Abitazione centro storico indipendente al piano terra
Situato nel caratteristico comune di Grottole, l'immobile si trova nel Rione Oronzo Filazzola, una zona tranquilla del caratteristico centro storico. La posizione offre un contesto ideale per chi cerca un ambiente sereno, lontano dal caos cittadino, ma con tutte le comodità a portata di mano. L'edificio, di categoria…
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 €30,000 for 66 sqm, the ask is €455/sqm; with only light post-renovation/habitable work estimated at about €100/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €555/sqm. That is above this catalog’s low Basilicata townhouse baseline of €410/sqm, but the recent renovation, heating, terrace, and central historic-location setting support a solid rather than exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
The little whitewashed facade is neat and appealing in a narrow old-town lane, and the house looks structurally sound and recently refreshed. Inside, though, it feels basic and utilitarian rather than dreamy, with plain rooms, a simple bathroom and almost no visible charm. It seems usable now, but this is more an inexpensive practical foothold than a wow home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Interiors are very plain and minimally finished, with little character.
- Terrace is tiny and looks enclosed with no view.
- Photos do not show a proper fitted kitchen despite the listing mentioning one.
- Historic-centre access likely means tight lanes and limited parking.
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 57/100The area sits in the inland Basento-Bradano hills, with clay badlands and cultivated ridges typical of central Basilicata. The Basento valley lies nearby, and the landscape around Grottole is mainly cereal fields, olive groves and eroded gullies rather than forest or high mountain terrain. Matera is the nearest city of size; it has the Sassi districts and the rock-cut churches protected by UNESCO. This part of Basilicata is known for grain farming and olive oil.