Villa unifamiliare in Controguerra
Villa con terreno di un attaro e giardino 140 m2 circa e da ricostruire totalmente o parzialmente. Terreno totalmente da ripulire ed ex vigneto da ottima ed eccellente resa. Vista al Gran Sasso e pochichilometi dal mare di Alba adriatica, MArtinsicuro e Villa Rosa. Ottima posizione.
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 €60,000 (€429/m²), estimated total renovation cost is about €214,000, or €1,529/m²—far above the Abruzzo villa baseline of €358/m². The description indicates total or partial reconstruction, while only one photo and no key living details are provided.
More on the house and the area
This is a potentially appealing country property with a large green setting and substantial land, but the house itself is plain and partly hidden by vegetation. The description indicates major reconstruction may be required, so it is better viewed as a renovation project than a ready-to-live-in Italian home.
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€55,000 – €82,000
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 listing says the villa may need total or partial reconstruction, so it is not clearly livable as-is.
- The one available photo shows an overgrown garden and no interior, bathroom, kitchen, or utilities.
- The claimed Gran Sasso view is not visible in the photo and should be verified on site.
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 49/100The area lies in the lower Val Vibrata, with the eastern foothills of the Abruzzo Apennines inland and the Adriatic coast around Alba Adriatica and Tortoreto about 10 to 15 km away. The Vibrata river valley is the main local landscape feature. The nearest larger town is San Benedetto del Tronto, which has a seafront, port and rail services, and Teramo is the main inland provincial town. This part of northern Abruzzo is known for mixed farmland, small industrial estates and dense settlement along the valley roads.