Villa unifamiliare in Monticiano
Villa unifamiliare in Monticiano. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, videocitofono, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €44,480 (€390/m²), this habitable 114 m² villa appears inexpensive upfront, but allowing roughly €22,800 for normal updating brings the effective cost to about €590/m², slightly above the local €533/m² benchmark. It has 33 photos and useful features including a garage, heating, terrace, cellar and fiber connection, though it is 48 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable Tuscan home in a highly attractive setting, with wooded hills, cypresses, traditional stone buildings and substantial surrounding land. The interior is modest and dated rather than beautiful, but it has finished rooms, heating and a bathroom, so it is more than a renovation shell. The road adjacency and visible cracking temper the dream-home appeal, though the price is compelling for the size and location.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 main house appears habitable but interiors are basic and show significant wall cracking that warrants a structural inspection.
- The property sits very close to a busy road, with likely traffic noise and limited privacy.
- Large parts of the surrounding land and outbuildings look overgrown or utilitarian rather than polished.
- The listing facts report zero bathrooms despite a bathroom visible in the photos; verify the cadastral and service details.
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 72/100Hilly, wooded central-Tuscany landscape on the Val di Merse; mixed woodland and agricultural land typical of the Chianti-Senese transition. The Fiume Merse runs through the local valley system. The medieval Abbey of San Galgano (the roofless abbey and the Montesiepi chapel with the sword in the stone) is in the neighbouring comune of Chiusdino and lies within about 15 km. Thermal springs at Bagni di Petriolo are in the Merse valley close to Monticiano. The area is part of the landscape of the Colline Metallifere (the metalliferous hills) on the western side of the province. No ski lifts nearby; the nearest city with major services and a railway connection is Siena to the northeast (outside the 15 km radius). The local economy is rural with small villages, olive groves, vineyards and woodland.