Terratetto plurifamiliare in Tricarico
Trattasi di immobile indipendente costituito da due unità catastalmente separate (alla necessità unificabili) di cui una sita al piano terra con accesso civico n. 11, composta da unico vano molto luminoso con bagno, mentre l'altra unità con accesso dal civico 13 risulta sita ai piani primo e secondo, oltre a cantina…
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 243 sqm, the ask is only €226/sqm; adding a light habitable-home renovation allowance of about €200/sqm gives an effective €426/sqm, close to the local baseline of €410/sqm, so this looks fairly priced rather than a standout bargain. The description supports habitable condition with working systems and good overall finish, but the listing is extremely stale at 1,599 days on market, which materially limits the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a ruin: finished floors, working bathrooms, heating, balconies and bright rooms are all visible. The top-floor timber ceiling and the open view over rooftops and hills add genuine charm. It feels more practical than romantic, though, so the wow comes from space, livability and value rather than beauty alone.
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€16,000 – €27,000
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 habitable but plain and partly unfinished in feel.
- Bathrooms/kitchen are basic and need upgrading for comfort.
- Exterior is functional rather than especially pretty.
- Likely village-street setting with limited outdoor space at the house itself.
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 61/100The cluster is in the Lucanian Apennine hill country. The Basento valley is the main local landform, with cultivated slopes, woods and eroded clay hills in parts of the surrounding countryside. Tricarico itself is a hill town with a substantial historic centre and a Norman tower. Matera is the nearest city of size for fuller services and rail links. The area is known for inland Basilicata farming and for the arbëreshë and medieval hill-town belt of this part of the region.