Appartamento in Civitella d'Agliano
Appartamento sito al terzo di quattro piani composto da ampio salone cucina abitabile camera matrimoniale cameretta grande bagno ripostiglio e balcone completano la proprietà una cantina e un posto auto coperto
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €50,000 asking price is attractive at €588/m², but allowing roughly €17,000 for updates brings the effective cost to about €788/m², above the €660/m² local comparison level. It is a spacious, apparently habitable apartment with cellar, covered parking and balcony, though energy class G limits its appeal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable 85 sqm apartment with a complete kitchen, bathroom, heating, bedrooms and practical storage, so it is far beyond a renovation shell. However, the presentation is ordinary and dated, with no distinctive historic character, standout interior, or visible view to create a strong Italian dream-home effect.
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 – €9,000
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.
- The interiors are clearly habitable but dated, with old furnishings, decorative finishes and bathroom fittings.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs and future efficiency work.
- The gallery does not prove a notable view, attractive exterior, or outdoor living quality.
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 71/100The cluster is in the tuff hill country between the Tiber valley and the Calanchi of the Tevere, with ravines and eroded clay badlands around Civitella d’Agliano and Bagnoregio. The Tiber is the main river of the area a short distance to the east. The Monte Rufeno nature reserve lies within roughly this radius on the northern side toward Acquapendente. Orvieto, in Umbria, is the nearest larger town in practical daily use, with rail services and a full set of shops and services; it sits on a volcanic tuff cliff above the Paglia valley. Civita di Bagnoregio, the isolated hill settlement linked by a footbridge, is within this landscape. The area is known for volcanic tuff landforms, ravines and olive-growing mixed with small vineyards and fields.