Villa singola - Urbania (PU)
Villa singola - Urbania (PU)
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30/m², the headline price looks exceptionally low, but the 1,948 m² size, zero listed bedrooms/bathrooms, and one-line description provide too little evidence that this is a livable townhouse. Assuming substantial renovation at about €700/m² puts the effective cost near €730/m², above the local €440/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
The villa has a potentially attractive arched entrance and a wooded, secluded setting near Urbania. However, the photos show a neglected and graffiti-covered building swallowed by vegetation, with no evidence of a livable interior; this is a major restoration project rather than a ready home.
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€386,000 – €684,000
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.
- Appears abandoned, heavily overgrown, and vandalized with graffiti.
- No bathrooms, bedrooms, or usable interiors are shown; likely requires major renovation.
- Access, utilities, structural condition, and roof integrity are unknown.
- The large stated area may include land or non-residential space rather than usable living area.
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 upper Metauro valley in the northern Marche hills, with cultivated slopes, wooded ridges and the first Apennine relief close by. The Metauro river runs through Urbania. The northern Marche and Montefeltro uplands are within the surrounding area, and the landscape quickly becomes more rugged inland toward the Apennines. Urbino, the nearest major historic town, is nearby and has a full set of services and a UNESCO-listed Renaissance historic centre. This part of inland Pesaro-Urbino is known for hill country, small historic centres and ceramics in Urbania.