Trilocale in Via Tosco Romagnola Est, 12, Oltrera, Pontedera,
Trilocale in Via Tosco Romagnola Est, 12, Oltrera, Pontedera,. Habitable.
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 €619/m², the €38,391 asking price is about 15% below comparable local listings. Assuming roughly €200/m² for a habitable home, the effective cost is about €819/m², so this is a modestly good buy rather than an exceptional bargain; the description is very limited and does not say how many bathrooms there are.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
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 69/100The cluster sits on the Monte Pisano hills between the Arno plain and the lower Serchio basin. The Arno runs nearby to the south, and the area includes olive-covered slopes, woodland and a chain of low limestone hills. The Monte Pisano area is known for medieval hill villages and olive oil. Vicopisano itself has a substantial walled historic centre and the Brunelleschi fortress. Pisa is the nearest city of size, with full services, a university and major monuments.