Casa indipendente in Via G. Leopardi 10
Casa cielo terra nel centro storico di Appignano con zona giorno al piano terra, con cucina, soggiorno, ingresso e bagno e zona notte al piano primo, con tre camere da letto. l'immobile necessita di ristrutturazione integrale, completa l immobile un piccolo garage attiguo e una corte privata sul retro della casa.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is €45,000 for 124 sqm (€363/sqm), but the description says 'ristrutturazione integrale', so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,463/sqm. The local baseline is weak (only 5 comps at €576/sqm), so this looks more like a full-restoration project at a middling all-in cost rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
The brick façade has some simple old-town Marche character, and the fireplace adds a modest rustic touch. But this is not a ready dream home: the listing itself says full renovation, and the interiors look tired, dark and partially damaged rather than comfortably livable. At €45k for 124 sqm it has value, yet the wow is more potential than present-day beauty.
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€49,000 – €73,000
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.
- Needs full renovation despite being basically intact
- Interiors are dark, dated and partly damaged
- Very limited outdoor appeal; rear court looks small and scrappy
- On a roadside in the historic center, with no view shown
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 55/100The area is a belt of cultivated hills between the Chienti and Potenza valleys. The nearest larger town is Macerata, with a university, a historic centre and the Sferisterio arena. Recanati is also nearby and is known for Giacomo Leopardi. This part of the province is known for mixed farming, vineyards and pottery at Appignano.