San severino Marche : Casa cielo/terra in bifamiliare con corte
San severino Marche : Casa cielo/terra in bifamiliare con corte. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
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 €100,000 (€316/m²), the 316 m² townhouse looks attractively priced upfront, with autonomous heating, a garage and a private courtyard. Allowing about €200/m² for habitable-condition work brings the effective cost to roughly €516/m², somewhat above comparable local offerings.
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€21,000 – €35,000
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.
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 60/100Cingoli is a hilltop town at roughly 630 m above sea level and is locally known as the 'Balcone delle Marche' for the long views it provides. From the town lookouts there are panoramic views across the Marche plain toward the Adriatic on clear days. The surrounding 15 km is composed of rolling Apennine foothills with mixed agriculture: vineyards, olive groves, small arable fields and patches of woodland. There is no major national park or large lake inside 15 km; the relief is primarily low-to-moderate hills rather than high mountains. Local roads link the area to nearby small towns and to the provincial road network that reaches the coastal A14 motorway for faster access to larger centres. The local economy in the surrounding countryside is largely agricultural with small-scale farming and rural hamlets.