Casa bifamiliare in Vocabolo Somole 52
V 708 - Somole, Apecchio Immersa nella suggestiva campagna di Apecchio, circondata dal verde e dalla tranquillità della natura, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica porzione di casa con ampio terreno di proprietà. L'abitazione si sviluppa su più livelli. Al piano terra troviamo un ampio ingresso, una camera e un pratico locale adibito a deposito. Il primo piano ospita...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €51,000 for 117 sqm, the asking price is €436/sqm, slightly below the Marche townhouse baseline of €467/sqm. With the description presenting it as an actual dwelling in the countryside and no major legal red flags, a habitable-house allowance of about €200/sqm gives an effective cost near €636/sqm, so it looks like a decent but not exceptional buy.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine old-house character: exposed beams, thick walls, small deep-set windows and a large traditional fireplace give it charm. It looks like a real, usable house rather than a shell, with furnished rooms, floors and a working layout, but it is plainly tired and will need refreshing and some repairs. The low price for 117 sqm with garden adds appeal, though the wow is more rustic-potential than polished dream-home.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and quite basic.
- Visible cracking and some damp/staining suggest maintenance work is needed.
- Only one bathroom shown, which may limit easy family use.
- No exterior/view photos shown, so setting appeal is not fully proven.
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 area sits in the northern Apennines, in the upper Candigliano valley near the border with Umbria and Tuscany. Monte Nerone is within the local landscape above Apecchio, with limestone slopes, beech woods and high meadows. The Monte Nerone and Monte Catria area is used for hiking and caving, and the nearest ski slopes are on Monte Catria, roughly 35–45 minutes away by road depending on the access point and season. Cagli is the nearest town of some size, with a substantial historic centre on the old routes across the Apennines; Urbino is farther away and matters more for services and culture than for the immediate landscape. This part of inland Marche is known for wooded mountain roads, truffles, mushrooms and craft beer production.