Rustico in Firenzuola
Rustico in Firenzuola. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €291/m², the €77,000 asking price is well below comparable Tuscan farmhouse stock, but estimated habitable-property works of about €53,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €491/m²—slightly above the €483/m² benchmark. The listing offers useful features including heating, garage, cellar and fireplace, though Firenzuola is an inland mountain location rather than a high-demand coastal or tourist area.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable Tuscan farmhouse with a warm, characterful interior, fireplace, traditional terrazzo floors, shutters, and a large amount of space for the price. The surrounding Apennine mountain scenery and rural fields provide the main dream factor, while the home itself is comfortable but more traditional and dated than refined.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and usable but dated, with only one bathroom visible in the listing facts.
- The attached rustic outbuildings and garage appear functional but may need maintenance; confirm exactly which land and structures are included.
- Mountain access and utilities should be checked, as this is a rural location.
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 71/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the upper Santerno valley near the Tuscan-Emilian watershed. The Firenzuola area lies inside or against the edge of the Parco regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola system on the Romagna side, and the landscape around here is of wooded ridges, passes and gypsum outcrops rather than low Tuscan hill country. The nearest ski area is Monte Faggiola above the Campigna/Muraglione side, roughly an hour by road, with larger lifts farther away in the Emilia-Romagna Apennines. Firenzuola is a small mountain town with everyday services; for a larger centre people look mainly to Borgo San Lorenzo or Imola, both beyond the immediate radius. The area is known for pietra serena sandstone and for the mountain passes between Florence and Romagna, including the Futa and Raticosa roads nearby.