Rudere con terreno agricolo a Cartoceto, Colli al Metauro (PU)
Rudere con terreno agricolo a Cartoceto, Colli al Metauro (PU). Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Windows
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At €79,000 for 240 m², the estimated renovation cost brings the effective price to about €1,429/m², far above the local €294/m² benchmark. The description calls it a ruin with agricultural land, and does not state whether the building is legally habitable or structurally recoverable.
More on the house and the area
The old brick farmhouse has genuine rural character, a large grassy/agricultural setting, and attractive rolling-hill views in the Marche countryside. However, it is currently an uninhabitable shell rather than a usable home, so its appeal is primarily as a restoration project.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€95,000 – €140,000
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.
- A substantial renovation project: the property is described as a rudere and has no bathrooms or bedrooms.
- No livable interior is shown; utilities, roof condition, floors, kitchen, and structural status require verification.
- The overgrown land and rural setting may make access and clearing work significant.
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 52/100The cluster lies in the lower Metauro valley, with cultivated hills and river plain around the Metauro. The Adriatic coast at Fano is nearby but outside the 15 km radius, so the immediate setting is inland farm country rather than a coastal landscape. The nearest substantial town is Fano, which has full services, rail connections and a historic centre. Inland, the first Apennine relief is farther up the province and does not define the immediate surroundings. This part of Marche is known for mixed agriculture, small hill villages and the river corridor running east to the sea.