Casa bifamiliare in Via Carrara
In posizione panoramica a est di Lucca, proponiamo in vendita un casale d’epoca dal grande potenziale, situato a pochi passi dalla storica Quercia delle Streghe. La proprietà, di ampia metratura e ben esposta, è composta da due unità immobiliari adiacenti, distribuite su due livelli. L’edificio è libero su tre lati e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the asking price is only €333/m², the property is completely to renovate, bringing the estimated all-in cost to about €1,433/m²—well above the €656/m² local benchmark. The panoramic Tuscan setting, private land, and parking add appeal, but the listing does not say how many bathrooms there are.
More on the house and the area
The long pink-brick farmhouse has genuine Tuscan historic character, aged masonry, original shutters and a romantic rural presence. However, the interiors are badly deteriorated and appear to be an extensive restoration project rather than a usable home; the 300 sqm size at €100,000 is the main appeal.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€119,000 – €176,000
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.
- Completely requires renovation, not move-in ready.
- Interior photos show severe decay, damp-looking surfaces, damaged ceilings and debris.
- No bathrooms are listed, and the condition of utilities, roof and structural elements needs careful verification.
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 52/100The cluster sits on the Lucca plain between Monte Pisano to the south and the first hills that rise toward the Pizzorne plateau and the Apennine foothills to the north. The Serchio basin shapes this part of the province, with flat agricultural land, canals and settled strips between the villages. Lucca is the nearest town of size, with complete services and a walled historic centre. Within this radius the area is known mainly for the plain of Lucchesia, mixed farming and nursery cultivation rather than for a single named natural feature.