountain tourism. Avezzano is the nearest larger town with broader services, while Sulmona is another main town used for services and rail connections.