Casale/cascina in Contrada Santa Maria s.n.c, Montelparo,
Casale/cascina in Contrada Santa Maria s.n.c, Montelparo,. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Windows
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At €70,000 plus an estimated €70,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,400/m²—far above the local €294/m² benchmark. The listing gives very few details about habitability, utilities, bathrooms, or legal status, so the panoramic view does not offset the weak value.
More on the house and the area
The farmhouse has attractive traditional stone-and-brick character, old tiled roofs, and a broad rolling Marche countryside setting with surrounding olive trees and land. However, it appears abandoned and substantially unfinished inside, so this is a renovation project rather than a realistically usable home today.
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.
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.
- Substantial renovation appears necessary, with open window/door openings and heavy overgrowth.
- No interior photos, bathrooms, kitchen, utilities, or confirmed habitability are shown.
- The rural property may require careful checking of access, services, and restoration permissions.
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 area sits in the inland Marche hills between the Aso and Tenna valleys, with broad views toward the Sibillini Mountains to the west. Monti Sibillini National Park begins within roughly 15 km on its western side, around the Montefalcone Appennino and Smerillo area. The nearest substantial town is Fermo, which provides the main services, secondary schools and hospital functions for this part of the province. This is an agricultural hill area known for vineyards, olive groves and mixed farming.