Casa Indipendente in vendita a Bucchianico
Casa Indipendente da RISTRUTTURARE con Ampia Corte Privata e Magazzini – Campagna di Bucchianico Nelle suggestive e tranquille campagne di Bucchianico, proponiamo in vendita una proprietà indipendente di circa 250 mq dalle straordinarie potenzialità, immersa nella natura ma a breve distanza dai principali servizi.…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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The €45,000 asking price looks low at €185/m², but the house is completely to renovate: at an estimated €900/m², the effective cost is roughly €945/m², well above the €419/m² local benchmark. The large 1,300 m² plot, garage and outbuildings add value, but the rural location 16 km from the sea limits the premium.
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This is a generous countryside home with a leafy private setting, balcony, garden potential and a pleasant view toward the surrounding hillside town. The actual house appears solid and usable in layout, but it is very dated and requires a major renovation rather than a light refresh; the attractive staged interiors should not be treated as existing condition.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €85,000
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 property is explicitly described as completely needing renovation, despite having a sound roof, floors, kitchen and bathrooms visible in the gallery.
- The interiors are dated and some rooms appear empty or in basic condition; the polished furnished images are marked as illustrative, not actual photos.
- A large 243 sqm house plus outbuildings and 1,300 sqm of land could involve substantial renovation and maintenance costs.
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 cluster sits on the lower hills between the Maiella massif and the Adriatic, in the farmed ridge-and-valley landscape typical of inland Chieti. The Foro and Alento valleys are part of the local terrain, and the Maiella is the main mountain presence within this radius. The nearest larger town is Chieti, which has a substantial historic centre and daily services; Pescara is also close for major retail, rail links and the airport, but outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed hill farming.