Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
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 €494/m², the asking price looks attractive, but allowing about €24,600 for habitable-condition work puts the effective cost near €695/m², above comparable Marche apartments around €559/m². The description is extremely sparse and does not state the bathrooms, energy class, or construction year.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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 66/100The area sits in the upper Esino valley with the central Apennines close by, and the mountains of the Parco naturale regionale della Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi are within the local landscape to the east. The Esino river runs through the valley. Frasassi and its gorge are in this wider inland belt but outside the immediate 15 km landscape, so they matter more as an excursion than as the setting itself. The nearest larger centre is Fabriano, which has rail links, services and an established historic centre; Macerata and Ancona are farther off for higher-order services. Matelica is known for Verdicchio di Matelica, with vineyards on the valley floor and lower slopes.