Terratetto unifamiliare in Bagni di Lucca
Vendita Terratetto detto "CASA VERDEFIORE", nel comune di Bagni di Lucca, nel pieno centro storico della frazione di Lucchio a cui si accede solo a piedi. È ubicato nel centro storico della frazione di Lucchio, un paese situato a 780 metri sul livello del mare da cui si gode un bellissimo panorama della sottostante…
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 €50,000 for 75 sqm, the asking price is €667/sqm, roughly in line with the low Toscana townhouse baseline of €650/sqm; adding an estimated ~€350/sqm for missing heating and some updating brings effective cost to about €1,017/sqm, which looks weak against this baseline. Positives are the historic stone house and panoramic setting, but access only on foot with a 300–400 m climb and its remote hamlet location materially reduce appeal and resale liquidity.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric stone Tuscan house with beams, terracotta floors, a big fireplace and a spectacular mountain-valley view. It looks habitable and furnished rather than a shell, with real rustic charm and usable rooms, but comfort is limited by the lack of heating and the difficult pedestrian-only access. The setting is a dream for romantics, though practical livability is more modest than the photos first suggest.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Access is only on foot, with a steep 300–400 m approach.
- No heating system is installed.
- One lower-ground bedroom needs tidying/restoration.
- Likely better as a seasonal/second home than effortless full-time living.
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 Serchio valley with the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines close around it. The Lima river runs through Bagni di Lucca and joins the Serchio nearby. The area is known for wooded valleys and historic thermal baths. Within about 15 km, the nearest larger centre is Borgo a Mozzano, which has services and the Ponte della Maddalena, known as the Devil's Bridge. Lucca is the main city for a wider range of services but it is farther away and does not affect the score. The nearest ski terrain is on the Abetone side of the Apennines, well beyond the local radius and reached by a substantial mountain drive.