Casa Indipendente
In pieno centro, in Via Duca degli Abruzzi, proponiamo in vendita un'esclusiva casa indipendente cielo-terra, angolare e versatile. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli, offrendo ampi spazi e diverse opportunità di utilizzo: Piano Terra: Ambiente di circa 22 mq, ideale per creare un'accogliente zona giorno con…
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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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Price €89,000 plus estimated €700/m² renovation (€126,000) gives an effective cost of ~€215,000 (≈€1,194/m²), well above the Abruzzo town baseline of €424/m²; proximity to the sea (4 km) and central location help but don’t offset the high effective price.
More on the house and the area
A handsome corner brick townhouse with original patterned floors, high vaulted ceilings and wrought-iron balconies — characterful and clearly a solid, livable building. It’s dated and requires renovation/modernisation but offers practical spaces (garage, extra rooms) and real potential for a comfortable home in town.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
- Needs renovation and updating (listed as 'needs renovation' and visible plaster cracks).
- Faces a main street — expect traffic noise and limited privacy.
- No private garden/land visible; outdoor space is limited to small balconies.
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 51/100The Adriatic coast is within about 5 km, with the seafront of San Salvo Marina and the broad beaches that continue toward Vasto and Montenero di Bisaccia. The lower Trigno valley is part of the local landscape near the Molise border. The nearest larger town is Vasto, which has services, a historic centre and a port area. This stretch of coast is known for beach tourism, seafront resort development and intensive cultivation on the flat ground behind the shore.