Terratetto unifamiliare in Giove
POSIZIONE Giove è un comune italiano della provincia di Terni in Umbria, situato nella suggestiva Valle del Tevere. Il centro storico conserva il fascino delle antiche costruzioni medievali, tra cui spicca l’imponente castello risalente al XII secolo. Nel cuore del centro storico, cielo terra disposto su tre livelli,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price of €821/m² is ~68% above the local median (€490/m²), so it starts above baseline despite needing full renovation. The property is habitable in structure (cielo-terra townhouse on 3 levels, 1967) but needs significant work: single-glazed wooden windows, no heating system, bathroom to redo. Estimate ~€600/m² to renovate to comfortable modern standard. Positives: historic center, panoramic south-facing balcony, cellar with car access, fireplace, only 6km to A1/train and Rome connection, fresh listing (6 days), 21 photos. Missing energy class and no floor-plan scale noted. All-in cost (~€55k + ~€40k reno = ~€95k for 67m²) is reasonable but not a bargain given the above-median asking price; a fair deal worth negotiating down toward the local median.
More on the house and the area
A three-level townhouse in the medieval center of Giove, Umbria, at a modest 821 EUR/m2. The main draws are historic-center character and a south-facing panoramic balcony with a valley view (photos 10-12), plus solid A1/rail access to Rome. However, interiors are heavily dated with wall-to-wall pine paneling, brick fireplaces, and tired tiling; the bathroom (final photo) is worn, windows are single-glazed, and there's no heating. Rooms are narrow and dim. It's a reasonable renovation project but nothing that stops the scroll as-is.
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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Needs full renovation: single-glazed windows, bathroom to redo, no heating system
- Dated 1970s-80s knotty pine paneling and tiled kitchen counters throughout
- Narrow, corridor-like rooms with low natural light in interior spaces
- Balcony view is pleasant but partly obscured by trees and faces a road/parked cars
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 58/100The cluster lies in the lower Tiber valley, with low wooded and cultivated hills around it and the Tevere not far to the east. The area is on the borderland between southern Umbria and northern Lazio, with the Cimini and Amerini hill country influencing the landscape more than any single landmark within 15 km. Amelia is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and polygonal walls. Orte is also nearby as a rail and road junction with everyday services. This part of the countryside is known for olive groves, mixed farming and small hill towns.