Villa
ORVIETO (TR), 5km loc. Porano, ai margini del paese, in una tranquilla zona residenziale immersa nel verde e caratterizzata da recenti costruzioni, proponiamo in vendita un complesso immobiliare storico da ristrutturare, ideale per la realizzazione di 5 o più eleganti terratetti indipendenti con giardino privato.…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €79,900 for 250 sqm, the ask is €320/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €412/sqm, but the description clearly says da ristrutturare and frames it as a redevelopment complex for 5+ units rather than a ready home. Using about €1,100/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,420/sqm, so this is only a fair buy unless you specifically want a major conversion project near Orvieto.
More on the house and the area
There is some appeal in the old stone structure and the green setting, and at this price the redevelopment potential is eye-catching. But the photos show a bare, damaged shell with collapsed sections, no usable interiors, and no evidence of a functioning home today. This is a developer-style restoration project rather than a dreamy cheap Italian house you could soon live in.
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€99,000 – €146,000
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.
- Full renovation project, not currently livable
- Some interiors show partial roof failure and vegetation intrusion
- Only one rough overgrown outdoor area is shown
- Main facade image appears to be a redevelopment/render, not the current property
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 82/100The cluster is in the volcanic tuff landscape around Orvieto, with the town itself standing on a long cliff of tuff above the Paglia valley. The Paglia river runs just below the town and the wider area is a mix of ravines, cultivated hills and table-like volcanic plateaux. Orvieto is the nearest town of size and it has one of the main cathedral complexes in central Italy, a substantial historic centre and rail access on the Rome–Florence line below the cliff. The area is known for the Orvieto hill town and for vineyards producing Orvieto wine.