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Castell'azzara Appartamento panoramico con garage Contesto Il contesto del paese di Castell’Azzara, nella bassa Toscana, sulle pendici meridionali del Monte Amiata tra l'area del tufo e il fiume Paglia, è certamente tranquillo e rilassante. Il paese di circa 1250 abitanti infatti gode di aria ottima, grazie alla sua…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 (€323/m²), even allowing roughly €200/m² for the unspecified condition and a new boiler, the effective cost is about €523/m² versus €730/m² for comparable homes. Three bedrooms, garage, terraces and 25 photos support the deal, though energy class G, unclear condition and the physically undivided garage add risk.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, genuinely usable three-bedroom home with balconies, a garage, traditional town character, and an excellent panorama over the rooftops toward the distant landscape and horizon. The interiors are old-fashioned rather than stylish, but the house is furnished, floored, equipped with a kitchen and bathroom, and appears readily habitable after updating the boiler and cosmetic finishes.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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 home is dated and has visible wall and exterior paint deterioration.
- A new boiler needs to be installed before full heating use.
- The garage is physically shared with the neighboring garage and needs a partition; verify ownership and access arrangements.
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 71/100Monte Amiata is within the local landscape, with wooded slopes and volcanic terrain around the upper Albegna valley. The Albegna river rises in this area. Part of the area falls in the Monte Amiata wildlife and nature reserve system. The nearest ski lifts are on Monte Amiata around Prato delle Macinaie and Cantore, roughly 25–35 minutes by road. The nearest town of some size is Piancastagnaio on the Siena side, with everyday services, while the wider Amiata belt is known for chestnut woods, former mercury mining and hill villages.