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
The listing is explicitly an auction ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. Even though the nominal €196/m² is below the Marche villa baseline of €259/m², auction risk makes it unsuitable here.
More on the house and the area
This is a big, usable country house with basic livable interiors, garages and some outdoor space, so it feels like a real home rather than a shell. The setting is lightly rural with hints of hills and trees, but the architecture is plain and the overall look is worn rather than dreamy. The very low price for 355 sqm adds appeal, though this is more practical opportunity than scroll-stopping beauty.
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, with weathered balconies and patchy facade needing refresh.
- Interiors are dated and unevenly presented; likely needs modernization rather than just decorating.
- Auction sale: documentation, occupancy, and legal due diligence are important.
- Bathrooms/details are unclear in the listing photos despite the house appearing habitable.
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.