Terratetto unifamiliare in Pescia
Svizzera Pesciatina, nel Borgo di Medicina terretetto in stile rustico di circa 100 mq dislocato su due livelli così composto: soggiorno cottura con un caminetto in pietra, al primo piano camera matrimoniale con terrazzino che offre una magnifica vista sulla vallata e sulle colline circostanti, bagno finestrato…
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
At €45,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is €450/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,150/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €650/sqm in Tuscany townhouses. The rustic house appears habitable but dated, with 10 photos, terrace/view and private outdoor space, but the missing heating system keeps renovation needs meaningful.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine Tuscan-borgo appeal: valley views, stone details, a small terrace, and a cozy rustic interior with fireplace and character. Crucially, it is a real house rather than a shell, with bedrooms, bathroom and usable rooms already in place, but it needs modernization and the lack of heating limits immediate comfort. At €45k, the setting and atmosphere create real dream value, though it is not yet an easy move-in 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€20,000 – €35,000
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 updating throughout
- No heating system
- Outdoor space is overgrown
- Some lower/storage areas feel rough and utility-like
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 63/100The cluster is in the Valdinievole, a settled basin between the plain of Lucca and the first slopes of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Pescia river runs through the area. To the east, within this radius, are the Padule di Fucecchio wetlands, a regional nature reserve and one of the largest inland marsh areas in Italy. North of Pescia the land rises quickly into the Colline e Svizzera Pesciatina, a system of wooded hills with stone villages such as the Ten Castella. Montecatini Terme is the nearest town of size, with historic spa buildings and rail connections; Lucca is the nearest larger city for daily services beyond the immediate area. The area is known for ornamental plant nurseries and for the historic thermal towns of the Valdinievole.