Casa indipendente a Castelli (TE)
Piano terra : ingresso, angolo cottura, soggiorno, una camera da letto e un bagno. Antistante all'appartamento si trova un ampio terrazzo di circa 40mq. Primo piano: appartamento con camino composto da cucina con angolo cottura soggiorno, due camere, due bagni e due terrazze. Inoltre ci sono due posti auto, legnaia e terreno intorno per orto. sfbc
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 800 m², estimated effective cost is about €325/m² after €200/m² habitable-property costs, roughly 24% below the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €425/m². Two independent apartments, terraces, parking and land support the value, though the unusually large claimed surface and sparse listing details warrant verification.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, habitable two-level home with terraces, parking, surrounding space for a garden, and three bathrooms. It looks practical and usable rather than romantic or architecturally special, with no proven scenic view or standout interior character.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€53,000 – €89,000
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.
- The visible exterior is somewhat plain and the listing photo is low quality.
- The stated 800 sqm appears unusually large for the description and should be verified.
- No clear panoramic view or distinctive historic features are shown.
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 74/100The Gran Sasso massif rises immediately west of Montorio al Vomano, with the Monti della Laga to the north-west, and the town sits in the upper Vomano valley at the foot of the Abruzzo Apennines. The river is the Vomano. The Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park begins nearby in the mountain sector above the valley. The nearest ski area is Prati di Tivo on the Gran Sasso side, roughly a 40-minute drive depending on the starting point in the comune. Teramo is the nearest town of size, with services, a cathedral and the provincial administrative functions. The wider area is known for access to Gran Sasso mountain country, hill villages on the Teramo side of the Apennines, and sheep-grazing and mountain food traditions typical of inland Abruzzo.