Centralissima casa singola di ampia metratura
CASA INDIPENDENTE DI AMPIA METRATURA CON PICCOLO SPAZIO ESTERNO. Caratteristica casa indipendente al centro del paese di circa 190 mq disposta su due livelli oltre a magazzino e garage al piano strada/seminterrato. L'abitazione è così composta: P.T.: ingresso, ampio salone, cucina con camino, due camere matrimoniali ed…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €89,000 for 225 sqm, the ask is about €396/sqm, slightly below the local low-stock baseline of €431/sqm. But it is only described as habitable, with old wooden windows and a very old 1798 building, so using about €200/sqm light modernization puts the effective cost near €596/sqm, which makes it an ordinary rather than standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, real, livable house with genuine age and character: vaulted ceilings, an old stone entrance, fireplace and some handsome historic proportions. It is not a polished dream-home visually, and the exterior is quite plain, but at 225 sqm it feels usable rather than project-only. Best seen as a solid, characterful Umbrian town house that needs updating, not a jaw-dropping beauty.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and visibly tired, with patchy/render damage.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and need refreshing.
- Some rooms show staining/cracks and uneven maintenance.
- Small outdoor space only; no real view.
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 56/100The area lies in the lower Tiber valley, with cultivated hills and wooded slopes around the river plain. The Tiber runs nearby. Amelia is the nearest historic town of size, with polygonal walls, a cathedral and a substantial old centre. Orvieto is farther away and part of wider daily-life geography, but it is outside the immediate landscape around the cluster. This part of southern Umbria is known for olive groves, mixed farming and small hill towns.