Terratetto plurifamiliare in Grassano
In posizione centralissima, su via Venezia, nei pressi della piazza e di via Meridionale vicino a tutti i servizi, si propone in vendita un intero stabile di quattro livelli; la peculiarità di detto immobile è la possibilità di utilizzarlo in modo indipendente, avendo due ingressi, il piano seminterrato e primo con il…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 200 sqm, the asking price is just €275/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €475/sqm versus a €410/sqm local baseline, so it is not a bargain on pure numbers. Still, it is a central townhouse with heating, terrace, roof/facade works already done and only minor maintenance mentioned; the main negative is the very stale 531-day listing, which caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, unusually affordable whole townhouse with a freshly redone exterior, roof, heating and clearly usable interiors. It feels more practical than romantic: the rooms are habitable and flexible, but the decor is basic and there is little visual wow beyond the neat facade and small terrace. For the price and size, though, it is a very real live-in property rather than a project.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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 functional but plain and a bit dark.
- No meaningful view or attractive outdoor outlook is shown.
- Top attic level is non-habitable with low average height.
- Likely needs light maintenance/refreshing despite updated exterior and roof.
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 58/100Grassano stands on the clay hills of inland Basilicata, in the Bradano valley country. The Bradano River runs nearby, and the wider landscape is a mix of cultivated hills, ravines and badlands typical of this part of the Matera hinterland. Matera is the nearest city of size, with full services and the Sassi districts. This area is known for wheat farming and for the calanchi landscapes found across the Materano interior.