Casa indipendente con giardino privato nel cuore del borgo
"La Casa sotto l'Arco" - Nel caratteristico borgo di Cerqueto, con possibilità di parcheggio proprio di fronte all’abitazione, proponiamo in vendita una graziosa casa indipendente disposta su due livelli, ideale come prima casa, casa vacanze o investimento. Al piano terra troviamo una cucina abitabile, accogliente…
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 €80,000 for 120 sqm, the asking price is €667/sqm; with a light habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €867/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €408/sqm in Umbria villas. It is immediately livable, detached, with heating, garden and storage in a serviced borgo, but the total cost sits well above this catalog baseline, so it looks more average-to-weak than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable little borgo house, not a project: kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and heating are all in place, with overall solid move-in condition. The best wow comes from the village setting, stone surroundings and the open countryside view from the bathroom/window side. It feels more charming and practical than spectacular, but at €80k it offers real liveability with a private outdoor area.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and fairly ordinary.
- Outdoor space is small and paved rather than a lush garden.
- Some windows face very close neighboring buildings.
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 is the middle Tiber valley with low farmed hills, fields, woods and scattered hamlets. The Tiber runs east of Marsciano, and the Nestore stream crosses this part of the valley. Perugia is the nearest city of size, with the full services of a provincial capital and a substantial historic centre. This part of Umbria is known for olive groves, mixed farming and small hill villages.