Appartamento in vendita a Iglesias
Appartamento in vendita a Iglesias. Needs renovation, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€294/m²), the 323 m² apartment looks cheap initially, but estimated renovation of about €226,100 brings the effective cost to roughly €994/m², well above the local €542/m² benchmark. The very brief listing gives no details on the building, systems, or renovation scope.
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€64,000 – €113,000
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.
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 82/100The area sits in the Iglesiente hills, with low mountains and mining landscapes around Monte San Giovanni and the Marganai massif. The Mediterranean is close on the southwest Sardinian coast, with the shoreline around Fontanamare, Nebida and Masua within about 15 km, where cliffs and sea stacks including Pan di Zucchero define the coast. Much of the inland side falls in the Parco Geominerario Storico e Ambientale della Sardegna, linked to the historic mining district around Iglesias and Monteponi. Iglesias is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, medieval walls and churches, and services for daily life. The area is known for former lead and zinc mining, karst caves, and the mining coast landscapes of the Sulcis-Iglesiente.