Casa indipendente in Via Fontecerro 7
Casacalenda (CB) un comune situato in zona collinare del Molise, noto per il festival del cinema Vendesi una casetta storica su due livelli più due cantine seminterrate per un totale di circa 80 mq. + 30mq + 13mq. Lo stabile è da ristrutturare ad eccezione degli impianti idrici ed elettrici e degli infissi al piano rialzato abitabile composto da: Ingresso,...
What it really costs
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At €45,000 (€517/m²), the house is clearly below €100k but needs substantial renovation; estimated effective cost is about €1,034/m² (€45k + €60.9k works over 87 m²), versus a €333/m² Molise baseline. The habitable ground floor, existing systems and 38 photos reduce uncertainty, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric stone house in a steep Molise village, with beautiful historic masonry, arched openings and glimpses toward the green hills. Inside, the house has solid finished floors and multiple rooms, but remains a renovation project with unfinished services and no visible kitchen or completed bathroom. At €45,000, the character and setting are compelling, but the home needs real work before comfortable living.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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 interior is still mid-renovation, with unfinished walls, exposed wiring and incomplete bathroom/plumbing work.
- No finished kitchen or clearly usable bathroom is shown, so it is not move-in ready.
- The steep cobbled historic lanes may make parking, deliveries and everyday access difficult.
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 61/100The area is low Molise hill country, with cultivated ridges and small valleys between the Biferno and Fortore systems. Casacalenda sits by the Bosco Casale regional reserve, a protected oak woodland immediately outside the town. Larino is the nearest historic town of size, with services and a Roman amphitheatre. The Adriatic coast around Termoli is beyond the local radius and does not define the immediate landscape. The area is known for cereals, olive growing, and a quiet inland agricultural setting.