Appartamento in Bibbiena
Appartamento composto da: ingresso, soggiorno, sala da pranzo direttamente comunicante con il cucinotto da cui si può accedere al piccolo vano scala, disimpegno, un bagno e n. 3 camere. Completano i due balconi, uno sul fronte in affaccio su area a comune e la strada comunale. Al piano terzo vi è un locale soffitta…
What it really costs
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778 €/m² vs baseline median 858 €/m² = ~9% below market, a modest but real discount. 105 m² apartment with 3 bedrooms, bath, two balconies, private garden, plus an included C/6 laboratory/garage (58 m² cadastral) adds tangible value. Cadastral registration (A/3 + C/6) confirms it is a residential habitable unit, not agricultural or a ruin. Fresh listing (2 days). Downsides: condition, building year, energy class all missing, so renovation exposure is uncertain—A/3 class 4 stock is typically older and likely needs partial updating (est. ~400 €/m²). The attic and some areas are shared/communicating with adjacent property, and part of the garden/parking is common area, which slightly complicates ownership clarity. Overall a solid, fairly-priced-to-good buy with decent margin if condition is reasonable.
More on the house and the area
Standard 105sqm apartment in a plain yellow multi-family building in Bibbiena. Interiors are dated but functional with marble floors and older furnishings; the attic is unusable-height storage. Includes a small shared garden and parking. Low price-per-sqm (€778/m2) is the only mild draw, but nothing visually or locationally striking. Ordinary provincial listing with no scroll-stopping appeal.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Dated interiors with worn finishes
- Attic is low-height storage (2.25m to 1.25m), partially shared
- Shared spaces (courtyard, thermal plant, parking)
- No energy class, condition, or building year provided
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 76/100The Casentino valley lies between the Apennines and the Pratomagno range. The Arno rises on Monte Falterona nearby, and the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna begins within the area, with large beech and fir forests on the ridge above the valley. Bibbiena is one of the main towns of the Casentino and has full daily services; Poppi is nearby and is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is known for forest landscapes, the upper Arno valley, and the Casentino's historic hill towns and monasteries.