Bilocale in Montalto di Castro
Bilocale in Montalto di Castro. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, impianto tv centralizzato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€862/m²), this 80 m² apartment needs renovation estimated at about €56,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,562/m² versus a local reference of €661/m². Being 4 km from the sea is a positive, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly characterful historic home with beautiful exposed brick barrel vaults, arches, terracotta flooring, and an old fireplace. It appears structurally complete with floors, windows, utilities, and a bathroom, but the rooms are currently used as crowded storage/workshop space and would need real renovation before becoming a comfortable full-time 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€16,000 – €28,000
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 interiors are heavily cluttered and need substantial renovation, cleaning, and reconfiguration.
- The bathroom is very basic, and a proper modern kitchen is not clearly visible.
- There is no proven view, garden, terrace, or outdoor living space.
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 66/100Coastal plain on the Tyrrhenian Sea with sandy beaches and a stretch of seaside pine plantations around Marina di Montalto. The area includes a significant coastal industrial/energy complex (large thermoelectric power station and related infrastructure; a planned nuclear project was never completed). The hinterland is low-lying agricultural reclamation land used for arable crops and horticulture. The Etruscan necropolis and museum at Tarquinia (part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing “Etruscan necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia”) lie roughly 10–12 km to the south. No mountains or ski lifts are within the immediate 15 km radius; coastal landscape is the dominant feature. Nearest town with regular rail connections and a wider range of services is Tarquinia; Viterbo and Civitavecchia are the larger urban centres at greater distance.