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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 €74,000 for 117 sqm, the ask is €632/sqm, near the local baseline of €650/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' allowance of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,332/sqm, so it is not a clear bargain. Positives are 3 bedrooms, garage/cellar, private outdoor space and only 4 km from the sea, but the wording is vague on actual renovation scope and heating is currently only via stoves.
More on the house and the area
This feels like a real old Tuscan house rather than a shell: large bedrooms with terracotta floors, high white-painted beam ceilings and some simple period character. The ground floor is much rougher, with damaged plaster and a tired kitchen/living space, so it is usable only with significant refreshing and repairs. The private courtyard and nearby garden add lifestyle potential, but today they read more practical than beautiful.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Ground-floor living area shows visible deterioration and needs renovation.
- The private courtyard is currently scruffy and partly cluttered with outbuilding/storage mess.
- Heating appears basic (stoves), with gas connection only noted as possible rather than installed.
- No sea or landscape views are shown despite being near the coast.
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 72/100The area sits on the Tyrrhenian coast with the Ligurian Sea shore at Rosignano Solvay, Castiglioncello and Vada inside the local radius. The coastal landscape includes low cliffs around Castiglioncello and broader sandy stretches toward Vada. The Macchia della Magona and the wooded hills of the Livorno-Colline Metallifere belt are inland, with the more continuous hill country beginning quickly behind the coast. The nearest town of size is Livorno, with a major port, rail links and city services. Rosignano Marittimo itself is a historic hill town above the coast. Castiglioncello is a long-established seaside resort. The area is known for its Etruscan coast setting, beach tourism and the white beaches created beside the industrial shore at Rosignano Solvay.