Villetta a schiera in Via di Costozze
In piccolo borgo, nelle vicinanze del centro abitato, proponiamo in vendita esclusiva, terratetto con piccola resede e così composto: cucina, soggiorno, dispensa al piano terra; due camere matrimoniali, una camera singola al piano primo; oltre ripostiglio esterno e soffitta. Completa la proprietà annesso esterno e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is attractive at €568/m², about 15% below comparable local listings, with a garden, annex and land. However, the condition is not stated and the G energy rating suggests possible updating; allowing roughly €400/m² puts the effective cost near €968/m², above the local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable Tuscan village house with a beautiful wooded mountain setting, a small garden/landholding and attractive historic stone outbuildings. The interiors are furnished and functional, but strongly dated, with maintenance issues and a rough attic/annex that keep it below dream-home territory.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €30,000
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.
- The main house is usable but very dated, with visible wall cracking, damp staining and worn finishes.
- Only one bathroom is shown for four bedrooms.
- The attic and external stone annex require substantial clearing and renovation; the land appears overgrown.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys around the upper Bisenzio valley. The Bisenzio river runs through the area. Much of the nearby mountain territory falls in or against the Monteferrato and Calvana protected system to the south and, more importantly for this location, the Apennine landscape that leads toward the regional border around Montepiano and Passo della Futa. Montepiano is the nearest upland settlement and gives access to chestnut woods, reservoirs and hiking country. Prato is the nearest town of size, with full services and a major historic centre. The area is known for mountain villages, forested slopes and the old road and rail corridor linking Tuscany with Bologna across the Apennines.