Casa indipendente in Via San Giovanni Battista 294
Appartamento con vista mare (dal balcone), taverna, box, cantine, giardino, terreno di proprietà, libera su 3 lati. Ottimo appartamento, composto da: - Piano terra: ingresso, salone doppio, cucina semi abitabile con camino, ampio bagno, ampio terrazzo e locale lavanderia; - Primo piano: due camere da letto matrimoniali di cui una con balcone vista mare, bagno, ripostiglio; - Ai locali...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 200 sqm the ask is €500/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the description, the effective cost is about €700/sqm after ~€200/sqm light updates, which is above the local stock baseline of €491/sqm. The baseline is weak, so this looks broadly plausible rather than a standout bargain.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
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 68/100The area lies in the inland Marche hills on the eastern side of the Apennine belt, with a succession of ridges, woods and cultivated valleys. The Cesano river valley is close by, and the Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi Regional Natural Park lies partly within this radius around the Frasassi gorge and cave area. Arcevia is known for its hilltop historic centre and for a ring of medieval castles in its territory. Senigallia on the Adriatic is the nearest larger town in daily use, with rail services, hospital and broader shopping, but it is outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for mixed farming, woodland and scattered fortified hill villages.