Terratetto unifamiliare in Contrada
Contrada - Via Salsani. Proponiamo in vendita porzione di villa bifamiliare di circa 80 mq con terreno suddiviso in: PT composto da salone, cucina e 2 ingressi; P1 composto da 2 camere e 1 servizio. Completano la proprietà un posto auto scoperto, una cantina di circa 10 mq, un locale deposito e un terreno di circa 8.000 mq.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €43,000 (€538/m²), the estimated €56,000 renovation brings the effective cost to about €99,000, or €1,238/m²—far above the local €417/m² benchmark. The 8,000 m² of land, cellar and parking add value, but the listing does not state the energy class and the property is 21 km from the sea.
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A practical, furnished two-bedroom home with a dramatic mountain-and-valley outlook and an unusually large rural plot for €43,000. The house is solid and apparently livable, but dated rather than move-in stylish, with renovation needed to unlock its full dream-home potential.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- The interiors are usable but very dated and will need renovation or substantial cosmetic updating.
- The large 8,000 sqm plot appears partly overgrown and may require significant clearing and maintenance.
- Rural access, utilities, heating performance, and legal status of the additional structures should be verified.
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 56/100The cluster lies in the Montoro valley between the Monti Picentini and the first inland ridges west of Avellino. The Solofrana valley runs through this area, with mixed farmland, scattered industry and road infrastructure between the built-up centres. The Monti Picentini Regional Park begins nearby and gives the area a mountain backdrop within short distance. Salerno is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and port functions; Avellino is also close for everyday services. The area is known for Montoro onions and for being a corridor between the Irno-Solofrana plain and the inland Campanian valleys.