Terratetto unifamiliare in Bagni di Lucca
Vendesi abitazione detta CASA DEL FORNO, terratetto con cantine, resede e forno, nella vivace e caratteristica frazione di Benabbio, a 4 km dal capoluogo Bagni di Lucca. Nelle colline toscane, immerso negli oliveti della valle ed in questa piccola località assolata, nella parte alta del paese, vendesi terratetto…
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 €65,000 for 105 sqm, the ask is €619/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, effective cost is roughly €819/sqm versus a €650/sqm local baseline, so it is not a clear bargain. Positives are the livable layout, 44 photos, terrace/cellar/forno, and Tuscany setting, but access is only by foot for the last 50 m and there is a neighbor right-of-way on the courtyard.
More on the house and the area
This feels like a real, usable Tuscan village house rather than a project: clean, furnished, with kitchen, bathrooms and heating already in place. The main charm comes from the old village setting, the arched opening, wood-fired oven and the promise of olive-covered hills, but the interiors shown are simple and somewhat dated rather than dreamy. Good value and genuinely livable, though not a visual knockout from the photos provided.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Interior is habitable but fairly plain and dated rather than visually striking.
- Access is not directly by car; last 50 m must be done on foot.
- Outdoor space has a neighbour right of way, and the small garden/orto is not attached to the house.
- Heating is oil-fired and energy performance is poor (Classe G).
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 in the Lima valley in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, with wooded slopes and narrow side valleys around it. The Lima river runs through Bagni di Lucca, and the Serchio valley is nearby. Parts of the local area fall within the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane to the west and the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano landscape is close to the north. The nearest ski area is Abetone, roughly an hour by road depending on the exact hamlet. Bagni di Lucca itself is a small historic spa town with bridges, villas and thermal buildings, and Lucca is the nearest substantial city with full services and rail connections. The area is known for thermal springs and for valley roads leading toward the Garfagnana and the Abetone pass.