Quadrilocale in Via Zoia, 26, Rio nell'Elba, Rio,
Quadrilocale in Via Zoia, 26, Rio nell'Elba, Rio,. 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 €34,500 (€401/m²), estimated total cost is about €51,700, or €601/m² after habitable-condition works—roughly 18% below comparable local stock. The 2 km distance from the sea is a strong location plus, but the listing gives very little detail and does not state the bathroom or energy information.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 83/100The cluster is on the island of Elba (Comune di Rio) in the Tuscan Archipelago. The coastline of the immediate area includes beaches, rocky coves and small ports. The territory is inside the Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano (national park) which includes terrestrial and marine protected areas around Elba. Mount Capanne (the island's summit, ~1,019 m) and its forested slopes and trails are on Elba and lie within the island-scale landscape. The island landscape is composed of granite hills and Mediterranean maquis; there are coastal hiking routes and marine recreation nearby. The area around Rio is known for a historic iron-mining industry and related small museums/sites. The nearest town of size is Portoferraio, which provides the island's main ferry port and larger services.