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PISTOIA - CENTRO STORICO - vendesi appartamento di circa 70–75 mq, posto al primo piano di una palazzina, priva di ascensore, con cantina di proprietà al piano seminterrato. L'abitazione si compone di ingresso, tinello-pranzo, cucinotto separato, camera matrimoniale, camera singola e bagno. L'immobile si presenta in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€1,267/m²), plus roughly €63,750 for the comprehensive renovation and missing heating, the effective cost is about €2,117/m²—far above the €734/m² local benchmark. The historic-center location and cellar add value, but not enough to offset the substantial works and energy class G.
More on the house and the area
A characterful historic-center apartment with elegant old furniture, terrazzo floors, a striking green entrance door, and pleasant traditional details. It is a complete, roofed, functioning home with two bedrooms, kitchen, and bathroom, but the dated condition and lack of heating make this a real renovation project rather than a move-in-ready dream 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, €850/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €27,000
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 apartment needs a comprehensive renovation and currently has no fixed heating system.
- First-floor unit in a building without an elevator.
- Energy class G; the bathroom and narrow kitchen look dated and may need upgrading.
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 55/100This is in the built-up area of Pistoia, on the plain between Monte Albano and the first slopes of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Ombrone Pistoiese crosses the city. The nearest mountain area is Abetone on the upper Apennine, with ski lifts roughly an hour to an hour and a half away by road depending on the exact lift. Pistoia itself is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre with the Piazza del Duomo, the cathedral of San Zeno and the Ospedale del Ceppo. The city centre is on the UNESCO tentative list as part of the serial Medici route, but there is no UNESCO World Heritage designation here. The surrounding area is known for plant nurseries and ornamental horticulture.