Villa
VILLA LIBERA SU QUATTRO LATI, SOLUZIONE VERSATILE PER RESIDENZA O INVESTIMENTO – LOC. PESCOPAGANO – MONDRAGONE – RIF. V3357 Splendida villa singola su unico livello libera su quattro lati situata nel comune di Mondragone, in località Pescopagano, a circa un chilometro dal mare. Questa proprietà rappresenta la soluzione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €78,000 for 140 m² (€557/m²); assuming modest works at €200/m² adds €28,000 for an effective €106,000 (≈€757/m²), well above the regional median of €371/m². Close to the sea (1 km) is a plus, but the effective price is about double the local median, so this looks overpriced for the market.
More on the house and the area
A roomy, single‑level villa with a private paved courtyard and citrus garden just ~1 km from the sea — clearly a usable family home. Interiors are clean and move‑in ready though plainly finished, and the 78k price for 140 m² so close to the coast is a real bargain.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Only one bathroom for a four‑bed layout
- Interiors are tidy but a bit dated — cosmetic updating likely
- No energy class/heating system info shown; verify utilities and roof condition
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 52/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coastal plain at the mouth of the Volturno River, with long sandy shoreline and low pine-wood belts in the Castel Volturno and Baia Domizia coast area. The nearest town of size is Caserta, which has the Royal Palace and urban services; Naples is farther south for airport and major city functions. This stretch of coast is known for beach resorts, reclaimed lowland and pine forests rather than for a protected or strongly distinctive landscape.