Terratetto plurifamiliare in Castel Viscardo
Terratetto plurifamiliare in Castel Viscardo. Needs renovation, balcone, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €32,000 plus an estimated €61,600 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,064/m²—more than double the local €489/m² benchmark. The listing offers a good size and two bathrooms, but the sparse description does not clarify the renovation scope, building age, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable townhouse rather than a shell, with multiple bedrooms, a functioning kitchen and bathrooms, balcony access, and attractive exposed-beam ceilings with traditional tiled floors. It lacks a spectacular landscape view or garden, but the historic character and €32,000 price make it a charming, highly affordable Italian home with renovation potential.
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€17,000 – €31,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clearly dated interiors and furnishings need modernization.
- Some walls and finishes show wear; renovation scope and systems should be checked.
- Town-center location means direct street exposure and limited privacy.
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 85/100The cluster is on the tuff plateau west of the Tiber valley; local geology includes tuff cliffs and underground caves tied to the Orvieto plateau. Orvieto, a hill town with a Gothic cathedral and Etruscan archaeological sites, lies about 8 km east and is the nearest town of size; it has a railway station (served on the Rome–Florence axis), shops, services and road access to the A1 motorway. The Paglia river valley runs nearby and shapes local drainage. Land use within the 15 km radius is a mix of vineyards (Orvieto DOC), olive groves and arable farmland. There are no ski lifts or national-park protections within 15 km.