Soluzione indipendente nel centro di Trentola Ducenta
Nel comune di Trentola Ducenta, in zona centrale posta a pochi passi dalla Piazza, dal Municipio e dal confine con San Marcellino, l’agenzia immobiliare Borus Real Estate propone in vendita soluzione indipendente insistente su lotto di terreno di 125 mq e superficie calpestabile, oltre balcone e lastrico, di circa 80…
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 €70,000 (€686/m²), this needs substantial renovation, including dated beam-supported floors; estimated all-in cost is about €161,800 or €1,586/m² versus the €374/m² Campania baseline. The listing cites roughly 80 m² while the facts state 102 m², and the energy certificate is still pending, adding uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic southern Italian character, especially the enclosed ochre courtyard, historic patterned floors, old beams and rooftop terrace potential. However, it is currently a worn renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in home, with extensive deterioration and dated or incomplete-looking interiors. The central independent setting and usable floors keep it above a bare shell, but there is no proven scenic view or standout landscape.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €36,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is explicitly required before the property is habitable.
- Visible peeling plaster, damp-related deterioration and aging finishes suggest potentially significant structural and systems work.
- The covered courtyard, roof slabs and old electrical/plumbing installations need careful technical inspection.
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 30/100This is the flat Campanian plain between Naples and Caserta, in the Agro Aversano. The Volturno plain and the dense network of roads, settlements and cultivated land define the surroundings more than any single natural feature. Aversa is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre and services; Naples and Caserta are the larger urban poles for daily life. The area is known for intensive agriculture, especially buffalo farming and mozzarella di bufala production in the wider Caserta plain.