Casa indipendente in Via San Geminiano 183
Nel caratteristico e suggestivo borgo di Antona, proponiamo in vendita un ampio e luminoso terratetto che si distingue per la sua eccezionale versatilità, grazie a due comodi ed indipendenti accessi. Il primo ingresso ci conduce direttamente al piano primo, dove veniamo accolti da un funzionale disimpegno che apre…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €28,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €123/m², but the listing does not state the property's condition, and a substantial €700/m² renovation allowance brings the estimated total to about €824/m². The spacious 227 m² layout and 19 photos are positives, but the final value depends heavily on confirming habitability and renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric village house with colorful facades, original timber ceilings, a large fireplace, traditional furniture and glimpses toward the Tuscan hills. It is a genuine, spacious home with a kitchen, bathroom and multiple bedrooms—not a bare shell—but it needs substantial modernization and has a rough, utilitarian feel. At €28,000, the size and historic character create strong bargain appeal for a buyer ready to renovate.
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€45,000 – €80,000
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 house is usable but very dated, with visible wear, aging wiring and some damp/weathering concerns.
- Only one basic bathroom is shown for a large multi-level home.
- The attic and several rooms need meaningful renovation, and access is via steep village stairways.
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 Apuan Alps rise immediately above Seravezza, with Monte Altissimo and the marble mountains of the Alta Versilia within the local landscape. The Versilia plain and the Vezza and Serra streams meet here before the short run to the coast. The Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins in the mountains just inland. The nearest ski lifts are the small Abetone area, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes away by road, so they are not part of the immediate setting. Pietrasanta is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Viareggio and Lucca are the larger nearby urban centres for daily needs. Medicean sites at Seravezza form part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Medici Villas and Gardens of Tuscany. This area is known for marble quarries, the foothills of the Apuan Alps, and the transition from mountain valleys to the Versilia coast.