Terratetto unifamiliare in Santa Maria a Monte
Terratetto unifamiliare in Santa Maria a Monte. Needs renovation, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€413/m²), the house looks inexpensive upfront, but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,113/m², well above the €659/m² local comparison level. The listing confirms renovation is needed but gives few details on the scope, systems, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The property has appealing Tuscan character, a large overgrown garden/land area, and glimpses toward a wooded and mountain landscape. However, the photographed historic house has badly weathered façades, vegetation encroachment, and no usable interior shown, so this is a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €81,000
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.
- The main historic structure appears severely deteriorated and is not visibly habitable.
- Major renovation may be needed, potentially including roof, masonry, windows, services, and interiors.
- The gallery includes polished renderings that do not match the photographed property; verify exactly what is being sold and check structural condition, utilities, and permits.
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 57/100The area sits on low Tuscan hills between the Arno plain and the lower Valdarno. The Arno runs nearby. Within this radius the main landscape is cultivated countryside with vineyards, olive groves and small wooded patches around hilltop settlements. Pontedera is the nearest larger town and has full daily services, a rail station and Piaggio-related industry and museum space. Pisa is farther west and matters for wider connections, but it is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for agriculture, leather-manufacturing towns in the wider Valdarno and small historic hill centres.