Villetta a rustico
RIF. 156568 - Basilicata-francavilla in sinni - ad 800 metri di altezza vendesi villetta a rustico - 90 mq circa - con giardino - ottimo panorama al centro del parco del pollino - fantastico
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 €65,000 (€722/m²), this 90 m² rustic shell likely needs about €99,000 in renovation, producing an effective cost near €1,822/m² versus the Basilicata farmhouse baseline of €399/m². The very sparse description and only 2 photos add uncertainty; the panoramic Pollino setting is the main positive.
More on the house and the area
The Pollino setting is genuinely beautiful, with sweeping mountain views, open meadow, woodland, and a large mature oak. However, this is described as a 90 sqm farmhouse “rustico” needing renovation, and the photos do not prove a finished or currently livable home; it is an attractive project rather than a ready dream house.
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€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- The house is explicitly a rustic shell needing renovation, so its livability is unproven.
- Only two exterior photos are provided; no interior, bathroom, kitchen, utilities, or roof details are shown.
- Mountain access and an 800 m elevation may mean a remote, colder setting.
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 72/100The cluster lies in the Sinni valley with wooded hills at the edge of the southern Lucanian Apennines. The river Sinni runs through the area. To the south-west, within this radius, begins the Pollino massif and the Pollino National Park, the largest national park in Italy, with high forested ridges and limestone mountains; the slopes above San Severino Lucano and Chiaromonte are the nearest mountain zone. The nearest town of some size is Senise, which provides basic services around the Monte Cotugno reservoir area just beyond the immediate surroundings. This part of Basilicata is known for mountain forests, the Sinni valley, and the transition from inland Lucania toward the Pollino area.