Villa unifamiliare in San Severino Marche
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritti di piena proprietà per la quota 1/1 di casa colonica a SAN SEVERINO MARCHE LOC. PITINO 118, della superficie commerciale di 354,27 mq, con annessi accessori e corte comune - LOC. PITINO Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite avvocati…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ('ASTA IMMOBILIARE'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Even though the ask is only €196/m² versus a €259/m² baseline, auctions are excluded because of the legal/process risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, usable country house rather than a fantasy Italian beauty. The setting has some greenery and rural feel, and the price-per-square-meter is strikingly low, but the architecture is plain and tired. Inside it appears genuinely habitable with kitchens, bedrooms, stairs and service spaces in place, though it feels old-fashioned and in need of refreshment rather than immediately dream-home level.
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€23,000 – €40,000
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.
- Exterior looks tired, especially balcony concrete and render.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and may need significant cosmetic updating.
- Auction sale: documentation and occupancy/status should be checked carefully.
- No clear photo-proven standout view or landscaped private outdoor area.
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 sits in the upper Potenza valley with cultivated hills and the first ridges of the central Apennines close by. The Potenza river runs through San Severino Marche. The Monti Sibillini are the main mountain range to the west, with Sibillini National Park beginning farther into the inland part of the province. San Severino Marche itself is the nearest substantial town and has a large historic centre with the long oval Piazza del Popolo, civic buildings and services. Elcito, the small fortified hamlet in the hills above the valley, is within this area. This part of inland Marche is known for hill towns, mixed farming and the transition from the river valleys to the Apennine foothills.