Casa su due livelli con camino e giardino a Ancaiano, Spoleto 06049 Ancaiano PG, Italia
Casa su due livelli con camino e giardino a Ancaiano, Spoleto 06049 Ancaiano PG, Italia. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €113/m², the €16,200 asking price is unusually low; even allowing roughly €200/m² for a habitable home, the effective cost is about €313/m² versus a local reference of €382/m². The listing has 20 photos and mentions independent heating and a garden, but it does not say how many bathrooms there are or provide energy and construction details.
More on the house and the area
This is an appealing stone-built two-level house with rustic character, a fireplace, and garden potential, offered at an exceptionally low price for 143 sqm. The listing calls it habitable with autonomous heating, making it more than a simple ruin, but the lack of interior photos and the missing bathroom information substantially reduce confidence in immediate livability.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- No interior gallery is provided, so the stated habitable condition cannot be independently verified.
- The listing reports zero bathrooms, which may indicate missing data or a major practical issue.
- The exact address appears unclear: the description says Ancaiano, while the map imagery centers on Spoleto.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Spoleto valley at the foot of the Umbrian Apennines, with Monte Luco immediately above the town and the Monti Martani and Valnerina landscapes within the surrounding area. The Tessino stream cuts through the town and the Nera valley is close to the east. The area is tied to the Monteluco protected woodland above Spoleto, one of the oldest holm-oak woods recorded in Italy. Spoleto itself is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, the Roman theatre, the Rocca Albornoziana, and the Ponte delle Torri spanning the wooded gorge. The area is known for olive groves on the lower slopes and for Spoleto’s historic urban fabric and festival activity.