Torrita di Siena (SI), casa singola da ristrutturare con resede privato
In contesto residenziale, si propone la vendita di casa singola ad un unico livello di mq. 90, con adiacente garage e locale tecnico di complessivi mq. 25 e cantina al piano seminterrato di mq. 30. L'abitazione si compone di ingresso, cucina, soggiorno, due camere matrimoniali e bagno finestrato con doccia ed angolo…
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 €29,000 for 153 sqm (€190/sqm), this is very cheap versus the Toscana townhouse baseline of €650/sqm, but the text clearly calls for heavy works including structural consolidation, roof, finishes, and systems. Using about €900/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,090/sqm, so the low entry price is strong but the substantial renovation burden keeps it below the top band.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical low-cost house with a small garden and usable volumes, not a romantic Tuscan dream setting. The photos show a complete home with kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms, but the widespread cracks and stated need for structural and roof works make it a serious renovation rather than an easy refresh. At €29k for 153 sqm including garage/cellar, the value helps more than the beauty does.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €54,000
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.
- Visible structural cracking inside and out
- Description explicitly says structural consolidation and roof work are needed
- Interiors are habitable-looking but not realistically move-in ready
- Outdoor spaces are basic rather than scenic or private-feeling
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 sits in the Valdichiana Senese, with cultivated hills, arable fields and olive groves between Montepulciano, Sinalunga and the first rises toward the Crete Senesi. The nearest substantial towns are Montepulciano and Sinalunga, with day-to-day services, stations on the local rail line in the valley, and historic centres on the hilltops. Montepulciano, within this radius, is a walled hill town known for Renaissance buildings and Vino Nobile. Pienza and the Val d’Orcia UNESCO landscape are nearby but outside the immediate 15 km landscape from Torrita di Siena. The area is known for wine, olive oil and mixed farming.