Villa a schiera in Roccarainola
Piena ed intera proprietà di abitazione in villa ubicata al primo piano in Roccarainola (NA), identificata in NCEU del comune di Roccarainola al Foglio 16 - p.lla 280 – sub 2 - Categoria A/7 - Classe 1 - Consistenza 14 vani – Superficie catastale 303.00 mq (totale escluse aree scoperte: 256.00 mq) – Rendita catastale €…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Despite the low €189/m² asking price versus the Campania townhouse baseline of €422/m², the description explicitly identifies this as a judicial-auction property and repeatedly promotes buying through an auction. Auction purchases carry major legal, financing, occupancy, and procedural risks, so the apparent discount does not qualify as a normal deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large, clearly habitable villa apartment with multiple spacious terraces and attractive mountain, valley, and village views. The interiors are conventional and dated rather than characterful, but the home appears move-in ready, making the unusually low price per square metre a major attraction.
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€20,000 – €34,000
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.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal and occupancy due diligence.
- Interiors are fully furnished and usable but dated, with likely cosmetic updating needed.
- The listing facts report zero bathrooms despite multiple bathrooms visible in the gallery; verify the official documentation.
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 lies at the foot of the Partenio mountains, with Montevergine and the higher inland ridge close to the east. The area is part of the low plain and orchard belt around Nola at the transition from the Campanian plain to the Apennine foothills. The nearest substantial town is Nola, which has a full service centre and a notable historic core with churches and Roman remains. Naples is farther west for major urban services and transport, but it does not count as part of the immediate landscape. This part of inland Napoli province is known for intensive agriculture and for the route from the plain into the Avellino uplands.