Casa colonica in Caserta
Puccianiello, Via Aniello Gentile: proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa di corte situata in un contesto tranquillo di sole due unità abitative. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli per un totale di circa 100 mq: primo Piano (59 mq – discrete condizioni): appartamento composto da ingresso, salone, cucina,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €86,000 (1,036 €/m²) and estimated renovation ≈ €424/m² gives an effective price ≈ €121,200 or ≈1,461 €/m², well above the regional baseline of €424/m². The text also lists ~100 m² while the facts record 83 m², a contradiction that lowers confidence.
More on the house and the area
A solid two-level courtyard house with attractive arched portico and usable first-floor apartment. Liveable after light updating upstairs, while the ground floor is a renovation project — affordable and practical, but not a scenic or turnkey dream home.
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.
Our read of the photos, €424/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €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.
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.
- Ground-floor level needs renovating; only first floor appears in decent condition
- Visible water-stains/ceiling damage in some rooms
- No private garden or notable view, courtyard/shared outdoor space
- Modest finishes and dated bathrooms/kitchen requiring updates
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Caserta, so the lived setting is an urban plain at the foot of the Campanian Apennine foothills. The Monti Tifatini rise immediately to the north of the city. The Reggia di Caserta and its park are in the city, and the royal complex is part of the UNESCO listing of the 18th-Century Royal Palace of Caserta with the park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio complex. Caserta is the nearest town of size and has the services of a provincial capital. The area is known above all for the Bourbon royal palace and the silk tradition of San Leucio.