Casa indipendente in Piazza Umberto I 16
Casa Indipendente nel Cuore del Molise - Montorio nei Frentani Scopri il fascino autentico di questa splendida casa indipendente situata nel pittoresco borgo di Montorio nei Frentani, a 650 metri di altitudine nell'entroterra Molisano. Una dimora che conserva tutto il carattere e il calore dei borghi tradizionali…
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 €28,000 (≈€233/m2) is below the regional median (€350/m2), but an estimated €200/m2 renovation (~€24,000) brings the effective cost to ≈€52,000 total (≈€433/m2), above the local baseline. The listing does not state the property condition, year or energy class, so the true scope of works is unclear.
More on the house and the area
Charming, fully-roofed village house set right on a raised piazza beside an impressive church — very picture‑postcard Molise borgo location. Interiors are intact and liveable (original patterned tiles, working radiators and boiler, usable bedrooms) but dated and would benefit from kitchen/bathroom modernization. A real, affordable move‑in property for someone wanting authentic village life, with typical access/parking and historic‑centre permitting caveats.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Cosmetic updating needed (kitchen, finishes)
- Single bathroom only
- No private garden — only small paved piazza/terrace space
- Historic centre location may mean access/parking and renovation restrictions
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 52/100This is low inland Molise: open farmed hills and small valleys between the lower Biferno basin and the first inland rises toward the Molise interior. The Biferno river corridor is the main geographic feature in the wider immediate area. Larino is the nearest historic town of size, with a cathedral and a Roman amphitheatre. Termoli on the Adriatic is the nearest larger centre for daily services and rail connections, but it lies beyond the immediate landscape. The area is known mainly for cereal farming, olive groves, and small hill villages of the Frentani countryside.