Appartamento in Via del Vino, 4, Staffoli, Santa Croce sull'Arno,
Appartamento in Via del Vino, 4, Staffoli, Santa Croce sull'Arno,. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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 €95,343 (€386/m²), this large 247 m² habitable apartment remains about €586/m² after allowing €200/m² for updates—roughly 20% below the €730/m² local benchmark. Heating and 30 photos support the listing, but the description does not state the number of bathrooms or energy rating.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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 49/100The cluster lies in the lower Arno plain on the Arno river, in a belt of flat land between Pisa and Florence with fields, embankments, canals and dispersed industry. Within this radius the main landscape feature is the Arno and the wetland edge of the Padule di Fucecchio area to the east, a large inland marsh shared with the neighboring provinces. San Miniato is the nearest larger historic town, set on a hill above the plain, with a substantial old center and a well-known white truffle tradition. The area around Santa Croce sull'Arno is known for its leather and tanning district.