Terratetto unifamiliare in L'Aquila
Macchiole in contesto residenziale proponiamo in vendita una struttura al grezzo avanzato. * lotto edificabile di circa 500 mq; * struttura già realizzata ma da terminare; * tamponature e tetto in cemento armato già presenti; * accessibilità comoda; * vista aperta sul verde; * distribuzione interna interessante per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €178/m², the headline price looks attractive versus the €419/m² local benchmark, but this is an unfinished shell rather than a habitable townhouse, with an expired building permit. Allowing roughly €700/m² to complete it makes the effective cost about €878/m² on the stated 500 m², while the description does not clearly establish the completed residential surface.
More on the house and the area
A substantial multi-level structure with a completed roof, balconies, garage, and a generous 500 m² lot, but the exterior is fairly ordinary and no proven panoramic view is visible in the photos. It is a major completion project rather than a usable home: interiors are absent, the property is unfinished, and the expired building permit adds practical risk.
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€99,000 – €176,000
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.
- Advanced unfinished shell, not currently livable
- No interior finishes, kitchen, or bathrooms are shown
- Building permit has expired and completion/legal status needs checking
- Overgrown lot and sloping access will require substantial work
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of L’Aquila, so the setting is an inland provincial city in the Aterno valley under the Gran Sasso group and the Sirente-Velino range. Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park begins just east of the city, with Campo Imperatore and the higher Gran Sasso massif within the local mountain setting. The Aterno River runs through the basin. The nearest ski lifts are at Campo Felice and Campo Imperatore, both roughly 30–40 minutes by road depending on the access point and season. L’Aquila is the nearest town of size and has the regional institutions, university, major services, and a substantial historic centre under reconstruction after the 2009 earthquake. The area is known for its mountain basin setting and as the main urban centre of inland Abruzzo.