Vendita - rustico+terreno - Airole - rif.1599
VENDITA - RUSTICO+TERRENO - AIROLE - RIF.1599. autonomo heating, esposizione esterna, terrazzo, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 (€881/m²), the farmhouse is already nearly twice the local €462/m² benchmark; assuming the “rustico” needs about €700/m² of renovation pushes the effective cost to roughly €1,581/m². The listing does not say whether it is habitable, and it reports no bathrooms or condition, despite showing 24 photos.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful Ligurian farmhouse with exposed wood ceilings, stone details, a traditional fireplace, and a spectacular mountain-valley panorama from the terrace and many windows. The house appears furnished, roofed, heated, and genuinely usable rather than an empty shell, though the missing bathroom information is a major livability question.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts, and none is shown in the gallery; this must be verified carefully.
- The remote hillside setting may mean challenging access and potentially limited utilities.
- The terrace railings and some exterior finishes appear weathered and may need maintenance.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Alps close to the Roja valley and the French border. The river here is the Roia-Roya, with a narrow valley floor and steep wooded slopes around the villages. The Maritime Alps and the prealpine ridges above Ventimiglia are within the local landscape. The nearest coast is the Ventimiglia side of the Riviera di Ponente, but the immediate setting is inland valley rather than seafront. The nearest larger town is Ventimiglia, which has rail services, shops and the Roman archaeological area. Within this part of the upper Ventimiglia hinterland the area is known for olive terraces, Mediterranean scrub giving way to mountain woodland, and old stone villages linked to the Roya valley route between Liguria, Piedmont and France.