Rustico/casale
Terreno Agricolo con caseggiato in Vendita – Vasto (CH) Superficie: 870 mq Posizione: zona tranquilla di campagna, facilmente raggiungibile e non isolata Fabbricato: rudere di circa 80 mq su due livelli (T-1), ideale per ristrutturazione o recupero Caratteristiche Principali Terreno agricolo di dimensioni…
What it really costs
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The €33,000 asking price is €412/m², but the 80 m² building is described as a rudere requiring full restoration, estimated at about €1,100/m², producing an effective cost near €1,512/m² versus the €340/m² Abruzzo farmhouse baseline. The 2 km distance from the sea is positive, but legal residential status, utilities, roof condition, and restoration feasibility are unclear.
More on the house and the area
The strong point is the genuine sea view, with olive and fruit trees and a small agricultural plot near Vasto. However, the 80 sqm farmhouse is a bare, deteriorated renovation project with no bathroom and very limited livability as-is.
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€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- This is explicitly a rudere requiring substantial renovation, not a move-in home.
- No bathroom or kitchen is shown, and the interiors are damp, unfinished, and heavily deteriorated.
- Roof, utilities, structural condition, and renovation permissions should be professionally verified.
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 76/100The cluster is on the Adriatic coast around Vasto, with the Gulf of Vasto and long sandy beaches at Vasto Marina and nearby Punta Penna. The coast here also includes the Punta Aderci Regional Nature Reserve, with low cliffs, dune areas and agricultural headlands, and the port and lighthouse area at Punta Penna. Inland within a short radius the land rises into cultivated hills with olive groves and vineyards rather than mountains. Vasto is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre on higher ground above the sea, a port area, and full everyday services. The area is known for the Trabocchi Coast, olive oil and wine production.