In borgo storico, abitazione inagibile con ingresso autonomo
CASTELLALTO. CASTELBASSO. Al centro del borgo, abitazione semindipendente posta su tre livelli risultante attualmente inagibile e destinata ad un intervento di recupero edilizio. La soluzione è dotata di ingresso indipendente ed i vari piani risultano collegati da una scalinata interna. Al piano terra sono presenti…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 (€421/m²), the currently uninhabitable three-level home needs major recovery work estimated at about €1,100/m², bringing effective cost to roughly €1,521/m². This is far above the Abruzzo farmhouse baseline of €340/m², despite its historic-center location and sea view.
More on the house and the area
This is a charming historic-borgo setting with handsome brick arches, stone-paved lanes, mature plants, balconies, and a genuine lived-in layout. However, the house is explicitly uninhabitable and needs substantial recovery work; the dated kitchen and bedrooms are usable-looking, but the exterior defects and balcony deterioration keep it firmly in project territory.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€38,000 – €56,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Listed as currently uninhabitable and requiring major renovation.
- Visible facade cracking, peeling plaster, and serious deterioration beneath the main balcony need structural assessment.
- No clear sea view is demonstrated in the gallery, despite the listing tag.
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 sits on low hills above the Adriatic coastal plain with the central Apennines visible to the west. The Adriatic coastline with beaches and railway stations at Giulianova and Roseto degli Abruzzi lies to the east on the plain. Teramo, the provincial capital, is the nearest city with a hospital, provincial administration and larger shops. Surrounding land is mixed small-scale agriculture: vineyards, olive groves and arable fields with scattered hilltop villages. Ski resorts on the Gran Sasso massif are inland and require roughly an hour's drive from the coast.