Villa in Via Roma 20
Il comune di Perdifumo ospita diverse frazioni tra cui mercato Cilento, qui in via Roma ai piedi del convento di Santa Maria dei martiri risalente al 1400, è ubicata una graziosa villetta su due livelli recentemente ristrutturata ed arredata. Lo stile rustico di questa proprietà esclusiva si adatta benissimo al borgo…
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Recently renovated and furnished villa of 98 sqm at €69,000 gives about €754/sqm effective cost including only light finish/update allowance, which is strong for a detached house in Cilento. It is about 96% above this catalog's very low Campania villa baseline (€385/sqm), but the renovated condition, village setting near the coast (~6 km) and decent listing quality support a high score.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little home, recently renovated and clearly move-in ready, with terrace, parking/garage and working kitchen/bathrooms. The real appeal is the borgo setting below a 15th-century convent and the open hill view toward the sea, which gives it dream value beyond a fairly ordinary interior. Charming rather than a true scroll-stopper, but very livable for the price.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €50/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 – €3,000
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 look simple and a bit dark rather than truly beautiful.
- Very compact layout with only 2 rooms / 1 bedroom.
- Outdoor space is mainly terrace/courtyard, not private garden or land.
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 79/100The cluster sits in the Cilento hills above the Tyrrhenian coast, with the Monte Stella massif in the wider immediate area. The coast at Agnone and San Nicola a Mare is within about 15 km, with small harbours and rocky stretches of shoreline on this part of the Cilento sea. Much of the surrounding area falls within the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park, and the coast and inland hills here are also part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano UNESCO landscape. The nearest substantial town is Agropoli, which has a port, rail station and services. The area is known for olive growing and for the inland-coastal landscape of the Cilento.