Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Villa Santa Maria
Nel cuore dell'affascinante borgo storico di Villa Santa Maria, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa semindipendente di circa 150 mq, distribuita su due livelli e libera al rogito. Una soluzione dal grande fascino, incastonata tra le suggestive vie del centro storico e caratterizzata da un piacevole affaccio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €360/m², this 150 m² townhouse is attractively priced upfront, but allowing about €200/m² for its merely decent habitable condition brings the effective cost to roughly €560/m² versus a local benchmark of €419/m². The historic-center setting, panoramic mountain views, furnishings, two bathrooms and 27 photos add appeal, but this is not a deep-value deal.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, furnished 150 sqm townhouse in a genuine historic borgo, with a confirmed mountain outlook, traditional arches, a marble fireplace, and a highly atmospheric vaulted stone cellar. The living areas, kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms look usable immediately, though the style is dated and the cellar is a renovation project rather than finished living space.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
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 main house appears habitable but has dated interiors and furnishings.
- The atmospheric stone cellar is currently unfinished/storage space and would need substantial work to become a tavern.
- The pedestrian historic-center setting means access is via narrow lanes and stairs; parking is not shown.
- Utilities, heating, and the condition of the additional land are not verified from the gallery.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the middle Sangro valley with the Abruzzo Apennines close around it. The Sangro river runs through this stretch of valley. The Monti della Meta and the Maiella massif are the main mountain groups in the wider surroundings, with the Majella National Park beginning to the west within roughly this radius. Roccaraso and the Alto Sangro ski area are the nearest major lifts, about an hour’s drive depending on the exact village road. The nearest town of some size is Atessa in the lower valley, and Lanciano is the main larger town toward the coast with services, hospitals and a historic centre. Villa Santa Maria is known in Abruzzo for its cooking school and chef tradition.