Casa bifamiliare in Contrada Colle Spaccato
Vendesi casa indipendente di circa 200 mq, situata in posizione tranquilla e riservata, libera su 3 lati. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli un piano seminterrato dedicato a cantina e garage. La proprietà è circondata da un ampio cortile esclusivo di circa 400 mq, un valore aggiunto che offre uno spazio all'aperto versatile e godibile. All'interno della corte è...
What it really costs
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The €48,000 asking price is €240/m², 44% below the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €425/m², with a large garden, cellar and garage. However, condition is unspecified; allowing roughly €500/m² for works brings the effective cost to about €740/m², above the baseline.
More on the house and the area
A large, genuine two-level home with an appealing arched entrance, old brick fireplace, traditional details, and a substantial private garden/cultivation area. It is not a ruin: the roof, floors, heating, rooms, and furnished interiors suggest a usable house, though it needs substantial cosmetic renewal and exterior repairs. The hillside countryside outlook and €48,000 price add real appeal, but this is a renovation-minded country home rather than a polished dream house.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- Significant exterior deterioration, including cracked render, damp staining, and badly damaged balcony undersides.
- Interiors are habitable-looking but dated and sparsely documented; kitchen and bathroom condition are unclear.
- The rural access road appears rough, and utilities, structural condition, and legal status should be 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 58/100The cluster sits on the lower hills between the Maiella massif and the Adriatic, in the farmed ridge-and-valley landscape typical of inland Chieti. The Foro and Alento valleys are part of the local terrain, and the Maiella is the main mountain presence within this radius. The nearest larger town is Chieti, which has a substantial historic centre and daily services; Pescara is also close for major retail, rail links and the airport, but outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed hill farming.