Villa unifamiliare in Maltignano
Villa unifamiliare in Maltignano. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, 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
The €46,500 asking price is attractive at €277/m², but allowing roughly €33,600 for typical habitable-home upgrades brings the effective cost to about €477/m², well above the local €259/m² benchmark. The villa has useful features including a garage, heating, terrace, cellar and fiber connection, but it is not close enough to the sea to add significant location value.
More on the house and the area
A substantial, traditional family villa with a generous garden, mature trees, tiled rooflines, balconies, and an attractive old wooden staircase. It appears to be a real habitable home rather than a shell, but the cluttered interiors, dated finishes, and lack of a clear living-room or kitchen presentation keep it from feeling like an immediately dreamy move-in home.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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.
- Interiors are heavily cluttered and poorly photographed, making the actual finish and condition difficult to judge.
- The house appears usable but likely needs significant clearing, cosmetic updating, and perhaps modernization.
- The listed bathroom count is unclear despite a bathroom being visible in the photos.
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 52/100This is the lower Tronto valley at the foot of the southern Marche hills, with the Monti della Laga and the Sibillini group visible farther inland rather than inside the immediate area. The Tronto river runs nearby, and the landscape within reach is mainly a settled valley floor with cultivated slopes and small ridges between Ascoli Piceno and the Abruzzo border. Ascoli Piceno is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, major piazzas and Romanesque and medieval fabric. The area is known for mixed farming and vineyards in the Tronto valley.