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Casa indipendente in Contrada Tignano

Apice, Campania
Bedrooms
3
Baths
1
100
Price per m²
€480
Property type
Country house
Rooms
4 locali

Casa singola: In una delle zone più vicine al centro abitato di Apice Nuova, una casa singola indipendente libera su quattro lati, posizione pianeggiante e panoramica. Questa proprietà rappresenta la sintesi perfetta per chi cerca la massima indipendenza e riservatezza, raggiungibile in pochi minuti. La casa offre un…

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What it really costs

Condition not stated in the listing
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Why this price is what it is

At €480/m², the €48,000 asking price is already above the Campania country-house baseline of €420/m²; adding an estimated €70,000 renovation cost brings the effective price to about €1,180/m². The independent house, garden and parking help, but the unspecified condition and stated need for works make this a weak deal.

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What the photos show

A genuine independent country house with a covered porch, paved outdoor space, fruit trees, garden, and attractive wooded hillside surroundings. The building appears solid and usable rather than a ruin, with a practical three-bedroom layout, but it is dated and clearly needs renovation and modernization.

Minimum to live in it350500/m²
€35,000 – €50,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€60,000 – €90,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full1,2001,500/m²
€120,000 – €150,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€108,000 – €138,000
What worries us about this house
  • The listing says renovation work is needed, but the scope is not specified.
  • Interiors are sparsely shown, so the condition of the kitchen, bathroom, systems, and roof is unverified.
  • Rural access, utilities, and maintenance of the overgrown land should be checked.

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 52/100

The cluster is in the inland hills east of Benevento, in the basin of the Calore Irpino and close to the wider Fortore-Tammaro hill country. The nearest town of size is Benevento, which has full services and a substantial historic centre with Roman remains including the Arch of Trajan and the Roman theatre. This part of inland Campania is known for mixed farming, olive groves and vineyards, with Taurasi wine country farther into the Avellino side.

The comune of Apice
People living here
5,235
-7.8% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
23%
13% are under 14
Flood zone
1.8%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
3.8%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
57 km
Property address:Contrada Tignano
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Asking price

48,000
Deal score
32/100
Dream
38/100
Wow
64/100

Listed 01/09/2026