Appartamento in Fabriano
Appartamento in Fabriano. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, videocitofono, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €31,500 plus an estimated €19,000 for basic updates, the effective cost is about €532/m² versus a local reference of €542/m²—roughly in line, not a deep bargain. The apartment is described as habitable and includes heating, garage, cellar, balcony, and terrace; the listing does not say how many bathrooms it has.
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.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Apennine foothills around Fabriano, with the central Apennines close by and a more folded inland landscape than the Adriatic plain. The Esino valley runs through this area, and within about 15 km are the Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi Regional Natural Park and the Frasassi cave system near Genga. Fabriano is the nearest substantial town and has a large historic centre, museums linked to paper-making, and rail connections toward Ancona and Umbria. The area is known for paper production and for the Frasassi caves.