Luminosa casa indipendente con terreno a Penne
C'è un momento, arrivando qui, in cui la strada finisce e comincia il silenzio, quello pieno, denso, dove la natura ha ancora l'ultima parola. La casa si apre al piano terra in una TAVERNA vera, dove trasformare, pranzi, cece e feste, in grandi momenti di convivialità, con la famiglia, con chi ami, sistemando una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 413 sqm, the ask is just €206/sqm; with a habitable-condition estimate of about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is ~€406/sqm, still slightly below the Abruzzo townhouse baseline of €418/sqm. Very large size, 50 photos, heating/fireplace/garage, and no obvious legal or descriptive red flags make this a strong value listing.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable country home with lots of space, two bathrooms, a fireplace, and immediate livability. Its appeal comes from the quiet green setting, garden/vegetable-plot feel, and woodland edge rather than architectural beauty. Charming and practical for actually living in, but not a dramatic visual dream house.
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€27,000 – €46,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and dated rather than photogenic
- No real panoramic view shown, mostly greenery and neighboring houses
- Interiors are usable but fairly ordinary and need cosmetic updating
- Semi-rural setting may feel isolated and access/services should be checked
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Abruzzo foothills between the Gran Sasso massif to the west and the Adriatic plain to the east. The Fino valley and the rolling hill country around Penne are the immediate landscape, and Lago di Penne lies within this area. The Riserva Naturale Regionale Lago di Penne is here, around the lake and wetland. The nearest ski lifts are on the Gran Sasso side around Campo Imperatore and Monte Cristo, roughly 1 to 1.5 hours by road, so they are not part of the immediate landscape. Penne itself is the nearest substantial town, with a brick-built historic centre on a hill; Pescara is the main city for larger services on the coast. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and cereal fields on the Abruzzo hills.