Appartamento in Recanati
Appartamento in Recanati. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, videocitofono, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €390/m², the asking price is well below the €543/m² local benchmark, but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable property brings the effective cost to roughly €590/m². The apartment has substantial amenities, a garage and 33 photos, though the listing does not say how many bathrooms it has.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable, furnished apartment with a large panoramic terrace, several balconies, heating, garage, and cellar. The elevated Marche setting delivers a broad valley/town view, while the interiors are practical but dated rather than characterful. At this price and size, it has strong liveability and bargain appeal despite exterior maintenance needs.
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 – €11,000
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.
- Interiors and furnishings are dated and may need cosmetic updating.
- Exterior rear walls show peeling paint and general maintenance wear.
- Bathroom count is not stated in the listing facts; verify layout, terrace condition, and building/condominium costs.
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 61/100The area sits on the rolling hills between the lower Chienti valley and the Adriatic side of the Marche, with a mix of cultivated slopes, scattered farmhouses and small historic hill towns. The Chienti river plain lies nearby toward Civitanova Marche, while the coast is reached in a short drive but is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Recanati is close by and provides a substantial historic town with services and the Leopardi associations. Loreto is also nearby, with the Basilica della Santa Casa and a major pilgrimage centre. This part of the province is known for mixed farming and for a chain of hill towns looking over the coastal plain.