Rustico in Potenza Picena
FABBRICATO RURALE CON 4000 Mt DI TERRENO In posizione riservata e immersa nel verde delle colline marchigiane, proponiamo in vendita FABBRICATO RURALE di 194 mt adibito ad abitazione, situato a POTENZA PICENA, in Contrada Case Bruciate. L'area è caratterizzata da un contesto agricolo e collinare tipico del territorio…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is an abandoned rural dwelling/rudere of 194 sqm, so I estimate a full restoration at about €1,100/sqm; effective cost is roughly €1,163/sqm (€63k + ~€213k works), far above the Marche farmhouse baseline of €306/sqm. It has residential history and 4,000 sqm of land, but the listing itself describes abandonment and degradation, so the low asking price is not a bargain once renovation is included.
More on the house and the area
The setting is attractive: rolling Marche hills, open rural views and a private 4,000 sqm plot give it some dream value. But the house itself is an abandoned ruin with large holes in the roof and no evidence of usable interiors, so this is a full reconstruction-style project rather than a home you could realistically live in soon.
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€77,000 – €113,000
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.
- Roof is badly breached with major collapse visible.
- The building is a true abandoned rudere, not currently habitable.
- Heavy overgrowth obscures access and likely means extensive clearance costs.
- Any residential recovery will need full technical and urban-planning checks.
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 58/100The area sits on the Adriatic side of the Marche hills, with a short stretch down to the Adriatic coast around Porto Potenza Picena. The Potenza river valley is nearby, and the landscape is a mix of cultivated rolling ground and coastal plain. Conero is the nearest named coastal feature, but it lies well beyond the immediate 15 km landscape and does not define the setting here. Civitanova Marche is the nearest larger town, with rail services, shopping and port-related coastal development. Recanati is nearby inland and is known for Leopardi and its historic hill town. The area is known for mixed farming, coastal tourism and the broader belt of hill towns between Macerata and the sea.