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Semindipendente con giardino

Villafranca in Lunigiana, Toscana
Bedrooms
2
Baths
0
m²
178
Price per m²
€346
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
4 locali

Semindipendente con giardino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, porta blindata, taverna, esposizione esterna, videocitofono, caminetto, terrazzo, cantina.

cellarfireplacegarageheatingterrace

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In the listingHabitable
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Why this price is what it is

A habitable 178 m² townhouse at €61,650, with garage, garden, heating, terrace and cellar, implies roughly €546/m² including an estimated €35,600 of work. That is about 16% below the €651/m² local comparison level, making it a strong early-stage deal in Tuscany.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

A substantial, clearly habitable townhouse with a generous garden, multiple terraces, garage, and a lovely mountain backdrop from the upper terrace. The house is not architecturally distinctive and the interiors are modest and dated, but it appears to be a real, usable home rather than a renovation shell, with strong space-for-price appeal.

Updating, not renovation
€36,000 – €51,000

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€12,000 – €20,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€98,000 – €113,000
What worries us about this house
  • Interiors look functional but dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
  • The lower-level tavern/cellar appears more utilitarian than finished living space.
  • No kitchen is shown in the gallery, so its condition and equipment should be verified.

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 72/100

The area lies in Lunigiana, in the upper Magra valley between the northern Tuscan Apennines and the first ridges that lead toward the Ligurian Apennines and the Apuan Alps. The Magra river runs through this part of the valley. The Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park is nearby on the eastern side of Lunigiana, and the Apuan Alps Regional Park begins to the southwest beyond the valley ridges. The nearest ski area is Zum Zeri in the Zeri mountains, roughly a 40 minute drive, with larger lifts farther away on the Cerreto side of the Apennines. Pontremoli is the nearest historic town of note in the valley, with services, a preserved old center and the Piagnaro Castle; Aulla is the main service town to the south for roads and rail. The area is known for its stone villages, medieval castles across Lunigiana, chestnut country and the Via Francigena route through the Magra valley.

The comune of Villafranca in Lunigiana
People living here
4,729
-2.5% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
29%
11% are under 14
Flood zone
5.1%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
3.8%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
22 km
Property address:Via F. Petrarca 12
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Asking price

€61,650
Deal score
78/100
Dream
52/100
Wow
78/100

Listed 09/11/2026