Villa 282 m² in Via Giovanni Santi - Strada Antiata Snc, Cag
Villa 282 m² in Via Giovanni Santi - Strada Antiata Snc, Cag. Needs renovation, garage, cancello elettrico, caminetto, taverna, esposizione esterna, cucina, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the asking price is only €337/m², estimated renovation at €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €1,038/m², far above the €257/m² local benchmark. The listing does not say the building year, energy class, or provide a usable bathroom count, adding uncertainty to this large renovation project.
More on the house and the area
The property has a genuinely appealing rural setting, with wooded grounds and mountain views near Cagli. However, the 282 m² villa is essentially an unfinished shell with raw brick walls, basic concrete floors, no bathrooms, and no heating, so it is a major renovation project rather than a livable Italian 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€56,000 – €99,000
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.
- This is an unfinished construction project, not a move-in-ready home.
- Raw brick interiors, unfinished floors, and no bathrooms are shown or reported.
- Heating is absent, and substantial completion work plus utility verification will be needed.
- The rural setting appears attractive, but parking is reportedly unavailable.
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 72/100The cluster is in the northern Marche Apennine foothills, with the Monte Catria and Monte Nerone groups within about 15 km and broad wooded ridges around the Candigliano valley. The Candigliano river runs by Cagli, and the Gola del Furlo with the Candigliano reservoir lies nearby; this is inside the Furlo Regional Nature Reserve. The nearest ski area is on Monte Catria, with lifts around Frontone at roughly half an hour by road. Cagli is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre on the Via Flaminia, with a theatre, churches and the Torrione fortress. The area is known for limestone gorges, forested Apennine slopes and hiking routes in the inland Pesaro-Urbino mountains.