Annesso a Sassetta
Se stai cercando una zona Tranquilla e nel verde della campagna toscana, ti proponiamo un Delizioso Annesso composto di un vano con Bagno realizzato di recente , il solaio con le travi travicelli in legno e tabelloni, Completo di Corrente, acqua di Sorgente e fossa Imhoff per gli scarichi delle acque nere. Completa la proprietà 850 metri quadri di terreno con circa 40 Ulivi e 35 Sughere
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly an 'annesso' of 44 sqm, i.e. an accessory/agricultural outbuilding rather than a normal dwelling, which is a hard veto for foreign buyers seeking a legal home. Even before that, the ask is €69,000 plus about €8,800 light works (~€1,768/sqm effective) versus a very low €519/sqm baseline, and it has been on market for 730 days.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little rural retreat, not a shell: it has a finished interior, bathroom, kitchen area, flooring and a roof with attractive timber beams. The wooded Tuscan setting with olives and cork oaks gives it lifestyle appeal, but the building is tiny and the exterior feels more like a simple annex than a dream farmhouse. Charming and livable, though more cabin hideaway than full wow home.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Very small one-room layout, more studio/annex than full house
- Exterior is simple and a bit improvised rather than picturesque
- Likely rustic/off-grid style services despite water and electricity
- May need practical upgrades for full-time comfort
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 cluster is in the Colline Metallifere, with wooded hills and short valleys rising inland from the Etruscan Coast. The Cornia valley lies nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast at Marina di Castagneto Carducci, Donoratico and San Vincenzo is within roughly 15 km in a straight line but reached by a longer road descent. Rimigliano Coastal Park is near San Vincenzo. The nearest larger centre is Cecina on the coast, with rail services, supermarkets and hospitals; Venturina Terme and Piombino are the other practical service centres for daily needs and ferries. Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci are nearby hill and plain settlements known for wine and olive country, and this part of the Livorno province is known for chestnut woods inland and major wine estates toward the coast.