Villa unifamiliare in Volterra
Villa unifamiliare in Volterra. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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 €445/m², the asking price is about 18% below the local €545/m² benchmark, and the 162 m² villa is described as habitable with heating, garage, terrace, cellar and fiber. Allowing roughly €32,400 for normal habitable-property updates brings the effective cost to about €645/m², so this is a solid but not exceptional deal; the listing does not state the number of bathrooms or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A solid, usable Tuscan villa with generous space, garage, terraces, and a genuinely appealing olive-and-fruit garden. However, the architecture and interiors are fairly ordinary, with visible clutter and dated finishes rather than strong historic character or a memorable view.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 interiors look habitable but dated, cluttered, and in need of cleaning and cosmetic updating.
- No bathroom is shown in the gallery, so fixtures and condition should be verified.
- The olive garden is attractive, but the property sits in an ordinary suburban neighborhood beside a public road.
- This is an auction property, so legal and access conditions should be checked carefully.
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 78/100The area sits in the Colline Metallifere and the inland hills around Volterra, with broad clay and cultivated ridges cut by the upper Cecina valley. The Cecina river basin is the main water feature nearby. Volterra itself is a substantial hill town with Etruscan walls, a Roman theatre, a medieval centre and services. The historic centre of Volterra is one of the strongest built environments in inland Tuscany and the surrounding countryside is known for alabaster and for the balze, the eroded clay bluffs at the edge of the town. San Gimignano is within about 15 km and its historic centre is UNESCO-listed.