Casa singola in vendita a Cupra Marittima
Nel cure del borgo Medievale di Cupra Marittima, in posizione panoramica con vista sulla costa e sul caratteristico vecchio incasato, rudere di fabbricato delle dimensioni totali di circa 116 mq, dislocati su due livelli. L'immobile, completamente da ristrutturare, richiedere un intervento di recupero integrale con…
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 €65,000 for 116 sqm, the ask is €560/sqm, but this is a rudere requiring integral restoration with reconstruction of floors and roof, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,660/sqm, far above the €467/sqm baseline. The sea-view location is attractive, but the need to rebuild key structural elements makes this a very heavy project rather than a normal renovation.
More on the house and the area
The setting is undeniably romantic: a medieval borgo ruin with a beautiful sea view and strong historic atmosphere. But this is not a usable home today — the listing itself says full restoration is needed with reconstruction of the floors and roof. Dreamy location, yes; livable house, no.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €68,000
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.
- Genuine ruin/rudere, not currently habitable
- Needs full reconstruction of floors and roof
- No bathrooms or usable interiors shown
- Likely major structural and permitting complexity in the medieval borgo
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 74/100The cluster is on the Adriatic coast, with beaches and the shoreline of Cupra Marittima directly in the immediate area. The lower Tronto area and the first hills of southern Marche rise a short distance inland. San Benedetto del Tronto is the nearest larger town, with a port, seafront services and rail connections. Grottammare nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia for its historic upper town. This stretch of coast is known for seaside tourism and for palm-lined promenades farther south around San Benedetto.