Cielo terra in zona prato
In vendita a Città di Castello, nel suggestivo Centro Storico, proponiamo un cielo terra situato in Via della Rotonda. L'immobile è composto da un fondo di circa 40mq al piano terra con il suo ingresso. A lato il portoncino della casa, che consta di una cucina abitabile e soggiorno al piano primo e 2 camere…
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 €79,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is €658/sqm; with a typical renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,358/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €495/sqm for Umbria townhouses, which is weak value. The historic-center location helps, but the listing includes a 40 sqm ground-floor fondo/storage area and has 0 photos, so the true habitable area and condition need verification.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
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 lies in the upper Tiber valley, with the River Tiber running through this part of northern Umbria and the hills of the Apennine foothills around the plain. Monte Santa Maria Tiberina and the wooded ridges toward the Alpe della Luna are within this radius on the Umbria-Tuscany border. Città di Castello is the nearest substantial town, with a large historic centre, cathedral, civic museums and the Palazzo Vitelli complex. The area is known for tobacco-growing in the Alta Valle del Tevere and for the cross-border hill country between Umbria, Tuscany and Marche.