Luminoso, da ristrutturare
LUMINOSO, DA RISTRUTTURARE. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, mansarda, accesso per disabili, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €90,000 (€600/m²), the house is priced below the local €651/m² benchmark, but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,300/m². The garage, cellar, heating and 26 photos help, yet the required work makes this weak value for a 150 m² townhouse in Lucca.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Tuscan townhouse with handsome exposed timber ceilings, original terracotta floors, traditional shutters, and a fireplace. It is a solid, roofed house rather than a ruin, but the damp walls, dated kitchen, and general wear mean this is a real renovation project rather than a move-in-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€30,000 – €53,000
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 is needed, including damp/aged wall finishes and updating the kitchen and services.
- No attractive exterior, garden, terrace, or panoramic view is shown.
- Bathroom condition and overall roof/utilities status are not demonstrated in the gallery.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Lucca, so the setting is an urban plain rather than open countryside. The Apuan Alps rise to the north-west and the Monte Pisano hills are to the south. The Serchio river crosses the Lucchese plain. Lucca is the nearest town of size and has complete city services, a walled historic centre and major churches. Lucca is known for its intact Renaissance walls and for its historic urban fabric.