Rustico/casale in Viale Giuseppe Verdi
Crea la tua Oasi in Umbria, immerso nella quiete della verdeggiante campagna umbra, in una posizione dominante che regala una vista panoramica mozzafiato, proponiamo in vendita un casale allo stato rustico, pronto per essere trasformato nella casa dei tuoi sogni. La proprietà è circondata da un terreno interamente recintato, arricchito da ulivi secolari e alberi da frutto, ideale per chi...
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The description says "casale allo stato rustico", so I treated it as a full restore at about €1,100/m²: effective cost is roughly €2,083/m² (€59,000 + ~€66,000 works over 60 m²). That is far above your Umbria farmhouse baseline of €309/m², so despite the panoramic rural setting and fenced land with olives, this looks expensive for the condition.
More on the house and the area
The olive grove and open Umbrian countryside are genuinely dreamy, with a peaceful panoramic setting and a simple rustic stone farmhouse. But this is clearly being sold as a rustico project rather than a ready home, so the beauty is real while the livability is still to be created.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€24,000 – €35,000
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.
- Rustico shell: not currently a usable home
- Full renovation likely needed to create kitchen/bath/services
- Exterior area looks overgrown and partly cluttered
- Interior condition is not shown, so livability cannot be assumed
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 58/100This is hill country between the Tiber valley and the lower Umbrian ridges, with a farmed landscape of woods, olive groves and fields. The Tiber valley lies to the west, and the Nera valley and the first Apennine reliefs are farther east. Todi is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre on a hill, and Terni is also within practical reach for services and rail connections. The wider area is known for olive oil, vineyards and small medieval hill towns.