Palazzo - Edificio in Ischia di Castro
Palazzo - Edificio in Ischia di Castro. Needs renovation, garage, balcone, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation €700/m² → renovation ≈ €203k; effective price ≈ €253k (≈€872/m²) versus regional median €433/m², so the property is effectively costly despite the €50k asking price. Listing gives only 1 photo and sparse details (no year or energy info), so condition and true costs are uncertain.
More on the house and the area
Hands with a long historic façade, stone arches and shutters — a very photogenic palazzo in the town centre and a rare €50k bargain for 290 m². The building looks roofed and solid from outside but is listed as 'needs renovation' with no interior photos or bathrooms shown, so significant work and legal/utility checks will be required to make it a liveable home.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€57,000 – €102,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full interior renovation (no bathrooms/kitchen shown)
- Only one exterior photo; interior condition unknown
- Possible permits / structural checks required
- Narrow street with limited parking
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 68/100This is the volcanic tuff country of the southern Maremma and Alta Tuscia, with cultivated hills, ravines and patches of woodland. The Fiora valley is nearby, and Lake Bolsena lies within about 15 km to the east. The area is close to the Selva del Lamone Regional Nature Reserve, known for forest on ancient lava flows and prehistoric sites. Pitigliano, across the Tuscany border, is the nearest historic town of note, set on a tuff ridge with an extensive old centre, and Farnese and Valentano are the other nearby small centres serving daily needs. This part of Lazio is known for Etruscan archaeology, tufaceous villages and olive growing.