Villetta a schiera in Via Vittorio Emanuele III 16
Comune: Monteodorisio (CH) Prezzo: €26.000 Dimensioni: circa 105 mq Tipologia immobile: Casa terra-tetto indipendente Piani: 4 livelli Posizione: Via Vittorio Emanuele III n. 16, nel centro del paese Contesto: Contesto storico e caratteristico, in posizione panoramica e centrale, con vista sulla costa Adriatica. Il…
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At €248/m², the €26,000 asking price looks attractive against the €425/m² Abruzzo townhouse baseline, but the effective cost rises to about €948/m² after an estimated €700/m² renovation for a four-level historic property with no stated condition. The facts name Fresagrandinaria while the description identifies Monteodorisio, and the missing condition data makes the apparent discount unreliable.
More on the house and the area
A characterful historic townhouse in a remarkably atmospheric Abruzzo village, with exposed brick façades, old shutters, balconies, traditional patterned floors and a substantial fireplace. The house appears roofed and broadly habitable, with bathrooms, heating and finished floors, but it needs meaningful refreshment and repairs rather than being move-in ready.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €37,000
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.
- Interior is usable but dated, with extensive wall peeling, damp staining and cosmetic repairs needed.
- Kitchen fittings appear incomplete, and the bathroom fixtures are old.
- Four-level layout and narrow historic-center access may be inconvenient for some buyers.
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 52/100This is inland from the lower Trigno valley, in farmed rolling hills between the Adriatic side and the first Abruzzo interior reliefs. The Trigno river valley is nearby. Vasto is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre, services and Adriatic beaches. The wider area is known for mixed agriculture, olive groves and vineyards.