Via Nino Bixio, 5, Marsciano
Via Nino Bixio, 5, Marsciano. Habitable, autonomo heating, cantina.
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
A habitable 197 m² apartment at €56,211, with heating and a cellar, implies about €485/m² after allowing €200/m² for light works. That is roughly 17% below the local comparison level of €586/m², making it a strong value despite the limited description.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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 56/100The area sits in the Tiber valley and the low hills between Perugia and Todi, with mixed farmland, olive groves and small woods. The River Tiber runs east of Marsciano, and the Nestore valley is part of the local landscape. Perugia is the nearest city of size, with a full set of services, rail links and a university; Todi is the nearest historic hill town of note, on a ridge above the valley. This part of central Umbria is known for agricultural countryside and dispersed stone hamlets rather than for a single standout natural feature within the immediate area.