Edificio in Via Guglielmo Marconi 124
Nel cuore del caratteristico centro storico di Pietracatella, a pochissimi passi dalla suggestiva porta d’entrata del borgo, proponiamo in vendita un affascinante palazzo storico cielo-terra di circa 400 mq. La proprietà si sviluppa su tre livelli ed è attualmente suddivisa in 3 appartamenti indipendenti, due dei quali…
What it really costs
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The €60,000 price is a strong €150/m² versus the Molise palazzo baseline of €275/m², and the historic-center location is positive. However, condition, room count, bathrooms, and habitability are unspecified; allowing roughly €500/m² for a 400 m² historic property brings the effective cost to about €650/m².
More on the house and the area
A handsome historic palazzo in the heart of a characterful Molise borgo, with elegant stone-trimmed arches, old doors, vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors, and attractive cobbled streets. The building is roofed and structurally presented as a real multi-level home rather than a ruin, but the interiors are very dated and need meaningful renovation before becoming a beautiful, comfortable residence.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €78,000
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 interiors are very dated and require substantial cosmetic and systems renovation.
- Kitchen and bathroom facilities appear basic or incomplete; livability and utilities should be verified.
- A 400 sqm, three-level palazzo will likely involve significant ongoing maintenance and renovation costs.
- Located in a tight historic-center setting with narrow cobbled access and no visible private outdoor space.
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 58/100The area sits in the inland Molise hills, with the Fortore country and the first Apennine relief close around the village. The Tappino river valley is nearby. Campobasso is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, shops and rail connections. This part of Molise is known for cereal fields, olive groves, hill villages and transhumance country.