Via Emidio Luzi, 146, Ascoli Piceno
Via Emidio Luzi, 146, Ascoli Piceno. autonomo heating.
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30/m², the €6,400 asking price is 93% below the local townhouse benchmark of €440/m². However, assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m², the effective cost is roughly €730/m², and the sparse listing does not state the condition, bathroom situation, or legal and technical status.
More on the house and the area
The modern kitchen and one finished bathroom look attractive, while the parquet flooring and generous floor area suggest strong potential. However, the property lacks distinctive views, historic character, or private outdoor space, and the unfinished bathroom plus inconsistent photos make actual livability uncertain despite the strikingly low asking price.
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€43,000 – €76,000
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 €6,400 price for 215 sqm is extraordinarily low and needs urgent verification.
- The gallery appears inconsistent: polished kitchen/bathroom images are mixed with an empty room and a visibly unfinished bathroom.
- No clear living room context, bedrooms, utilities, title status, or confirmed habitable condition is provided.
- The exterior is a generic apartment block with no garden or distinctive Italian character.
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 66/100The cluster is in the Tronto valley under the Monti della Laga and close to the Sibillini side of the central Apennines. The Tronto river runs through Ascoli Piceno. Monti Sibillini National Park begins to the northwest, with the Forca di Presta road and the Castelluccio side of the range within mountain-driving distance but outside the immediate urban area. San Giacomo above Ascoli has the nearest ski lifts, about 25 km away by road. Ascoli Piceno is the nearest town of size and has a large travertine-built historic centre with Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Arringo, many medieval towers and churches, and the Romanesque Ponte di Cecco area on the river. The city is known for travertine architecture and olive all’ascolana.