Terratetto collinare con giardino. Tranquillità e panorama.
A Santa Maria a Monte, nella parte collinare, abbiamo questa piccola abitazione terratetto con giardino. Se vuoi una casa nuova, questa non fa per te. Se vuoi una casa indipendente, terratetto, due belle camere, cucina e soggiorno, allora continua a leggere. Sì, perché questa non è una casa nuova, è una casa che va…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €76,000 (€731/m²), the house is already above the local €667/m² reference before works. The description says it needs restoration and modernization, putting the estimated all-in cost near €149,000 (€1,431/m²); the listing is therefore weak despite its garden, garage and independent layout.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable two-bedroom townhouse rather than a bare renovation shell, with functioning rooms, heating, a fireplace, and attractive exposed-brick details. Its characterful terrazzo floors and traditional layout add charm, but the interiors are plain and noticeably dated, with no major view or standout outdoor space proven by the photos.
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€20,000 – €37,000
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.
- Clearly dated and in need of modernization, especially the kitchen, finishes, and some windows/wall surfaces.
- Visible wear and possible damp or plaster issues appear in several rooms.
- The advertised garden, garage, and full exterior setting are not shown in the gallery.
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 57/100The area sits on low Tuscan hills between the Arno plain and the lower Valdarno. The Arno runs nearby. Within this radius the main landscape is cultivated countryside with vineyards, olive groves and small wooded patches around hilltop settlements. Pontedera is the nearest larger town and has full daily services, a rail station and Piaggio-related industry and museum space. Pisa is farther west and matters for wider connections, but it is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for agriculture, leather-manufacturing towns in the wider Valdarno and small historic hill centres.