Casa indipendente in Corso Adriatico, 8, Villalfonsina,
Si propone in vendita a Villalfonsina, un piccolo borgo di circa 900 abitanti situato in collina e a pochi chilometri dalla suggestiva costa abruzzese dei Trabocchi e luogo di pace e tranquillità, una porzione di un fabbricato risalente al 1800. In particolare appartamento al piano primo composto da un ampio salone…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €95,000 for 169 m² plus estimated €200/m² renovation (€33,800) yields an effective ~€763/m², well above the local median €363/m²; habitable condition, sea view and 26 photos are positives but the effective price is high for Abruzzo.
More on the house and the area
Large, characterful first-floor apartment with high vaulted ceilings, original patterned tile floors, chandeliers and a carved fireplace — very photogenic and genuinely liveable. Small terrace/ballatoio offers a real sea view across vineyards, but the interior is dated and will need updating to modern standards.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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.
- Dated but habitable — needs modernization (kitchen, bathrooms, finishes).
- Some rooms are street-facing and lighting is uneven; expect interior redecoration.
- Access via shared stair/landings; check communal maintenance and any condominium charges.
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 62/100The area lies on the Adriatic coastal plain and low hills of southern Abruzzo. The Adriatic coast is a few kilometres away, with the long beach at Casalbordino Lido and the wider Costa dei Trabocchi stretch running along this part of the Chieti shoreline. The Sinello valley is nearby, and the Punta Aderci area by Vasto, with protected coastal landscape and trabocchi fishing structures, is within the local coastal zone to the south. Vasto is the nearest larger town, with services, a historic centre and a marina. This part of the coast is known for beaches, cultivated hills and trabocchi on the shore.