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Vico Casale, Santa Croce del Sannio

Santa Croce del Sannio, Campania
Bedrooms
5
Baths
0
143
Price per m²
€119
Property type
Townhouse

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Livable, but something basic is worn out

In the listingHabitable
  • Sold at judicial auction

Must be done first

  • Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

Listing is a judicial auction (Tribunale/PVP), which carries legal risk; price €17,003 plus estimated €200/m² renovation → effective €45,603 (~€319/m²) vs regional baseline €417/m². The ad also warns the photos are only indicative (not real), reducing reliability, so classified as a trap.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

Large 143 m² townhouse at a rock-bottom price — interiors in the photos look freshly renovated, clean and immediately habitable but plain rather than characterful. This is a solid bargain for someone willing to accept a bland, modern finish and to navigate an auction purchase; verify the real photos and legal status before bidding.

Updating, not renovation
€29,000 – €41,000

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€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.

Asking price + this range
€46,000 – €58,000
What worries us about this house
  • Photos in the listing are indicative only and may not show the actual rooms for sale
  • Property is an auction lot — legal fees, taxes and potential complications can add cost and time
  • Number and condition of bathrooms/finishes unclear from the ad

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 56/100

The area is in the Sannio hills, with cultivated ridges, small woods and stream valleys typical of the upper Fortore-Tammaro interior. The Fortore uplands and the Molise Apennine relief are the main mountain backdrop within this part of the province. The nearest larger centre is Benevento, which provides the main rail services, hospitals and a fuller range of shops and administration. This part of inland Sannio is known for grain fields, olive groves, livestock farming and small hill villages with medieval street plans.

The comune of Santa Croce del Sannio
People living here
849
-12.9% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
26%
10% are under 14
Landslide zone
1.9%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
68 km
Nearest airport
98 min drive
Nearest city
41 min drive
Property address:Vico Casale
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Asking price

17,003.75
Deal score
15/100
Wow
62/100

Listed 19/09/2026